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Poust's expertise helps confirm Nanotyrannus was distinct species from T. rex

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shley Poust, Curator- Vertebrate Paleontology for the University of Nebraska State Museum, stands behind a cast of the upper jaw of a Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the largest specimens known.

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Husker scientists boost performance of emerging nanomaterial

February 6, 2017

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Nebraska researcher Lorey Wheeler is part of a $1 million National Science Foundation project designed to engage students' interest in engineering, especially those underrepresented in the field.

Project aims to shape kids’ attitudes toward engineering

January 31, 2017

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Discovery could bolster traits of soybeans, other crops

January 30, 2017

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Observatory to host pre-Valentine's Day open house

January 27, 2017

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Doctoral student Molly Franz (left), pictured here with adviser psychology professor David DiLillo and senior research associate Jessica Calvi, has been awarded an National Institutes of Health grant that allows her to use saliva samples to measure how stress affects some mothers’ interactions with their children. Jessica Calvi, a senior research associate with Nebraska’s Salivary Bioscience Lab, will test the samples for the presence of the stress hormone cortisol.

Saliva gives researchers new tools to understand behavior

January 26, 2017

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Food for Health Center to study promising pharmaceutical

January 24, 2017

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Nebraska's Heather Hallen-Adams holds a beaker of the yeast she helped identify for Lincoln's Boiler Brewing Company. The yeast was used to brew Nebraska Native, an American wild ale and the first commercially available craft beer made only from Nebraska ingredients.

Fungi expert helps craft beer project

January 23, 2017

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Morrill Hall to host Dinosaurs and Disasters Feb. 4

January 23, 2017

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Kathleen Ousey, executive director of Linked2Literacy, talks with graduate student Ben Bentzinger about the nonprofit's programs, which provide diverse books at no cost to children and families. Linked2Literacy is based in Lincoln, but works with organizations across Nebraska to increase access to books.

Students give back, gain experience through Volunteer Ambassadors program

December 5, 2025

Jenni Puchalla, development and ticketing services manager in Husker Athletics, prepares to donate during the We Give Blood Drive in Memorial Stadium on Nov. 14.

Today is last chance to help Huskers reclaim blood-drive title

December 5, 2025

Chao fulfills childhood dream through first responder service

December 5, 2025

Frankel-Russell earns Kudos for student-focused leadership

December 5, 2025

Sarah Frankel-Russell (front, right) received a Kudos Award during the Dec. 5 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

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