College of Information Science & Technology News

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Featured

Computer Science Education Program at UNO Awarded $320K to Expand Scholarships for Rural Nebraska and Omaha Public School Teachers

College of Information Science and Technology receives funds to expand and scale up scholarships designed to support a diverse group of computer science educators.

New Scholarship to Benefit New Generations of IT Professionals

The SharePoint Saturday–Omaha Community Educational Scholarship Fund was established with a gift commitment to the University of Nebraska Foundation.

UNO Students, Faculty Help Military Increase Identifications of Service Members' Remains

The College of Information Science and Technology has spent the last year working with Offutt Air Force Base and the Department of Defense to speed up the process of identifying fallen service men and women.

UNO, UNL Awarded $1 Million by National Science Foundation to Expand Work to Utilize Big Data Science in Improving Bridge Health

Funds will be used to improve the health of aging, rural bridges and other infrastructure assets across the country using big data technologies.

New & Noteworthy

Faculty Highlight: Dr. Pei-Chi Huang and Dr. Gregory Gelfond

Meet two members of our IS&T faculty.

IS&T Students Attend Grace Hopper

Every year, IS&T supports a number of young women from our college to attend the annual Grace Hopper Celebration. The largest gathering of women technologists, the Celebration is inspiring for everyone that attends.

National Science Foundation to Invest $2 Million in UNO’s Cybersecurity Scholarship for Service Program

College of Information Science & Technology receives funding to continue and expand SFS program.

Highlights

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Stories from Our Students

We're celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month this year by highlighting our amazing Latinx and Hispanic students. Check out our alumni and current student profiles to learn more about who they are and what led them to information technology.

Alumni Highlight: Stephanie Akpakoun

Stephanie graduated with her bachelor's in Computer Science and works at Union Pacific. Read about how Stephanie found her path and went from student, to intern, to full-time employee.

Meet Computer Science Graduate Student Craig Olson!

Craig graduated with his bachelor's in Computer Science and decided to take the leap and pursue his graduate degree. Read about how Craig took full advantage of everything IS&T offered as an undergrad, and why earning his master's degree is an important next step.

IS&T In the News

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