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Amanda Kowalewski writes down residents’ ideas about community development during an Entrepreneurial Community Activation Process meeting in Tilden, Nebraska.

Kowalewski focuses on building strong, resilient communities

February 9, 2022

Tomas Helikar, Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor of biochemistry, will use a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award program to advance his work on a virtual immune system aimed at increasing the understanding of immune-related diseases and ramping up the speed and efficiency of drug development.

Husker researcher takes another step toward virtual immune system

February 7, 2022

Science & Technology

Jae Sung Park, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is aiming to solve one of the great problems in science — discovering patterns or orders in turbulent flows and then developing methods of exploiting these orders to mitigate their impact on the world.

Park aims to understand mysteries of turbulence to save lives, resources

February 3, 2022

Science & Technology

Frame of a house under construction

Nebraska’s leading economic indicator continues to rise

February 2, 2022

Husker seniors Cade Ludwig (left) and Hunter Suchsland make custom lures for their business LS Lures. The two started the business as a project for their Engler 275 class.

Huskers reel in entrepreneurial success with custom-made lures

February 1, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Society & Culture

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 focuses on Nebraska's Holocaust stories

January 31, 2022

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

Anna Deavere Smith

Actress, author Anna Deavere Smith to deliver Thompson Forum lecture

January 31, 2022

Society & Culture

A new study led by Daren Redfearn, professor of agronomy and horticulture and forage systems specialist, is exploring whether a targeted restoration of perennial grasses amid cropland could bring about a variety of benefits.

Nebraska research studying benefits of grass restoration amid cropland

January 28, 2022

Spc. Allen Castaneda surprises his sister, Priscila, at the end of her criminal justice class. Castaneda returned early from his deployment with the Army Reserve.

Sisters get big surprise when brother returns from deployment

January 27, 2022

Society & Culture

A reconstruction of Rosalila

Huskers help power Mayan temple preservation

January 26, 2022

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

Julia McQuillan (left) and Judy Walker

McQuillan, Walker named AAAS fellows

January 26, 2022

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

Student Fellows Jeanne Itetere (left), Brianna Gable (center) and Benjamin Niyodusenga worked in Pierce, Nebraska, as part of the 2021 Rural Fellowship program.

Former Rural Fellows say program helped them gain skills, knowledge

January 25, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

UNL's travel policy change mirrors recommendations set forth by federal, state and local public health agencies.

NU State Museum gives free passes to People’s City Mission

January 19, 2022

Cutline: Much of the recent gain in corn yield is attributable to farmer adoption of improved management practices.

Nebraska study finds climate, field management hold keys to increased crop yields

January 18, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Stressed Out

Still stressed: Americans' political diet harmful to overall health

January 14, 2022

Society & Culture

MLK Week 2022 illustration with photo of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

MLK week to feature volunteer opportunities, critical conversations

January 14, 2022

Honors student Brisa Rios helps 8-year-old Audrey with decoding using a cipher wheel

Honors, 4-H team on 'winternship' STEM outreach

January 11, 2022

Society & Culture

While studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea, senior Kelsey Eihausen captured the cityscape from the park near the North Seoul Tower. The Education Abroad Office works closely with students to determine study abroad experiences based on the university’s travel policy and U.S. Department of State travel advisories due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

31 Huskers earn Gilman Scholarship for education abroad

January 11, 2022

Katherin Ankerson

Ankerson named Nebraska’s new executive vice chancellor

January 10, 2022

Lisa Ling

MLK Week to feature conversation with journalist Lisa Ling

January 10, 2022