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4861 through 4875 out of 4957
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09/18/2015
Business expectations, labor market fuel continued growth in Nebraska
Nebraska's leading economic indicator rose for the fifth consecutive month in August, increasing by 0.31 percent. The increase suggests that the Nebraska economy will expand through the first quarter of 2016. "The August increase resulted from p…
09/18/2015
20 seniors chosen as Homecoming royalty finalists
Twenty senior students have been selected as UNL Homecoming royalty finalists. The homecoming king and queen will be elected by the student body in an online vote on Thursday, Sept. 24. They will be crowned Sept. 26 at halftime of the Nebraska vs. S…
09/24/2015
UNL announces 'stepping up' of commitment to early childhood
Responding to changing demographics and a growing population of young at-risk children, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln today announced a strategic initiative to strengthen support for early childhood development in Nebraska. Chancellor Harvey Pe…
09/25/2015
UNL management class seeks proposals for charitable grants
Local nonprofit organizations have until Oct. 16 to submit proposed projects for funding through a University of Nebraska-Lincoln management class that teaches philanthropy. Using a $10,000 grant from the Learning by Giving Foundation, students in t…
09/28/2015
Yield gap study highlights potential for higher crop yields in Africa
Agricultural yields could more than triple in a number of African countries, suggesting that tremendous improvements in food security are possible, according to new findings by the Global Yield Gap and Water Productivity Atlas. Developed by a resear…
09/26/2015
Olson, Schneider crowned Homecoming king, queen
Seniors Tommy Olson of Julesburg, Colorado, and Maggie Schneider of Aurora were crowned king and queen at UNL's Homecoming celebration. Olson and Schneider, who were elected in a vote of the UNL student body on Sept. 24, were crowned on the field at …
09/29/2015
'Spooktacular' Halloween laser shows to light up Mueller Planetarium
Mueller Planetarium at the University of Nebraska State Museum in Morrill Hall, south of 14th and Vine streets, will light up with laser light shows in October. Brilliant laser graphics and abstract images will fill Nebraska's first fulldome digital…
09/29/2015
UNL leads $13.5 million research to enhance sorghum for biofuel
Media availability: Media are welcome to cover this grant celebration where lead scientist Daniel Schachtman and University of Nebraska-Lincoln administrators will discuss this research and answer questions. Speakers include Harvey Perlman, UNL chanc…
10/2/2015
September survey: Nebraska businesses less optimistic about sales
Nebraska businesses grew less optimistic about the outlook for sales, according to the latest monthly survey conducted by the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The September survey showed that 24 percent of responden…
10/5/2015
Applications sought for Nebraska Young Artist Awards
The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts is seeking applications for the 19th annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards. The awards recognize 11th-grade students from Nebraska who are gifted and talented in the areas of visual art, dance, music…
10/5/2015
Fossil find: UNL undergraduate discovers new mammal species
During her first fossil-hunting trip, University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Carissa Raymond found a specimen of a previously unknown mammal species from about 65 million years ago. Raymond, a junior geology and geography major from Seward, was one …
10/6/2015
UNL students win Online Journalism Award as part of News21 team
Three University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications students, as part of the Carnegie-Knight News21 national investigation team, have won the Online News Association award in the student projects pro-am category. They …
10/7/2015
'Fossils on the Floor' books tell story of Nebraska State Capitol mosaics
A field trip to the Nebraska State Capitol led Bob Diffendal on an unexpected journey nearly 90 years in the making. "One of the places we visited was the Capitol archives," Diffendal said. "The Capitol archivist showed us many items in the collecti…
10/7/2015
Nebraska Innovation Campus welcomes Spreetail as latest partner
Spreetail, a Lincoln-based e-commerce firm formerly known as VMInnovations, will move into space at Nebraska Innovation Campus by spring 2016. Spreetail announced the name change and move to NIC at an all-company gathering. NIC, Tetrad Property Grou…
10/12/2015
NSF Noyce grant to fund UNL scholarships for future science teachers
A three-year, $799,890 National Science Foundation grant awarded to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be used to help meet the growing need for high school and middle school science teachers. The Phase II Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship grant…

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