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A collection of artifacts from Clarence Williams is shown. These are among hundreds of items that have been digitized and annotated for the project.

Digital project captures Nebraska’s Holocaust stories

April 27, 2022

Society & Culture

Language, transportation, resources and more are all barriers to health care for the Yazidi community.

Research hones in on health care barriers for Yazidi community

April 27, 2022

Society & Culture

Aaron Haake

Haake, 6 alumni receive NSF grad research fellowships

April 27, 2022

Science & Technology

A Peninsula Homecare Cooperative caregiver interacts with a client in Port Townsend, Washington. A weekly online academy, May 4 through June 8, will walk rural Nebraska leaders through creating homecare co-ops in their communities.

Collaboration brings homecare cooperative academy to Nebraska

April 26, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Miss Mie

NU State Museum opening exhibit featuring Japanese friendship doll

April 26, 2022

To ease nerves of the refugees, volunteers made certain food was ready at all times. Nebraska's Tatyana Gulchuk (left) and other volunteers are shown here at a food station within an athletic facility that was converted into a refugee center.

Gulchuk answers call to assist fellow Ukrainians

April 25, 2022

The national champion debate team is (front row, from left) Juliana Quattrocchi, Amber Tanehill, Andromede Uwase, Azza Elhaj, assistant coach Colin Dike, (back row, from left) director Justin Kirk, Zachary Wallenburg, Nicholas Wallenburg, Salman Djingueinabaye, Gregory Quick and Omaima Lado.

Huskers bring home national championship in debate

April 20, 2022

Society & Culture

Help wanted sign in window

Indicator suggests solid economic growth over next six months

April 20, 2022

Jonathan Jank, president and CEO of the Seward County Chamber and Development Partnership, speaks at the Sunrise Bakery in McCook during the 2019 CEC Conference.

CEC Conference promotes local entrepreneurial development

April 20, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Sarah Altman checks a virus culture as she works in Shi-Hua Xiang’s lab in Morrison Hall. Altman, a junior majoring in biological systems engineering, has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship.

La Vista’s Sarah Altman earns Goldwater Scholarship

April 14, 2022

Science & Technology

Blue flowers in garden, with Love Library in background

University offers record 6,800-plus scholarships to first-year students

April 14, 2022

This painting by Jacques-Louis David depicts the infamous ceremony of Napoleon Bonaparte officially assuming the title of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French People.

Wisnicki's leadership helps net $350K for COVE collaborative

April 13, 2022

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

Ruiguo Yang, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is using a $540,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program to explore how cell-cell bridges respond to strains of different magnitudes and rates.

Yang advancing work on cell-cell junctions and their link to human health

April 12, 2022

Science & Technology

The Feedlot Innovation Center will include a complex with two cattle comfort and research buildings, a feed technology facility, innovative open lots and an animal handling facility.

JBS USA supports new Feedlot Innovation Center with $700,000 gift

April 12, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Rendering of transistor

New transistor could cut 5% from world’s digital energy budget

April 11, 2022

Science & Technology

Patrice McMahon, professor of political science and director of the University Honors Program, has earned a Fulbright Scholars Award to teach and conduct research at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland.

McMahon receives Fulbright for timely activism research

April 11, 2022

Society & Culture

Close-up of mosquito

Husker entomologist developing next-generation mosquito bait station

April 11, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

The College of Education and Human Sciences’ new building on City Campus will be named Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall in honor of the late early-childhood education expert. The 126,590-square-foot, four-story facility is expected to open this fall.

CEHS building to be named Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall

April 8, 2022

Society & Culture

Three posters from the Vaccinate Exhibit

'Vaccinate' art exhibition opening April 18 at Capitol

April 8, 2022

(From left) Becky Haddad, Monty Larsen and Troy White

New ALEC hires aim to boost Nebraska ag teacher preparation, support

April 8, 2022

Agriculture & Environment