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07/28/2011
New buildings, construction will greet UNL students
Four new buildings at or near completion will greet University of Nebraska-Lincoln students when they arrive on campus for the Aug. 22 start of fall semester classes. They include the Nanoscience Metrology Facility at 16th and W streets at the north …
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-…
01/21/2009
New Acklie classroom wing at Law College improves space, technology
A new addition to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law has been completed that includes two new large classrooms with state-of-the-art multimedia capabilities that enhance student learning. The addition will be named for Duane Acklie, a…
12/1/2010
New 14-month master's program seeks aspiring science teachers
Science professionals interested in becoming science teachers have a new graduate program available to obtain a master's degree and secondary science teacher certification in 14 months -- and opportunity to compete for a $12,000 scholarship toward th…
06/29/2009
New 'Fossil Freeway' route promotes prehistoric finds
Travelers on the "Fossil Freeway" of Western Nebraska and South Dakota will find adventure and mystery on a one-of-a-kind highway corridor of prehistoric fossil finds. From Nebraska's Panhandle to the Black Hills of South Dakota, the Fossil Freeway …
07/25/2008
Never too early, or late, to introduce children to other languages
For the first two years of his daughter's life, Russ Ganim spoke to her only in French. She began to reject his efforts at bilingualization when she reached 2 1/2. Now, at age 7 and soon to accompany her parents to France, Ganim's daughter is eager t…
10/1/2013
Neihardt's 'Black Elk Speaks' returning to University of Nebraska Press
"Black Elk Speaks," the internationally acclaimed book by John G. Neihardt, is returning to the University of Nebraska Press with a new edition set for publication in early 2014. From 1961 to 2008, UNP publi…
09/15/2005
NEH awards 'We the People' grant to UNL Whitman project
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a $500,000 "We the People Challenge Grant" to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to support the Walt Whitman Archive. Kenneth Price, Hillegass Chair of 19th Century American Literature and profess…
02/27/2007
Nebraskans' beliefs on immigration are March 7 panel topic
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 27, 2006 -- More than half of rural Nebraskans say they do not believe Latin American immigration benefits the state. That finding and others from the 2006 Nebraska Rural Poll conducted by the Center for Applied Rural Innovation a…
03/7/2007
09/18/2012
Nebraska's oldest active CPA gives $1 million to alma mater
Delmar “Del” Lienemann Sr. at age 92 is Nebraska’s oldest active certified public accountant. Through the Lienemann Charitable Foundation he has established a $1 million permanently endowed chair to help ensure future generations receive an out…
12/18/2015
Nebraska's leading indicator rises for a second straight month
After weak growth during the first quarter of the new year, Nebraska's economy should gain more speed during the second quarter, according to the latest leading economic indicator report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The indicator, a comp…
11/20/2015
Nebraska's leading indicator rebounds during October
Nebraska's leading economic indicator rebounded in October, rising by 1.06 percent. The rise in the index reversed a decline during September. "Taken together, results for the last two months suggest that the Nebraska economy will expand at a modes…
01/15/2016
Nebraska's leading indicator declines during December
Growth in the Nebraska economy will be solid rather than strong during the first half of 2016, according to the latest leading economic indicator report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The indicator, a composite of six economic factors that…
05/16/2014
Nebraska's leading economic indicator surges in April
Nebraska's Leading Economic Indicator jumped 1.89 percent in April. The rapid increase is the third straight month of improvement in the indicator, said University of Nebraska-Lincoln economist Eric Thompson…
10/17/2014
Nebraska's Leading Economic Indicator signals slower growth ahead
Nebraska's Leading Economic Indicator fell by 0.45 percent in September, marking the second decline in three months. "The decline in the Leading Economic Indicator suggests weaker growth for the Nebraska eco…

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