IN THE NEWS: Faculty transitions, pitch challenge winners announced

Steve Goddard, who is currently chair and professor of computer science and engineering, has been named dean of the University of Iowa's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Steve Goddard, who is currently chair and professor of computer science and engineering, has been named dean of the University of Iowa's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Steve Goddard, chair and professor of computer science and engineering and the senior associate to the executive vice chancellor, has been named dean of the University of Iowa’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He starts in the new role June 1. Read more about Steve Goddard at the link below.

https://go.unl.edu/rz3v

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As he nears retirement after "exactly 25 years," native Nebraskan and construction management faculty member Tim Wentz feels blessed to have had a unique career at the university and the college he attended. Read more about Wentz at the link below.

https://go.unl.edu/6fuk

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Doctoral student Fariba Aghabaglou (graduate students and faculty) and chemical engineering senior Dominic Nguyen (undergraduate students) earned first place in the inaugural Engineering Pitch Challenge Dec. 3. Participants shared stories related to technical engineering problems and presented market solutions.

https://go.unl.edu/upnr

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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will confer about 1,600 degrees during commencement exercises Dec. 14 and 15. For more on next week’s commencement, use the link below.

https://go.unl.edu/23ji