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12/31/1969 |
Emigrants' livestock; populism; Omaha, Pawnee history in GP QuarterlyIn the summer issue of Great Plains Quarterly, an academic journal published by the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, researchers wrote about 19th-century emigrants and their concerns for their … |
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12/31/1969 |
NSF award boosts UNL physicist's nanomaterials researchA recently discovered nanomaterial with the rare quality of having both magnetic and electric polarizations may be the key to creating computers and other electronic devices that run at warp speed. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicist aims to l… |
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12/31/1969 |
NSF award boosts UNL physicist's nanomaterials researchA recently discovered nanomaterial with the rare quality of having both magnetic and electric polarizations may be the key to creating computers and other electronic devices that run at warp speed. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicist aims to l… |
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02/25/2004 |
Scientists Model Silicon Nanotubes That Appear to Be MetalLincoln, Neb., Feb. 25, 2004 -- Using one large computer, one borrowed graduate student, one good friend and one piece of advice from dear old Dad, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln chemist and his team came up with an unexpected discovery -- at extre… |
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03/8/2004 |
Volunteer Creates Web Site to Spotlight Fossils from Nebraska CountiesLincoln, Neb. March 8, 2004 -- Nebraskans now have or soon will have a way to see the fossil heritage of their home counties, thanks to a new University of Nebraska State Museum Web site created by a dedicated volunteer. With a mere fraction of 1 per… |
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03/9/2004 |
UNL Biological Development Facility to Work on Valley Fever VaccineLincoln, Neb., March 9, 2004 -- The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Biological Process Development Facility, directed by Michael Meagher, professor of chemical engineering, will begin work on process research and development to produce a vaccine for… |
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05/26/2004 |
UNL Researchers Study Seed Production of Eastern Red CedarUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers from the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture completed a seed study to determine how the eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) expands into mixed-grass prairie. Susan J. Tunnell, James Stubbendiec… |
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06/7/2004 |
Lewis & Clark Fossils Displayed at Ashfall Fossil BedsA new exhibit featuring a variety of fossils similar to those discovered by the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) is now on display at Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park near Orchard. The rare fossils -- including parts of a long-necked p… |
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06/9/2004 |
Mass of Top Quark Measured in Fermilab Experiment -- It's MassiveOne step closer in the search for the holy grail -- that's how University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicists Greg Snow and Dan Claes describe their field, high-energy physics, with the publication this week of the surprisingly large mass of the top quark… |
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06/28/2004 |
NIH Funds UNL Researchers for Groundbreaking Work in DNA ReplicationImagine being able to diagnose a viral strain at the site of an outbreak or identifying a deadly pathogen on the battlefield. University of Nebraska-Lincoln professors Hendrik Viljoen (chemical engineering) and George Gogos (mechanical engineering) h… |
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08/24/2004 |
Study Shows Pinyon Jays Infer Their Status from Observing OthersTransitive inference is an ability that humans acquire early in life. It's a simple task for our minds to understand that if A is better than B and B is better than C, then A is obviously better than C, even if we've never seen A and C together. Rese… |
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09/2/2004 |
$1.8M NIH grant to fund study of children's speech motor developmentAdapting a computer technology developed by Hollywood, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln speech scientist is hoping to learn how very young children's motor development affects their speech and language. Jordan Green, associate professor and Corwin Mo… |
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10/29/2004 |
Earth's oxygenation took longer than previously thought, research showsOxygen. We can't live without it and neither can most other organisms on Earth. For most of the planet's history, however, very little oxygen was available, and as a result, life was neither widespread nor diverse until the Cambrian explosion more th… |
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12/9/2004 |
Chemistry technique could be milestone in drug developmentTechniques devised by University of Nebraska-Lincoln chemist David Hage will give pharmaceutical companies a powerful new tool for developing, testing and targeting dosages for drugs. Hage, with former doctoral student Jianzhong Chen, published the a… |
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12/13/2004 |
Research involving UNL scientists among year's Top 100 discoveriesFindings of two research projects involving University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists were named among the 100 most important discoveries and developments in science in 2004 by Discover magazine. Each year, Discover selects the 100 top science storie… |
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