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Spooky physics demonstrations will take place in the "Basement of Boo."

Behlen Observatory to host Haunted Open House

October 19, 2015

The end of the lunar eclipse on Oct. 8, 2014, the second eclipse in the current tetrad of lunar eclipses.

Behlen Observatory public night is Sept. 27

September 21, 2015

David Sellmyer

UNL wins $3.5M NSF grant for nanoscience center

September 16, 2015

(From left) Haidong Lu, postdoctoral researcher; Alexei Gruverman, professor of physics and astronomy; Evgeny Tsymbal, professor of physics and astronomy; and Tula R. Paudel, research assistant professor. The scientists are affiliated with the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience. Tsymbal is director of the NSF-supported Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at UNL.

Physicists defy conventional wisdom to identify ferroelectric nanomaterial

September 15, 2015

Xiaoshan Xu, assistant professor of physics, has earned a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. The award will further Xu's research into a nanomaterial that could make electronics smaller, faster and more energy efficient.

NSF award boosts Xu's nanomaterials research

September 15, 2015

From left, doctoral students Joshua Beck and Jie Yang with Martin Centurion and Cornelis "Kees" Uiterwaal, associate professors of physics and astronomy.

New study points way to 'filming' molecule-light interactions

September 8, 2015

Kathleen Johnson, a junior music major, finished third in a national audition organized by the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Six UNL students were semifinalists in the contest.

Achievements | Honors, awards, publications for Aug. 28 to Sept. 3

September 4, 2015

Matthias Fuchs

Fuchs leads first team to observe X-ray phenomenon

August 31, 2015

Ducharme gives lecture, leads tour on combining science, art

August 3, 2015

Kovalev earns Early Career Award

May 11, 2015

Laurence Ballard talks about the two Flower of Kent apple trees which are genetic duplicates to the one by UNL's Behlen Hall. The trees, which are believed to be duplicates of the apple tree that inspired Isaac Newton to develop his theory on gravity, have been replanted by Jorgensen Hall.

Landscape Services preserves university's historic trees

May 8, 2015

Jupiter

Behlen Observatory hosts public night

February 23, 2015