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Mar 26 2024
KETV: Experts discuss bridge collapse risks in Nebraska

Richard L. Wood, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, was interviewed for a March 26 KETV story on the risk of a bridge collapse in Nebraska. Wood said that, with barge traffic on the Missouri River, the risk of a river bridge collapse is “not zero.” However, the bigger concern is with the state’s highway system. “Semi-trucks are much smaller in mass, but not tiny when compared to passenger vehicles,” he said. “If one of these vehicles struck a pier or pier wall in our bridges, that would be a primary concern.”

Mar 26 2024
Forbes Africa: Could a digital twin save your life?

Tomáš Helikar, Susan J. Rosowski Professor of biochemistry, was cited in a March 26 Forbes Africa article on the growing use of “digital twins” in medicine. Helikar said current medical treatment is like “playing a game of whack-a-mole.” He is developing a digital twin of the human immune system with the goal of making treatment safer and more predictable.

Mar 26 2024
KETV: Film produced by UNL professors now available to stream

The award-winning film “The Bell Affair” will be available via video on demand beginning March 26, KETV reported March 25. The film was created by first-time director Kwakiutl Dreher, associate professor of English; digital artist, animator and first-time producer Michael Burton, assistant professor of textiles, merchandising and fashion design; and William G. Thomas III, professor of history, Angle Chair in the Humanities, and associate dean for research and graduate education in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Mar 26 2024
KSNB: Seniors faring better than younger Nebraskans, survey indicates

Nebraska’s seniors seem to be faring better financially than their younger counterparts, according to the latest Nebraska Snapshot from the university’s Bureau of Sociological Research. According to the Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey — a survey of 1,725 Nebraskans conducted between July and November 2023 — 66% of seniors reported being “satisfied” with their financial situation, compared to only 42% of those ages 19-44 and 50% of those ages 45-64. KSNB ran a March 26 article on the latest Nebraska Snapshot.

Mar 26 2024
Nebraska Examiner: 'Partisan balance' on state commissions ignored, sidestepped

Brandon Johnson, assistant professor of law, was interviewed for a March 26 Nebraska Examiner article on the “partisan balance” requirements of at least two Nebraska commissions being disregarded or sidestepped. He said that a court might be able to take some action if a civil lawsuit was filed challenging a commission’s actions or a commissioner’s status.

Mar 24 2024
Lincoln Journal Star: Lincoln man granted wish of a lifetime

The Lincoln Journal Star published a March 24 article on Vernon Williams, a resident of Lincoln’s AVIVA Woodlands assisted living facility, who was recently granted an AARP Wish of a Lifetime to see Nebraska’s sandhill crane migration in person. He is a professor emeritus of educational psychology at Nebraska. The Omaha World-Herald picked up the article.

Mar 24 2024
Study Finds: Influencers glamorizing motherhood are making new moms miserable, study finds

In a new study, Cierra Kirkpatrick, assistant professor of advertising and public relations, found that new mothers with a higher social comparison orientation — or tendency to compare oneself to others — were more negatively affected by idealized portrayals of motherhood than those with a lower such orientation. The New York Post and Study Finds have published articles on the research.

Mar 24 2024
KOLN/KGIN: CB3 is focus of Sunday with a Scientist event

The University of Nebraska State Museum-Morrill Hall hosted its Sunday with a Scientist event March 24 with representatives from the university’s Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior, KOLN/KGIN reported. Steven Barlow, Corwin Moore Professor of special education and communication disorders and the center’s associate director, and Maital Neta, Carl A. Happold Associate Professor of psychology, were interviewed for the story.

Mar 22 2024
Norfolk Daily News: Annual survey finds Nebraska ag land values up 5%

The market value of land in Nebraska increased 5% over the prior year, to an average of $4,015 per acre, according to the university’s 2024 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey preliminary report. This marks the third consecutive year of increases, setting another high in non-inflation-adjusted statewide land value. Stories on the report have appeared in Nebraska Farmer, the Norfolk Daily News, Syracuse Journal-Democrat and Farms.com.

Mar 22 2024
L Magazine: Cooper Foundation celebrates 90 years of funding nonprofits

The E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues was highlighted in a March 22 L Magazine article on the Cooper Foundation celebrating 90 years of giving. The lecture series, established in 1988, is a cooperative project of the Cooper Foundation, Lied Center for Performing Arts and University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Mar 21 2024
KOLN/KGIN: Satellite built by Nebraska students launched into space

A CubeSat satellite built by the Big Red Satellite team is on its way to the International Space Station, to be placed into orbit around the Earth, KOLN/KGIN reported March 21. The team consists of Nebraska middle and high school students mentored by Nebraska Engineering students.

Mar 20 2024
Straight Arrow News: How credible is a Russian space-based nuclear threat?

Jack Beard, associate professor of law and director of the Space, Cyber and National Security Law program; Elsbeth Magilton, director of externships, adjunct law professor and executive director of the afore-mentioned program; and Tyler White, associate professor of practice in political science and director of the National Security program, were interviewed for Straight Arrow News’ “Weapons and Warfare” program. They discussed the credibility of a Russian space-based nuclear threat.