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UNL News Releases

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12/5/2014
Top Omaha high school communicators honored by UNL journalism college
Omaha's best and brightest aspiring high school communicators were honored Nov. 11 at a recognition event sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications and the Omaha World-Herald. …
12/8/2014
Bringing soil-moisture monitoring technology from cornfield to battlefield
A cosmic-ray neutron rover may sound like something from a science-fiction film, but a University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher is developing the high-tech tool to help the military better understand the harsh environments in whic…
12/8/2014
Nominations sought for 2015 'Fulfilling the Dream' Award
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks nominations for the 2015 Chancellor's "Fulfilling the Dream" Award. The university remains committed to diversity and the ideals espoused by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This award provides a …
12/9/2014
History of race, regional prejudices highlighted in Great Plains Quarterly
The fall issue of Great Plains Quarterly features Linda English's article about how racism in Indian Territory was often fluid and perplexing. In "Southern Reflections: Evolving Attitudes on Race and Region …
12/10/2014
Big Bird, Elmo on fulldome schedule at Mueller Planetarium
Mueller Planetarium at the University of Nebraska State Museum in Morrill Hall has announced its winter schedule, including two new shows that have been added to Nebraska's first fulldome digital projection theater. …
12/11/2014
Biologist gains insights into genetic evolution of birds
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher has contributed to discoveries about bird evolution as part of a new study that sequenced the complete genomes of 45 avian species. Published Dec. 11 in the journa…
12/12/2014
November survey: Nebraska business optimism persists
Nebraska businesses maintained an optimistic outlook in November according to the latest survey by the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration. Re…
12/15/2014
UNL engineers identify, address cause of persistent solar cell issue
University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineers have doubled the efficiency of a prominent solar cell technology by unraveling the origins of a phenomenon known to hinder cell performance, stability and evaluation. The researchers investigated a persistent…
12/15/2014
UNL to lead consortium focused on studying severe weather with drones
Seeking to remain at the leading edge of severe storm research using drones, scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Colorado Boulder have formed a consortium among their research collaborators. The Unmanned Aircraft S…
12/16/2014
Some UNL venues to be open during holiday closedown
There will be no classes and most offices will be closed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the university's annual holiday shutdown Dec. 24-Jan. 4. Several venues, however, will be open to the public at least some of the…
12/16/2014
UNL's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute gets second $1 million grant
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has earned a second $1 million grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation. The award will be used to support the needs of OLLI's growi…
12/16/2014
UNL's Woollam is named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
John Woollam, George Holmes Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Woollam, an internationally …
12/17/2014
Great Plains book prize renamed, upped to $10,000
Since 2005 the University of Nebraska's Center for Great Plains Studies has acknowledged outstanding works of nonfiction with its annual book prize. Starting this year, the prize's name has been changed …
12/17/2014
31 UNL students named to 'Franco's List' for character, integrity
Thirty-one University of Nebraska-Lincoln students were recognized as outstanding agents of character and integrity this fall when they were named to "Franco's List." Students who attain the highest level of…
12/18/2014
Long-term cliff swallow study uncovers effects of climate change
A 30-year study of cliff swallows, a long-distance migrant bird species, has revealed that global climate change is altering their breeding habits. "When we began the project in 1982, we didn't intend to com…

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