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| 12/4/2009 |
Project to computer-analyze railroads history awarded fundsA University of Nebraska-Lincoln project bringing together historians, geographers and computer scientists to correlate, analyze and visualize the development of railroads has won an international grant competition to further the research. The UNL te… |
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| 12/4/2009 |
Additional 'Holiday Music Magic' shows at Mueller Planetarium Dec. 28-30Mueller Planetarium at the University of Nebraska State Museum will have additional showings of "Holiday Music Magic: The Fulldome Experience" over the holidays. This new show featuring a variety of holiday music classics will be presented Thursdays … |
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| 12/11/2009 |
Nebraska Young Artist Award deadline extended to Dec. 17Because of winter weather in most of Nebraska this week, the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has extended the deadline for applications for the 13th-annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards by six days… |
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| 12/14/2009 |
$8 million in stimulus funding goes to UNL for Morrison additionThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been awarded $8 million in federal stimulus funds from the National Institutes of Health to expand the Ken Morrison Life Sciences Research Center, home to the Nebraska Center for Virology. The grant from NIH's … |
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| 12/17/2009 |
Phi Beta Kappa initiates 18 new members at UNLEighteen University of Nebraska-Lincoln students were initiated Dec. 10 into membership in Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest academic honor society, recognizing and encouraging a commitment to excellence in the liberal arts and s… |
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| 12/17/2009 |
3 ROTC cadets to receive military commissionsThree cadets in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will receive military commissions this weekend in conjunction with UNL commencement exercises. Erik W. Armbrust of Omaha and Kyle A. Kellett of Papillion will… |
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| 12/17/2009 |
UNL biochemist Donald Weeks elected AAAS FellowDonald Weeks, Maxcy professor of agriculture and natural resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest federation of scientists. Election as… |
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| 12/21/2009 |
UNL research aims to understand homelessness among womenWomen make up nearly one-third of the homeless population in the United States. Yet little is known about how they become homeless or how they live. University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist Les Whitbeck hopes his new research project surveying the… |
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| 12/21/2009 |
Stimulus funds support bio-nano hybrid systems researchRavi Saraf studies bio-nano hybrid systems that harness chemical reactions in living cells. Now the University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering is exploring the "science of manufacturability" for bio-nano devices… |
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| 12/21/2009 |
Moriyama's focus on developing bioinformatics tools earns stimulus grantScientific advances in areas as diverse as medicine and agriculture often require finding specific snippets of DNA within an organism's vast genetic information -- and University of Nebraska-Lincoln biologist Etsuko Moriyama is working to develop too… |
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| 12/21/2009 |
Understanding relationship of proteins, fatty acids could help treat diseasesIt's widely understood that eating a diet high in saturated fats increases the risk for a long list of chronic and deadly diseases, including diabetes and coronary heart disease. Understanding how this works at a molecular level, however, is much mor… |
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| 12/21/2009 |
Discovering addiction clues could help smokers kick the habitIf you've ever tried to quit smoking, understanding how you got hooked in the first place probably seems irrelevant. But University of Nebraska-Lincoln psychologist Rick Bevins believes those first experiences play a key role in nicotine's grip on yo… |
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| 12/18/2009 |
1,400-plus receive degrees at UNL Dec. 18-19More than 1,400 students are scheduled to receive degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in commencement exercises Dec. 18-19. Paul A. Johnsgard, foundation professor of biological sciences emeritus at UNL, will receive an honorary doctor o… |
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| 12/21/2009 |
Chancellor appoints Ellen Weissinger interim vice chancellorEllen Weissinger, dean of Graduate Studies, was appointed today by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman as interim senior vice chancellor for academic affairs. The appointment is subject to approval by University of Nebraska Presi… |
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| 12/22/2009 |
DOE grant funds innovative nanotechnology research at UNLNanoscientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have received a prestigious grant to develop new magnetic materials that could help reduce global warming and the nation's dependence on foreign resources. Researchers in UNL's Nebraska Center for… |
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