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| 07/22/2014 |
UNL study: Do birds of a feather talk together? That dependsBirds of a feather flock together: It's an old saying that is true in many ways. But as the U.S. population becomes more diverse, those we count as our closest friends and confidants are changing as well, a new study shows. … |
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| 07/25/2014 |
Fall entering class at UNL's Raikes School announcedThirty-three high-achieving 2014 high school graduates have been accepted into the highly competitive Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for fall 2014. … |
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| 07/30/2014 |
UNL team builds deep-water robot for Antarctic explorationA University of Nebraska-Lincoln team's mission to build a new robot to advance research into the ecosystem under Antarctic ice may also eventually help NASA study one of Jupiter's moons. The robot, known as… |
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| 07/31/2014 |
Scientists find growing consensus: Political attitudes derive from body and mindDo people make a rational choice to be liberal or conservative? Do their mothers raise them that way? Is it a matter of genetics? Two political scientists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a collea… |
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| 08/1/2014 |
Discovery could point to advancements in key electrochemical applicationsAn international team of scientists, including University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicists J. D. Burton and Evgeny Tsymbal, has discovered what they called an intriguing and entirely unexpected phenomenon at the surface of a transiti… |
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| 08/1/2014 |
July survey: Nebraska businesses continue to be optimistic about economyFor the sixth straight month, Nebraska businesses reported a positive outlook for the state economy, according to the July Survey of Nebraska Businesses conducted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Bureau of Business Research.… |
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| 08/6/2014 |
African Poetry Book Fund announces African Poetry Library InitiativePoetry reading libraries are scheduled to open in five African countries in September thanks to the efforts of the African Poetry Book Fund (APBF), Prairie Schooner, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's literary journal, and UNL Li… |
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| 08/7/2014 |
The best in the U.S. for entrepreneurship: Where does your state rank?Fueled by its ongoing energy boom, North Dakota remains at the top of an annual list measuring states' ability to create new businesses. Created by economists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the State… |
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| 08/7/2014 |
Nebraska, Iowa rank highly in new State Entrepreneurship IndexNebraska ranked 18th and Iowa 11th in the 2013 State Entrepreneurship Index, a state-by-state measure of entrepreneurial strength produced by economists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Both states dro… |
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| 08/11/2014 |
Study: Higher education doesn't drive people from religionFor decades, higher education has often been cast as the villain in the story of U.S. religious decline. Past research supported these claims. But a new study by University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist Ph… |
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| 08/12/2014 |
Religious causes of Sand Creek Massacre featured in Great Plains QuarterlyHistorian Christopher Rein examines religious violence and "Manifest Destiny" as causal factors of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre in the summer issue of Great Plains Quarterly. Rein, associate professor of his… |
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| 08/13/2014 |
Wally Mason selected as new Sheldon Museum of Art directorWally Mason, director and chief curator of the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University in Milwaukee, will become director of the Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Oct. 15, UNL Chancellor Harvey P… |
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| 08/14/2014 |
UNL sociologist studies HIV spread in rural Puerto RicoPuerto Rico has one of the highest HIV rates in the United States, primarily from drug users sharing needles. To help prevent HIV infections, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist is using his expertise in studying how peopl… |
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| 08/15/2014 |
Nebraska's Leading Economic Indicator drops for 1st time in 6 monthsThe Leading Economic Indicator for Nebraska fell by 0.75 percent in July, its first drop in six months. "Results suggest that the rate of economic growth in Nebraska may slow in early 2015 after strong growt… |
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| 08/15/2014 |
4 ROTC cadets to receive military commissions Aug. 15 and 16Four cadets in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Reserve Officer Training Corps will receive military commissions in ceremonies this week. Katelynn M. Gonzalez of Copperas Cove, Texas, will be commissioned … |
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