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[Nebraska] Innovation Studio Coordinating Army Of Makers For Ppe [Personal Protective Equipment] Projects, Deann Gayman

Nebraska Innovation Studio

Nebraska Innovation Studio coordinating army of makers for personal protective equipment (PPE) projects.

While assembling up to 1,800 face shields (https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/nebraska-umakers- step-up-to-equip-healers/) a day, staff at Nebraska Innovation Studio (https://innovationstudio.unl.edu/nebraska-innovation-studio) are also assisting coordination of an army of community workers and volunteers to make more personal protective equipment, namely gowns for first responders and fabric masks for essential workers.

After the success of the face shield project, Innovation Studio staff started fielding requests for new projects — chief among them: protective gowns for first responders.

“The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department heard about the (face shield) project …

Nebraska U Makers Step Up To Equip Healers, Deann Gayman

Nebraska Innovation Studio

Nebraska University makers step up to equip healers.

Nebraska Innovation Studio is closed to the public, but its leaders and members are working around the clock to produce face shields for hospitals across the state.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages have been well documented throughout the United States as COVID-19 has spread rapidly. That trend is also hitting Nebraska, where hospitals arestarting to run short.

Through 3-D printing and partnerships with local businesses and individuals, a team at Nebraska Innovation Studio and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has already manufactured more than 150 face shields for the University of Nebraska Medical …

Nebraska Innovation Studio Postcard, Nebraska Innovation Studio

Nebraska Innovation Studio

Nebraska Innovation Studio postcard, 2020.

Nebraska Innovation Studio (NIS) is a member-based makerspace, open to everyone. Members make projects for school, prototype designs, make things to sell, or just have fun. Our motto is innovate, collaborate, fabricate.

Includes information about pricing, hours, and the tools available, including those for rapid phototyping, textiles, ceramics, electronics, software, and offerings in the wood shop, metal shop, and art studio.

Veterans In Recovery, David Martin

Nebraska Innovation Studio

Flyer about the Veterans in recovery Program at Nebraska Innovation Studio, 2020.

Veterans in Recovery is a program at Nebraska Innovation Studio designed to provide basic woodturning skills and other creative outlets that will have therapeutic value for veterans. The program provides instruction, materials, and safety equipment to veterans at no cost.