College of Information Science & Technology News

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Featured

UNO's CodeCrush Program Awarded Expansion Grant

At the start of its sixth year, CodeCrush will enhance and expand its popular program with support from the Omaha community.

Werner Enterprises Supports UNO’s Supply Chain, Logistics and Technology Programs

The philanthropic investment represents a strategic partnership with UNO’s College of Information Science and Technology and the supply chain management program in its College of Business Administration.

IS&T Students Dive Deep into Innovation in Germany

This summer, a dozen graduate and undergraduate students from IS&T visited Berlin, Germany to get a quick lesson on how the Germans approach technological innovations.

Adithi Chakravarthy, Ph.D. Student, Receives Award for Innovative Research on Rare Eye Disease

Adithi Chakravarthy, currently a Ph.D. in Information Technology student, has received the Computer Vision for Health Technology award from the Radiant Wellness Conclave for her research in using artificial intelligence and machine learning to aid in identifying a rare eye disease, Toxoplasmosis.

New & Noteworthy

We're Hiring! Technical Instruction Coordinator

Interested in helping our region's foremost information technology educator with virtual labs? Check out our listing!

Associate/Full Professor Biomedical Informatics Position Opening

We're hiring! IS&T is looking for an innovative, dynamic individual to fill a tenure track Assoc/Full Professor position in Biomedical Informatics with an emphasis in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology.

UNO Working to Address Urgent STEM Workforce Needs

UNO's College of IS&T is working to meet the needs of its community, including the “incredible, explosive demands” in IT fields.

Highlights

Student Highlight: Sanjar Hamidi

From a near death experience during a deployment to Afghanistan, to graduating college in just three years (plus getting into graduate school), Sanjar Hamidi said his guiding light has always been a strong desire to help people.

Simon Saqueton: Once Upon A Time

For Simon Saqueton, computer science and mathematics go together like Batman and Robin - much like his interest in fantasy and science fiction helped inspire his University Honors Program thesis.

Earning your Executive Master's: Reality vs. Expectation

We know launching into a graduate program while working full time can be daunting. We’ve interviewed Stacy Skradski, Director Systems & Platforms at West, to tell us about her experience juggling family, work, and grad school - and why it's all worth it.

IS&T In the News

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