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UNL News Releases: Faculty

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03/21/2013
'Football: Its Physics and Future' is focus of spring Nebraska Lecture
Football fans appreciate tackling, blocking and high-impact movements for their playmaking ability. But the reason those plays work – and the resulting collisions are risky – comes down to physics. During the April 5 Nebraska Lecture, “Footbal…
04/5/2013
10/7/2015
'Fossils on the Floor' books tell story of Nebraska State Capitol mosaics
A field trip to the Nebraska State Capitol led Bob Diffendal on an unexpected journey nearly 90 years in the making. "One of the places we visited was the Capitol archives," Diffendal said. "The Capitol archivist showed us many items in the collecti…
05/16/2008
2 Campus Rec officials serve national intramural-recreation sport group
Two officials with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Office of Campus Recreation have been elected to offices with the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association. Vicki Highstreet, senior assistant director of the Campus Recreation Center, …
11/5/2013
2 UNL professors chosen as American Mathematical Society fellows
Two University of Nebraska-Lincoln mathematicians have been chosen as fellows of the American Mathematical Society. UNL's John Meakin, Milton Mohr Professor of Mathematics, and Srikanth B. Iyengar, Willa Cat…
09/25/2013
20-year study: Happier marriages mean healthier spouses
“In sickness and in health.” Happier marriages make for healthier spouses, whether they’re still honeymooning or they’re approaching their golden wedding anniversary. So says a new study that examined the marriages of 1,681 people over the …
01/27/2016
2016 Great Plains Symposium to explore life of Neihardt
Though he is best known for his book "Black Elk Speaks," Nebraska poet laureate in perpetuity John G. Neihardt was the author of scores of other poems, stories and essays about the Great Plains, science, spirituality, Native people and the settlement…
02/10/2016
12/19/2012
3 at UNL named charter Fellows of National Academy of Inventors
Two professors and a vice chancellor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have been named Charter Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors: Brian Larkins, associate vice chancellor for life sciences and professor of agronomy a…
09/5/2006
3 from UNL elected fellows of Geological Society of America
Three University of Nebraska-Lincoln geologists were among 40 scholars worldwide elected fellows of the Geological Society of America this year. A member of the Geological Society of America is elected to fellowship in recognition of significant cont…
11/30/2012
3 from UNL named AAAS fellows: Alfano, Nastasi, Smith
Three University of Nebraska-Lincoln professors have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science -- the world's largest general scientific society. The tradition of naming AAAS Fellows goes back to…
11/13/2007
3 UNL professors to travel abroad in early 2008 on Fulbright scholarships
Three University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members will begin study-abroad excursions early next year as part of the Fulbright Scholar Program, administered by the U.S. Department of State. Fulbright Scholars include Alexandra Basolo, professor of …
01/8/2009
5 UNL faculty members earn Fulbright Scholar grants
Five University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members have earned Fulbright Scholar grants from the U.S. Department of State for late 2008 and 2009. They are Ann Chang-Barnes, interim executive and artistic director of the Lied Center for Performing A…
11/25/2013
6 UNL faculty named AAAS fellows
Six University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society. Fellows are selected by their peers for scientifi…
11/8/2012
6 UNL mathematicians named American Mathematical Society fellows
Six University of Nebraska-Lincoln professors are among the accomplished mathematicians from around the world who have been invited to join a prestigious national organization's inaugural class of fellows. The recently…
04/27/2004
Accountancy Professors Balke, Stara to Retire
University of Nebraska-Lincoln accountancy professors Thomas Balke and Nancy Stara will retire next month after a combined 53 years of education, leadership and service to UNL and the College of Business Administration. Balke, the Raymond C. Dein Pro…
06/3/2004
Allan McCutcheon Named Statistical Association Fellow
Lincoln, Neb., June 4, 2004 --Allan McCutcheon has been named a fellow of the American Statistical Association. McCutcheon is director of the Gallup Research Center, chair of the survey research and methodology graduate program at the University of N…

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