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CAREER Award

Qiang Liu, assistant professor in the School of Computing, stands next to one of the Husker-Net 5G amplifiers topping the roof of Oldfather Hall. Husker-Net is the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's private 5G network, and one of Liu's research focuses.

Liu’s CAREER award to support AI-driven wireless network research, education

May 28, 2026

Science & Technology

Robert Streubel, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, wears gloves and a hairnet as he uses a large metal machine in his lab.

Husker physicist studying how disordered materials may advance microelectronics

October 13, 2025

Science & Technology

Lucia Fernandez-Ballester, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, poses next to a microscope and computer monitor in a lab.

Husker engineer earns NSF award to study release of micro-, nanoplastics

September 30, 2025

Science & Technology

Shubhendu Bhardwaj, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, poses in a lab in front of a compact chamber lined with foam.

Husker engineer seeks paradigm shift in wireless communications

September 5, 2025

Science & Technology

Jenna Finch, assistant professor of psychology, poses next to a window, with her right hand on the sill.

Finch using CAREER award to help students with leap to third grade

August 19, 2025

Society & Culture

Daniel Tannenbaum, Georgia and Jim Thompson Associate Professor of Economics, stands next to a rail around the atrium to Howard L. Hawks Hall.

National award supports Tannenbaum's research into the effects of evictions on children

June 2, 2025

Society & Culture

Sunil Sukumaran, assistant professor of nutrition and health sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, poses in a lab.

Sukumaran seeks to better understand zinc’s role in taste

May 1, 2025

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Kevin Pitt, assistant professor of special education and communication disorders, demonstrates an electrode cap in the AAC Translation Lab with Aliyah Muniz, a senior speech-language pathology major.

Pitt using CAREER award to develop communication tools for children

November 4, 2024

Society & Culture

Old Glory reaches to the scattered clouds in the sky.

Nebraska U earns record number of NSF early-career honors

November 4, 2024

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

Grace Panther stands in the atrium of Kiewit Hall.

Panther earns CAREER Award to improve engineering education

June 20, 2024

Science & Technology

Color portrait of Shuai Nie on a red campus background

Nie’s CAREER project tackles spectrum scarcity, rural digital divide

June 10, 2024

Science & Technology

Judith Turk sits with a red bucket near exposed topsoil.

Turk investigating soil health over time, a key to climate resilience strategies

May 21, 2024

Agriculture & Environment