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Ten Husker students — eight young women and two young men — and two female instructors pose for a group photo in front of Andersen Hall. The words "College of Journalism and Mass Communications" can be seen on the exterior wall behind them.

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Children interact with a new Nebraska-developed virtual reality game that teaches children about nutrition and physical activity.

Virtual reality game aims to teach children healthy habits

November 27, 2017

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Fulfilling the Dream Award nominees sought

November 22, 2017

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Native American judges (all front) Claudette White (left) and Abby Abinati (right) pose with "Tribal Justice" filmmaker Anne Makepeace during the documentary premiere at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara. White and Makepeace will take part in Nebraska's Tribal Justice Forum on Nov. 27-28. Also pictured are White's relatives (from left) Dorena, Zion and Mary.

Tribal Justice Forum features panel discussions, documentary

November 21, 2017

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Nebraska research drills into demographic drivers of death-penalty support

November 17, 2017

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A University of Nebraska-Lincoln brain study shows liberal voters may penalize Democratic candidates with conservative views.

Left-brained: Study suggests conservative Democrats don't compute for liberal voters

November 13, 2017

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John J. Pershing

11 things you probably didn't know about John J. Pershing

November 9, 2017

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Microbiology student Chloe Buzz is featured in the 2016-17 Research Report from Nebraska.

Discovery, achievement, recognition: the year in Husker research

November 7, 2017

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Volunteers from across the country typed the text from scanned yearbook pages using Transcribe Our Past, a crowdsourcing website created by the University Libraries.

Digitized yearbooks offer 37,000 pages of Husker history

November 7, 2017

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Ten Husker students — eight young women and two young men — and two female instructors pose for a group photo in front of Andersen Hall. The words "College of Journalism and Mass Communications" can be seen on the exterior wall behind them.

'Nebraska Behind Bars' wins Kennedy journalism award

May 22, 2026

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Eric Weaver, professor of biological sciences and director of the Nebraska Center for Virology, poses for a photo in his lab at the Morrison Life Sciences Center. Weaver has developed a vaccine approach that shows promise in protecting against highly pathogenic bird flu.

Weaver earns $4M grant to target future flu pandemics

May 20, 2026

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Two women and a man pose in a lab.

Nebraska's small-grains program produces award-winning wheat for baking

May 20, 2026

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In Bee Lab, Myers found a hive that helped her thrive

May 22, 2026

Paige Myers lifts a compartment of bees at the UNL Bee Lab