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| 05/10/2011 |
Sociologist nets prestigious grant to study root of health disparitiesGrowing up in poverty or experiencing other social inequalities like racial discrimination at an early age no doubt could color a person's perspective on the world. But could experiencing that kind of stress make someone susceptible to disease that's… |
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| 05/11/2011 |
Daily Nebraskan editor Gibson selected for Fulbright to South KoreaUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate Jenna Gibson, 2010-11 editor-in-chief of the Daily Nebraskan, UNL's student newspaper, will travel to South Korea to work as an English teaching assistant on a Fulbright Scholarship. She also plans to write for… |
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| 05/12/2011 |
'Hancock's War' winner of Great Plains book prize"Hancock's War: Conflict on the Southern Plains" by the late William Y. Chalfant is this year's winner of the Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize from the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. James Stubbendieck, d… |
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| 05/13/2011 |
UNL recognizes Big Red Stars of 2011The University of Nebraska-Lincoln recognized Nebraska eighth-graders for their academic excellence, leadership and perseverance May 12 at the 2011 Big Red Stars Recognition Ceremony. Big Red Stars is a special recognition program designed to recogn… |
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| 05/13/2011 |
47 UNL students inducted into Phi Beta KappaForty-seven 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… |
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| 05/16/2011 |
Red mate, blue mate: Study says married couples select on basis of politicsPresidential nominees carefully pick their running mates so that their ticket is in solid agreement on the issues. But what about the average married couple? A new study of U.S. spouses shows they partake in very little political vetting, but neverth… |
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| 05/17/2011 |
Doctoral candidate Laura Roost awarded Fulbright to RwandaUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln political science doctoral candidate Laura Roost of San Diego, Calif., will travel to Rwanda to conduct research on a Fulbright Scholarship. She will research the role of women's non-governmental organizations in the co… |
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| 05/17/2011 |
Wayne, Arlington students write winning essays in Stock Market GameStudents from Wayne High School and Arlington Public Schools were statewide winners in the InvestWrite essay competition in the spring Stock Market Game. Justin Anderson of Wayne won the High School Division (ninth through 12th grades). Annette Rasm… |
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| 05/18/2011 |
Lincoln's Elena Shomos wins Boren scholarship trip to AlbaniaUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln senior and Lincoln native Elena Shomos will travel to Albania later this year on a Boren Scholarship to conduct research and learn the Albanian language. Shomos, who has majors in French and international studies and a… |
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| 05/18/2011 |
Kiowa photographer Poolaw is focus of spring Great Plains QuarterlyIn the spring 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 Kiowa photographer Horace Poolaw and his contributions to American Indi… |
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| 05/18/2011 |
Students from Johnson-Brock sweep state Personal Finance ChallengeTeams from Johnson-Brock High School were the first- and second-place winners in the state finals of the Personal Finance Challenge, sponsored by the Nebraska Council on Economic Education. In the state finals April 30 at the University of Nebraska … |
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| 05/24/2011 |
Quilt Museum offers free admission to active military Memorial-Labor DayThe International Quilt Study Center and Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is part of the Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and more than 1,300 museums across America to offer fr… |
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| 05/26/2011 |
Study finds much different work histories for disability rejects, beneficiariesMale disability applicants rejected for federal benefits tend to have lower earnings and labor force participation rates over the decade prior to applying for federal disability benefits, a new study finds. Rejected applicants also work less despite … |
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| 06/2/2011 |
Doctoral candidate Carrie Walker awarded Fulbright to JamaicaUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln English doctoral candidate Carrie Walker will travel to Jamaica this fall to conduct a 10-month research project on a Fulbright Scholarship. Walker's research interests are in Africana literature, and in particular, Af… |
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| 06/1/2011 |
New study finds rapid changes in Greenland climate last 5,000 yearsAbrupt average temperature changes of as much as 4 or 5 degrees Celsius over a few decades may have profoundly affected human civilization for cultures that occupied western Greenland over the past 5,000 years. Those are the findings of a study publ… |
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