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Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold and Shane Farritor sitting in a studio recording an episode of the "Heart to Heart" podcast.

'Heart to Heart' podcast highlights faculty, staff, students making big impacts

July 16, 2024

Nebraska Engineering professor and Virtual Incision co-founder Shane Farritor watches as Dr. Michael Jobst uses surgical controls in front of two video screens.

Nebraska-developed surgical robot receives FDA approval

February 27, 2024

Science & Technology

Nebraska Engineering professor and Virtual Incision co-founder Shane Farritor watches as Dr. Michael Jobst uses surgical controls in front of two video screens.

Surgical robot passes space test with flying colors

February 14, 2024

Science & Technology

The Nebraska-built surgical robot is among a number of scientific experiments being delivered to the International Space Station after the successful liftoff of NASA’s NG-20 cargo mission on Jan. 30. The Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft, shown here at liftoff atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, is expected to arrive at the station on Feb. 1. The surgical robot will be tested in the coming weeks.

Surgical robot developed at Nebraska launches into space

January 30, 2024

Science & Technology

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon cargo module lifts off at Cape Canaveral in December 2019.

Farritor's surgical robot headed to International Space Station

January 29, 2024

BTN broadcasts feature Emerging Media Arts, surgical robot

February 20, 2023

Farritor and Wagner working on Virtual Incision project

Wagner discovers opportunities abound at Nebraska U

November 30, 2022

Science & Technology

Jason Dumpert works with components in the console assembly area in the Virtual Incision lab at Nebraska Innovation Campus. Nebraska’s Shane Farritor, a professor of engineering and co-founder of Virtual Incision, was awarded six patents related to his surgical robot project.

Nebraska U rises in ranking for best at earning U.S. patents

September 14, 2022

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Nebraska’s Shane Farritor operates the Virtual Incision surgical robot in a lab at Nebraska Innovation Campus. The robot is scheduled for a test on the International Space Station in 2024.

Husker-developed surgical robot readies for space station test

August 2, 2022

Science & Technology

Nebraska’s Shane Farritor is the inaugural winner of the University of Nebraska’s Faculty Intellectual Property Innovation and Commercialization Award.

Farritor wins inaugural NU faculty commercialization honor

April 15, 2022

Science & Technology

Career Advisor Letty Garcia helps a student develop his resume.

Registration open for annual Academic Advising Conference

February 21, 2022

More than 1,300 Huskers celebrate milestone

December 20, 2021