Tag: STEM Workforce
Expanding graduate education, job opportunities for students
Vanessa Whitmore grew up on a farm near Shelby, Nebraska. She became interested in food science in high school and earned an undergraduate degree in the field in 2020, then spent a year in a temporary teaching position at UNL. “I loved talking about science with people,” said Whitmore, who then worked for Smithfield Foods […]
Leading robotics innovation
Nebraska is positioned to be one of the nation’s leading research and workforce development centers for robotics and automation in the coming decades. The state’s proposal to establish the Heartland Robotics Cluster was one of 21 applications – out of more than 500 initially – to receive funding in September 2022 from the U.S. Department […]
Improving transportation equity
Until recently, crash test dummies were modeled on the average 1970s man. Designing road safety systems based on Robert Redford proportions leave women more likely to be severely injured or killed in a car accident, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. To improve road safety and address other areas of transportation inequity, Nebraska’s […]
