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Bridget Goosby, associate professor of sociology and faculty member of the Minority Health Disparities Initiative, awaits a dunk in the tank during the Dunk the Doctor event at the Back to School Jam at Lincoln’s Malone Community Center Aug. 9. The Dunk the Doctor event is one of several community outreach activities MHDI is taking on to strengthen relationships among Nebraska communities and UNL researchers.

Minority Health Disparities Initiative ready to expand reach

August 19, 2015

School of Natural Resources graduate student Catie Finkenbiner has been awarded a $25,000 Monsanto Graduate Student Scholarship. (Mekita Rivas | Natural Resouces)

Achievements | Honors, awards, publications for July 24 to Aug. 13

August 14, 2015

Mathias Schubert (left), professor of electrical and computer engineering, received an honorary doctorate from Linkoping University on May 23.

Achievements | Honors, awards, publications for May 29 - June 18

June 19, 2015

Amy Arellano (left) won the American Forensics Association New Coach award at the national speech tournament in Portland, Ore. The team placed seventh in the nation.

Speech and debate team comes up with big wins

April 23, 2015

NSF grant to fund project to study minority health disparities

March 11, 2015

Duncan's book explores societal rise of poker, gambling

March 5, 2015

Achievements | Diamond named to AAAS committee

February 20, 2015

Russ Kraft, a preventative technician with building systems maintenance, adjusts a water fountain in Othmer Hall. UNL is using a student project to guide repairs of fountains across City Campus.

UNL taps student survey to guide water fountain repairs

February 17, 2015

Joshua Ewalt (right) leads a classroom discussion in a "Small Group Communication" course.

Class assignment leads to Nov. 5 event on violence, race and media

November 4, 2014

Damien Pfister

Pfister’s book examines rise, effects of political blogging

November 3, 2014

Elizabeth Theiss-Morse greets a group of students from Africa before lecturing on "Why National Identity Matters in American Politics" during the 2014 Study of the United States Institute on Civic Engagement. At right is Patrice McMahon, academic director of the SUSI Institute and associate professor of political science. UNL has received a federal grant to host the program again in 2015.

UNL receives federal grant to host international scholars

September 11, 2014

Charles Braithwaite leads the Global Classroom with UNL students in April 2013. The Global Classroom allows interaction with students from Russia, Yemen, Pakistan, Turkey, Costa Rica and Spain.

Braithwaite to teach in Russia via Fulbright program

August 30, 2014