UNL News Releases: Research
1 through 15 out of 304
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| 05/21/2013 |
New research lends insight into impact of poetry, newspapers in Civil WarA little more than 150 years ago, black soldiers took up arms with the Union to fight in the Civil War when the first regiments of African-American troops were authorized in the North in 1863. As they enlist… |
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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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| 05/15/2013 |
Study: Young men who feel body shame less hopeful about relationshipsIt's no longer just Barbie dolls that evoke a sense of unattainable beauty. Now, it seems G.I. Joe's biceps and six-pack abs are doing the same. Increasingly, objectification and heightened masculinity in images of men is saturatin… |
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| 05/13/2013 |
Study: CEOs who are good matches for firms have higher initial compensationHow much CEOs are compensated is often a subject of angst in the media and among the public. When a company's board of directors hires a new chief executive, it's often perceived that the level of compensation is not based on t… |
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| 05/1/2013 |
UNL to lead $7 million collaboration to develop nanoelectronic devicesThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln will lead a new $7.125 million research collaboration involving six universities and an industry consortium to develop a new generation of electronic devices. Semiconductor… |
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| 04/23/2013 |
UNL team's discovery yields supertough, strong nanofibersUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln materials engineers have developed a structural nanofiber that is both strong and tough, a discovery that could transform everything from airplanes and bridges to body armor and bicycles. Their findin… |
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| 04/19/2013 |
U.S. drought falls below 50 percent for first time in 10 monthsThe area of the contiguous United States in moderate drought or worse fell below 50 percent for the first time since June 19, according to the latest edition of the U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday. He… |
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| 04/19/2013 |
Nebraska economic indicator drops, indicating summer weaknessThe Leading Economic Indicator for Nebraska dropped in March, falling by 0.39 percent. This decrease in the state indicator, which is designed to predict economic growth six months in the future, suggests weakness in the Nebraska e… |
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| 04/2/2013 |
NSF award helps UNL researcher debug software developmentDeveloping today's complex computer software can involve thousands of people working -- sometimes at cross purposes -- in numerous countries. Resolving inevitable glitches is expensive and time-consuming, but a University of Ne… |
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| 03/22/2013 |
UNL's Jewell co-edits first book to reveal Willa Cather's private lettersLincoln, Neb., March 22, 2013 -- Hidden away in vaults scattered across the United States and Europe, famed Nebraska author Willa Cather's most intimate thoughts were laid bare in the pages of her personal correspondence. … |
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| 03/15/2013 |
Nebraska economic indicator rises on strong business expectationsThe Leading Economic Indicator for Nebraska grew modestly in February, rising by 0.16 percent. This increase in the state indicator, which is designed to predict economic growth six months in the future, suggests that the Nebraska … |
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| 03/15/2013 |
Team aims to create high-quality, lower-cost nanofibersCarbon nanotubes, the super-strong building blocks of nanotechnology, hold the promise of reinforcing everything from golf clubs to airplane parts, but they're difficult and expensive to process into something useful. University of… |
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| 03/12/2013 |
Study links kids' neighborhood surroundings with survival expectationsWhat do you want to be when you grow up? It's a common question asked of children, and they can come up with all sorts of answers: A doctor. A firefighter. A teacher. Kids think about their futures as th… |
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| 03/8/2013 |
UNL College of Business Administration, NRC launch research collaborationUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration researchers will partner with National Research Corp. in a new research project to study the effects of psychological capital on workplace performance in a marketing… |
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| 03/7/2013 |
UNL engineer aims to reduce blood vessel stent complicationsEach year, more than a million Americans receive stents to prop open clogged heart arteries and other blood vessels, but many are at high risk for suffering reblockages. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineer's research may help… |
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