Midwest Roadside Safety Guardrail Nationally Honored
Roadway Safety Foundation Website - November 5, 2009
The Roadway Safety Foundation and the Federal Highway Administration on Nov. 5 recognized UNL's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility's "Development of Midwest Guardrail System for Special Applications" program for its efforts to innovate by designing safer and lower cost new highway guardrails that keep motorists on roads during crashes.


Buildings, Bridges and Barriers: Engineering for K-12
CYFS Annual Report - September , 2009
"What is an engineer?" is a question that many middle and high school students cannot answer. A collaborative team of UNL engineers (Dr. Larry Rilett) and educators (Drs. Gina Kunz and Gwen Nugent), together with the Nebraska Department of Education (Tony Glenn), are helping middle and high school students and their teachers understand engineering and the real life math, science, and technology applications that are the essence of this field. When we approach a stop light, cross a street, drive across a bridge, or survive a car accident, we can appreciate the reality of engineering in practice.


IRF Essay Student Winner - Jeff Thiele
IRFNews - January , 2009
Congratulations to Civil Engineering graduate student Jeff Thiele, one of the five winners of the International Road Federation’s annual student essay competition. An international panel of judges graded essays submitted under five separate categories. Jeff Thiele’s essay won the “Innovative Financing” category.