College of Information Science & Technology News

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Featured

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.

I am the ROI: Rick Knudtson

Knudtson is the co-founder and chief product officer at Flywheel, a web-hosting company with locations all across the globe.

U.S. Representatives Bacon, Baird Visit UNO to Discuss Agricultural Innovation

The two congressmen visited with faculty and administration from the College of Information Science and Technology, as well as members of the business and nonprofit communities.

New & Noteworthy

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.

Scott Scholars Earn Degrees, Are Ready to Make an Impact in Nebraska

Luke Zwenger of Bellevue, Nicole Aschoff of Norfolk and Ryan Ernst of Columbus all earned degrees this May thanks to the support of the Walter Scott, Jr. Scholarship Program.

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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