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| 10/28/2010 |
UNL study: Schools that ban junk food at mealtime are 18% lighterHere's some simple math for school officials and parents in the fight against childhood obesity: School lunchtimes minus snack food equals a much lighter student body. Literally. A new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has directly es… |
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| 09/15/2011 |
Zeng named recipient of Midwest Award for achievements in chemistryUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln chemistry professor Xiao Cheng Zeng has been selected for an honor recognizing outstanding achievements in chemistry. Zeng, Ameritas Distinguished University Professor of chemistry, has been named the 2011 recipient of… |
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| 02/17/2012 |
Nebraska economic indicators rise in JanuaryThe Leading Economic Indicator for Nebraska increased by 0.51 percent in January, indicating that the state's economy will grow at a moderate rate in mid-2012. This marks the second consecutive monthly increase in the Indicator, wh… |
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| 02/16/2011 |
Forecasters: State's economy strengthens, poised for rapid growthThe state's economy will grow steadily this year and rapidly in 2012, adding jobs in nearly every sector and likely pushing Nebraska's average per-capita personal income past the national average for the first time in decades, economic forecasters sa… |
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| 05/17/2013 |
Nebraska economic indicator rebounds, suggesting growth in fallThe Leading Economic Indicator for Nebraska rose by 1.16 percent in April, Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln economists said this week. This increase in the state indicator, designed to predict economic growth six months in the fut… |
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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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| 04/4/2014 |
March survey: Nebraska businesses remain positiveNebraska businesses continue to have a positive outlook for the state’s economy in coming months, according to the latest survey from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Bureau of Business Research. Thr… |
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| 06/5/2012 |
UNL study scrutinizes worker dignity at Foxconn, Apple plantsIn the global controversy that followed a rash of worker suicides at Foxconn Technology Group -- the Taiwanese company whose huge Chinese factories assemble the world's most popular consumer electronics -- the firm and corporate partner… |
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| 08/16/2012 |
Scientists create new form of matter that can dent diamondsWhat do you get when you take buckyballs, soak them in a particular solvent and crush them under the pressure of more than 300,000 atmospheres? The obvious answer is a bunch of crushed buckyballs. But a team… |
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| 10/11/2012 |
Study: Childfree women feel most pressure to have kids, but stress least about itWomen who choose to be permanently childfree feel less distress about not having kids than women who are childless from infertility and other reasons, a new national study shows. At the same time, voluntarily childfree women percei… |
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| 02/20/2013 |
UNL professor leads collaboration opening 300 years of books for data analysisIn the 19th century, Britain was the world's superpower, boasting a global empire of 10 million square miles and 400 million royal subjects. And British authors of the era reflected this supremacy, peppering prose with words of com… |
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| 09/4/2013 |
UNL historian explores Civil War Washington and its leader in new bookWhen Abraham Lincoln took his oath of office as the 16th president of the United States in March 1861, Washington, D.C., was a city under siege. The new president quickly realized that without securing the c… |
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| 10/30/2013 |
UNL's Molfese among national panel studying youth sports concussionsDennis Molfese, director of the new Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is one of 14 authorities who served on a National Academy of Sciences committee that investigated sports-related conc… |
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| 01/30/2014 |
NSF award aids UNL engineer's antibiotic resistance workAntibiotic-resistant bacteria are a growing public health threat, infecting at least 2 million Americans each year and killing 23,000. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineer's research to understand how bacteria and antibiotics … |
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| 06/13/2014 |
Nebraska businesses expect stability and sales growth in coming monthsContinuing the trend of the previous three months, most Nebraska businesses report a positive outlook for the next six months, according to the latest survey conducted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Bureau of Business Rese… |
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