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12/6/2010
Grants to fund K-12 economic education through Nebraska Council
The Nebraska Council on Economic Education has received grants totaling more than $50,000 through the competitive Excellence in Economic Education grant program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the national Council fo…
12/7/2010
BKD gives endowed professorship for UNL business college
Paul A. Shoemaker, professor and director of the School of Accountancy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration, has been awarded the first BKD, LLP Professorship in Accountancy. "I am honored to be selected as the fi…
12/13/2010
UNL, Homestead Monument to host symposium on 1862 history
In 1862, four landmark pieces of federal legislation were passed that fundamentally shaped the society and culture of the Great Plains as we know it today. Those pieces of legislation -- the Homestead Act, the Morrill Act, the Pacific Railroad Act, …
12/14/2010
4 UNL students win Gilman scholarships to study abroad
Four University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have earned the prestigious Gilman Scholarship to Study Abroad. The four winners are Sarah Anthony and Irina Sulejmanovic of Lincoln, Hans Christensen of Johnson and Michaela Wolf of Omaha. Anthony is a s…
12/15/2010
Bayer CropScience, UNL to partner on wheat-breeding research
A licensing agreement between NUtech Ventures and Bayer CropScience AG announced today in Kearney focuses on wheat improvement. The agreement makes $2 million available for an endowed professorship at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It also inclu…
12/16/2010
UNL to confer Bessey Medal to astronaut at commencement
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will confer its Charles Bessey Medal to NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson Dec. 18 during fall commencement ceremonies. The Bessey Medal is presented by UNL in recognition of distinguished achievement in the sciences …
12/17/2010
Degrees granted to more than 1,400 at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln granted degrees to more than 1,400 students at commencement exercises Dec. 17 and 18 in separate ceremonies for baccalaureate, postgraduate and law degrees The graduates are from 40 states, Puerto Rico and 44 count…
12/20/2010
The eyes have it: UNL study uncovers political nature of gazing habits
It goes without saying that conservatives and liberals don't see the world in the same way. Now, research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln suggests that is exactly, and quite literally, the case. In a new study, UNL researchers measured both …
12/21/2010
UNL physicists model potential 4-D imaging technique
A long-standing goal of science is to be able to understand how matter behaves at the atomic and subatomic level. How electrons rearrange when atoms or molecules come together is the essence of chemistry, and the ability to manipulate those rearrang…
12/21/2010
Sartore's 'Amphibians' exhibit at Morrill Hall through Nov. 30
"Amphibians: Vibrant and Vanishing," an exhibit featuring photography by National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore, is on display at the University of Nebraska State Museum in Morrill Hall. "Amphibians" includes more than 70 striking photographs…
12/22/2010
14 UNL students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
Fourteen University of Nebraska-Lincoln students were initiated into membership in Phi Beta Kappa this month. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest academic honor society, recognizing and encouraging a commitment to excellence in the liberal arts an…
12/23/2010
UNL joins national study to find better, early treatment for schizophrenia
University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers are partnering with local mental health care providers in a national study that aims to improve early treatment for people affected by schizophrenia. The Community Mental Health Center of Lancaster County h…
01/4/2011
Great Plains Art Museum exhibits modern Native American art
A new permanent collection exhibition at the Great Plains Art Museum, "Ceremonial Dancing and Collaborative Spirits: Modern Native American Art," surveys the traditional studio style of modern Native American art, from the mid-1920s to the mid-1990s,…
01/10/2011
University of Nebraska State Museum celebrates 140th anniversary
The University of Nebraska State Museum is celebrating its 140th year in 2011 as the state's premier museum of natural history. This milestone will be celebrated throughout the year with many new exhibits and hands-on science events, as well as membe…
01/19/2011
'Indian Textiles and Costumes' at Hillestad Textiles Gallery through Feb. 11
"Indian Textiles and Costumes: Perspectives and Potential" is on exhibition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery through Feb. 11. Traditional Indian handcrafted textiles and their use in Indian costumes and everyd…

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