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UNL News Releases

4621 through 4635 out of 4957
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10/1/2014
UNL to offer faculty voluntary separation incentives at age 62
Some University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty will be eligible to choose early retirement under a Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (VSIP) to be offered this fall. Through this program, the university will offer partial salary b…
10/3/2014
September survey: Mixed expectations for growth in Nebraska
Nebraska businesses’ optimistic outlook for the state economy ebbed in September, according to the latest survey by the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The September Survey of Nebraska Business showed mixed expec…
10/6/2014
Statement from University of Nebraska-Lincoln regarding Title IX complaint
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln issued the following statement upon receiving notice of a Title IX complaint regarding a reported off-campus sexual assault: “On Monday, Oct. 6, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln received a letter from the Depar…
10/8/2014
Matt Joeckel named Nebraska state geologist
Robert Matt Joeckel of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been named Nebraska state geologist. He succeeds Mark Kuzila, who stepped down after 16 years in the position. "Matt is an outstanding scientist …
10/15/2014
UNL time capsule yields rare manuscript on pioneering female chemist
For Mark Griep and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln community, Rachel Lloyd was an enigma. It was in a passing conversation in 1997 that Griep, associate professor of chemistry, learned that Lloyd had been…
10/15/2014
'Project Impact Lincoln' accepting proposals for $10,000 grant
A management class at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is accepting proposals from local nonprofit organizations to receive as much as $10,000 in funding from the Learning by Giving Foundation. This semes…
10/16/2014
UNL project mines 8 million news pages for poetry
What differentiates a line of text from a news story and a line of text from a poem? Not much, and that's a problem for researchers of American poetry. For nearly a century, United States history was documen…
10/16/2014
'Wearable technology' curriculum aims to fuel interest in STEM
Sensor-embedded shirts. Bluetooth-enabled shoes. Camera-equipped glasses. The age of "wearable technology" has arrived, and with it a potential avenue for engaging elementary students in the STEM fields of s…
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…
10/20/2014
UNL Police Department seeks international accreditation
An expansion of duties has led the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department to pursue international accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. The three-year pro…
10/21/2014
Amid zebra mussel infestation, experts call for boat inspection program
An infestation of zebra mussels at Offutt Base Lake in Bellevue is causing experts to call for a statewide boat inspection program. "We need a formal boat inspection program to keep our state from having mor…
10/22/2014
UNL researcher wins federal grant for groundbreaking solar energy project
The gap between solar energy's promise and fruition once seemed equal to the distance separating its source from the Earth. That gap has narrowed significantly in recent years and work continues to close it further. …
10/22/2014
Raikes School receives Lauerman Scholarship
The Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln finds itself in a unique situation -- a rather good one. Job demand for its graduates is increasingly str…
10/23/2014
UNL team studies 'regime shifts' in ecosystems
The prehistory of major ecological shifts spanning multiple millennia can be read in the fine print of microscopic algae, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Th…
10/24/2014
'Celebration of Youth XXI: Elegant Solutions' at Hillestad Gallery
The creative work of 27 Nebraska youth, ages 10 to 19, are on display in the 21st annual "Celebration of Youth: Elegant Solutions" in the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. …

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