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Engel named NIC’s interim executive director

Kate Engel has been named interim executive director of the Nebraska Innovation Campus Development Corporation, the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation owned by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

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Kate A. Engel named NIC’s interim executive director

NSAA High School State Basketball

NSAA High School State Basketball has returned to Lincoln! Games are being played at the Bob Devaney Sports Center March 1-3 (Girls) and March 8-10 (Boys). On game days, NIC Partners and those visiting NIC are asked to enter and exit campus using Gate 2 or 4.

Basketball game attendees are asked to enter and exit using Gate 1 (the west entrance at the corner of Antelope Valley Parkway and Transformation Drive.

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NSAA State High School Basketball Parking Map

Duncan retirement reception is Mar. 27

A retirement reception for Daniel J. Duncan, Nebraska Innovation Campus executive director, is scheduled from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Mar. 27 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center.

The event is free and open to the public. Remarks are scheduled for 4:15 p.m. 

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A retirement reception for Dan Duncan is scheduled for Mar. 27 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center.

Lincoln resident to turn battleship wood into electric guitars

When most of us see an abandoned factory or forgotten pile of wood, we see a ruin--something to discard completely.

But not Phil Whitmarsh. He sees history, and his task is to make you hear it.

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Phil Whitmarsh is turning wood from the USS Battleship Texas into electric guitars.

Innovation Studio has helped more than 220 veterans

Three afternoons a week, a group of veterans meets at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Nebraska Innovation Studio as part of a therapeutic program that provides an outlet for their creativity, a space for camaraderie, and helps them develop a renewed sense of purpose.

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David Key and Richard Schaefer work on a lathe at Nebraska Innovation Studio.

NIC to offer public tours and partner showcase on November 9

November 2022 marks 10 years since Nebraska Innovation Campus’ groundbreaking. In that time, the campus has grown to include office space, a makerspace, a conference center, a local coffee shop, a hotel, lab space, pilot plant space and greenhouse space. The campus is celebrating 10 years of impactful partnerships, collaborations and developments by hosting public tours and a campus partners showcase on Nov. 9.

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Celebrating 10 years of innovation at Nebraska Innovation Campus

Synbiotic Health wins Governor’s Bioscience Award

On Oct. 21, Bio Nebraska announced that Synbiotic Health has been named the 2022 recipient of the Governor’s Bioscience Award, presented by Governor Pete Ricketts. This prestigious award, which recognizes individuals and companies making significant contributions to the Nebraska bioscience industry, was given during an award presentation ceremony at Bio Nebraska’s Annual Meeting on Oct. 20, 2022, in Omaha, Neb.

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Synbiotic Health team pictured with Governor Pete Ricketts.

Bay High, Innovation Studio explore partnership

The wheels of creativity were turning for nearly 60 juniors and seniors from Lincoln Public Schools as they toured Nebraska Innovation Studio on Oct. 20.

As Jerry Reif, assistant director of NIS, led small groups through the studio, some students were impressed with the laser cutters, others wanted to know more about metal working or screen printing, but all were in awe at the possibilities.

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Jerry Reif (center) speaks with Bay High students outside the woodshop in Nebraska Innovation Studio on Oct. 20.

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