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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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UNL engineer Jinsong Huang holds a crystal that can detect significantly smaller doses of X-rays than materials used in leading commercial detectors, as reported in a new study published by the journal Nature Photonics.

New crystal is four times more sensitive to X-rays

March 22, 2016

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln students will travel to Uganda over spring break to complete a social entrepreneurship project to assist an organization known as Kinawataka Women Initiatives.

Students will use spring break to help Ugandan women

March 18, 2016

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Innovation Commons on UNL's Nebraska Innovation Campus. (Craig Chandler | University Communications)

Data analytics workshop to host IBM leader

March 18, 2016

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Arati Prabhakar, DARPA director

DARPA director visiting campus March 22

March 16, 2016

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David Sellmyer (left) and Bhaskar Das

Team finds unexpected magnetism in nanoscale compound

March 15, 2016

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Jian Zhang, assistant professor of chemistry, recently earned a five-year, $527,154 Faculty Early Career Development Program Award from the National Science Foundation to develop an organic-based catalyst that uses the sun’s energy to facilitate chemical reactions. His work could one day lead to cleaner fuel production.

Zhang wins NSF award for 'green' chemistry

March 14, 2016

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Registration open for spring research fair

March 9, 2016

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From left, Christopher McCune, Matthew Beio and David Berkowitz.

Researchers build molecule to suppress stroke-related enzyme

March 9, 2016

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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.

Ryan Rothman | NU system