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Raikes School students unveil fruits of yearlong Design Studio projects
On Friday, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Raikes School held its annual Design Studio showcase, where juniors and seniors presented the yearlong projects they completed in partnership with real clients. Here’s a bit about each of this year’s projects, and a sampling of what the students have learned since August: Nelnet | Junior Alec Johnson, a…
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With focus on mobile, Kebbel ushers in change for UNL journalism
Gary Kebbel sees the future of journalism – and the world – in mobile. “Cell phones and mobile devices are the one, only supreme way to bridge every digital divide I can think of,” said Kebbel (left), the Dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications and the current driving force…
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UNL’s Waite is ‘a kid in a candy store’ as tech-focused journalism professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln journalism practice professor Matt Waite will serve as a speaker and mentor at Hack Omaha this weekend. The path that brought him there includes ventures as varied as a book on wetlands preservation, a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting and work on the cutting edge of drone journalism. But it’s a path…
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Red Brain founders share story of spin-off, law enforcement app (Video)
Earlier this month, we reported on Red Brain Inc., the University of Nebraska-Lincoln spinout company that recently introduced its first product, CrimeView NEARme. Last week, we sat down with Ian Cottingham, Red Brain’s president and co-founder, Kevin Farrell, Red Brain’s vice president and co-founder, and Alan Tomkins (left), the director of the University of Nebraska’s…
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New UNL technology provides location-based crime data to police
With a smorgasbord of apps to assist would-be diners in locating somewhere in the neighborhood to break bread, why aren’t there similar applications to aid police officers in finding and deterring bad? Back when Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady was the chief of the Lincoln Police Department, he began to ponder that problem. Now,…
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Nebraska Code Camp returning to Lincoln on March 10
Nebraska Code Camp is returning for its second year on March 10. The event will be held at Avery Hall on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Last year, the free, community-driven developer conference featured 25 sessions and drew an attendance of more than …
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Raikes School team rakes in $58K for top entry TradeKing API contest
The team’s name was, admittedly, half-baked. But its work was worth half of $100K. Five juniors from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management won $58,000 — $50,000 for the national grand prize, plus smaller school and regional prizes — Wednesday night for their entry in the TradeKing $100K…
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Did you see this? It might see you. UNL launching drone journalism lab
Well, the program is just getting off the ground – and its drones aren’t quite there yet – but this will be something to keep an eye on in 2012. On Friday, prof. Matt Waite of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln published a blog post announcing the Drone …
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Amidst change, Raikes School strives to foster interdisciplinary innovation
Educating people to enter the technology field is tough, given its notorious fast pace and constant changes. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management, faculty, alumni and industry advisors and volunteers use a constantly evolving approach to make sure graduates are ready. …
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Jeff Raikes on Huskers, area startups, entrepreneurial advice (Video)
Jeff Raikes’ professed allegiance to Nebraska is more than just lip service. As Raikes, a native Nebraskan who lives in Washington, delivered a keynote in La Vista last Friday, the day before the University of Nebraska and University of Washington were set to face off in football, he assured the crowd that he’s a Husker…