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Bria Foley, a senior pre-med major, hands a package that contains a vial, straw and alcohol wipe to a walk-up test to a walk-up testee at the East Stadium COVID-19 saliva test station on Jan. 19.

96 cases of COVID-19 reported on campus since Jan. 28

February 5, 2021

Courtesy Nebraska Today

As pandemic continues, flu shot is more important than ever

January 29, 2021

Chancellor Ronnie Green hands his saliva vial to Kaitlin Cartwright at the collection site by East Memorial Stadium. Green was one of more than 4,000 Huskers who were tested on Jan. 19, the first day testing was offered to the entire campus community.

Are you prepared for your second saliva test?

January 29, 2021

Bria Foley, a senior pre-med major, hands a package that contains a vial, straw and alcohol wipe to a walk-up test to a walk-up testee at the East Stadium COVID-19 saliva test station on Jan. 19.

COVID-19 reentry testing drops campus positivity rate

January 29, 2021

Students walk to class on Jan. 27 after a record-setting snowfall caused a two-day delay in the start of the "spring" semester. Landscape Services employees put in more than 30 hours clearing paths and parking lots so students, instructors and staff could safely venture across campus.

Landscape Services crew plows through record-setting snowfall

January 27, 2021

Snow

All classes canceled, offices closed Jan. 26

January 25, 2021

Bria Foley, a senior pre-med major and a student worker for the saliva testing, waits for the next Husker to step up on the morning of Jan. 19.

Second round of saliva tests begin Jan. 28

January 22, 2021

The local health department has launched an online portal to help organize COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Learn more at https://app.lincoln.ne.gov/city/covid19/index.htm#vaccine.

Vaccine portal open to ages 65+, all with underlying health issues

January 22, 2021

Past and recent waves of disease have influenced the cultures of the world.

2021 Winter Lecture Series focuses on pandemics old and new

January 22, 2021

Science & Technology

Medical workers remove a swab for a COVID-19 screening at the TestNebraska site at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university providing daily updates on numbers of tests and positive cases in its COVID-19 dashboard.

44 cases of COVID-19 reported on campus since Jan. 14

January 22, 2021

Nebraska’s Yajvoo Shrestha shows the Safer Community app to be used as part of COVID testing on campus this spring.

Safer Community app launched for Android users

January 21, 2021

Jackson recovers from life-threatening bout of COVID-19

January 20, 2021