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Prototype uses light to gauge composition, density of subsoils

April 7, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Nebraska in the national news: March 2020

April 2, 2020

Information from the NASA GRACE-FO satellites is being used to produce and share first-of-their-kind global maps of topsoil, root zone soil and groundwater moisture, as well as 30-, 60- and 90-day forecasts of wet and dry conditions across the continental United States, thanks to a collaboration with the Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies and National Drought Mitigation Center.

Drought center, CALMIT help launch drought-monitoring, forecast tools

April 2, 2020

Ancient aquatic crocs evolved, enlarged to avoid freezing

April 1, 2020

Science & Technology

FAQ: Vaccines and immunity in the time of coronavirus

March 31, 2020

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

Ryan Pedrigi, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, will use a five-year, $543,000 award from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program to lay the groundwork for a targeted, noninvasive treatment for atherosclerosis.

Project explores ultrasound therapy to promote cardiovascular health

March 30, 2020

Science & Technology

Mighty mouse: Storz discovers world’s highest-elevation mammal

March 23, 2020

Science & Technology

Jenny Dauer, assistant professor in science literacy in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Natural Resources, has earned a National Science Foundation grant to study how human factors such as emotion, motivation and metacognition come into play in science classrooms.

Project will explore how emotions factor into science literacy

March 17, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Great expectations? Falling short of status no laughing matter for hyenas

March 9, 2020

Science & Technology

Nebraska’s Harkamal Walia and colleagues have described a novel form of a gene obtained from wild wheat that has the potential to improve drought tolerance in cultivated wheat.

Nebraska team links wild wheat gene to drought tolerance in cultivated wheat

March 5, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Nebraska in the national news: February 2020

March 3, 2020

Vitaly Alexandrov, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Nebraska, has received a $520,244 Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation to advance basic understanding of how nanocrystals dissolve in aqueous environments.

Alexandrov using CAREER award to study liquids’ effects on nanomaterials

March 2, 2020

Science & Technology