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UNL News Releases: Faculty

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10/16/2015
Nebraska Leading Economic Indicator drops for first time in six months
Nebraska's leading economic indicator fell for the first time in six months in September. The decline, of 0.13 percent, implies that the Nebraska economy will expand at only a modest pace during the first quarter of 2016. "The September declin…
10/15/2015
Sci Pop Talk to focus on 'Nightmares of Spiders'
A special Halloween Sci Pop Talk on "The Nightmares of Spiders" will take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Peterson Room (Room 221) at Love Library, 13th and R streets. Matt Wilkins from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Biological Sciences…
10/28/2015
10/14/2015
Study: Mutational 'hot spot' leads to adaptation in high-altitude birds
New research led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of New Mexico has pinpointed changes in a single, mutation-prone gene site that ultimately allow wrens to breathe easy in the rarefied air of the Andes. Published Oct. 12 in t…
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…
10/2/2015
September survey: Nebraska businesses less optimistic about sales
Nebraska businesses grew less optimistic about the outlook for sales, according to the latest monthly survey conducted by the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The September survey showed that 24 percent of responden…
10/1/2015
Events to address climate change implications for wildlife, ecosystems
Jeffrey Morisette, director of the North Central Climate Science Center, will present "Implications of Climate Change for Wildlife and Ecosystems of the Great Plains: A Perspective from the Department of Interior," at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Hardin Hall, 33…
10/5/2015
09/29/2015
UNL leads $13.5 million research to enhance sorghum for biofuel
Media availability: Media are welcome to cover this grant celebration where lead scientist Daniel Schachtman and University of Nebraska-Lincoln administrators will discuss this research and answer questions. Speakers include Harvey Perlman, UNL chanc…
09/28/2015
Yield gap study highlights potential for higher crop yields in Africa
Agricultural yields could more than triple in a number of African countries, suggesting that tremendous improvements in food security are possible, according to new findings by the Global Yield Gap and Water Productivity Atlas. Developed by a resear…
09/28/2015
Media advisory: Perlman to deliver State of the University on Sept. 30
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman will deliver his final State of the University address to faculty, staff, students and interested visitors on Sept. 30. The address begins at 11 a.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301…
09/30/2015
09/24/2015
UNL announces 'stepping up' of commitment to early childhood
Responding to changing demographics and a growing population of young at-risk children, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln today announced a strategic initiative to strengthen support for early childhood development in Nebraska. Chancellor Harvey Pe…
09/18/2015
Business expectations, labor market fuel continued growth in Nebraska
Nebraska's leading economic indicator rose for the fifth consecutive month in August, increasing by 0.31 percent. The increase suggests that the Nebraska economy will expand through the first quarter of 2016. "The August increase resulted from p…
09/18/2015
New book looks at lessons from Great Plains' small places
The recent oil boom in western North Dakota has focused the media spotlight on a place often passed by. Dakota before the oil boom was, like so much human settlement on the Great Plains, a place slowly eroding with time. But its earlier era of small-…
09/17/2015
Physicists defy conventional wisdom to identify ferroelectric nanomaterial
A team of physicists has defied conventional wisdom by inducing stable ferroelectricity in a sheet of strontium titanate only a few nanometers thick. The discovery could open new pathways to find new materials for nanotechnology devices, said Alexei…
09/17/2015
Behlen Observatory to host Public Night on Sept. 27
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Physics and Astronomy will host a Public Night at Behlen Observatory from 8 to 11 p.m. Sept. 27. The evening will feature the last eclipse in a series of four lunar eclipses over the past two years, k…
09/27/2015
09/16/2015
UNL wins $3.5 million NSF grant for regional nanoscience center
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has earned a nearly $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a regional center of excellence in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The Nebraska Nanoscale Facility builds on UNL's highly r…

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