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09/22/2011
UNL's annual conference on human trafficking is Sept. 29-Oct. 1
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host the third annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, at the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel, 333 S. 13 St. in Lincoln. The conference format follows traditional academic paper-…
09/29/2011
04/14/2015
UNL's Annie Himes wins prestigious $30,000 Truman Scholarship
As a child, Annie Himes saw herself piloting social change as president of the United States. Now, as a University of Nebraska-Lincoln junior, she's got a bit of a different take: She still has the desire to leave her mark on social issues, but she'…
08/26/2014
UNL's Adam Wagler, Dane Kiambi take home top advertising awards
Two University of Nebraska-Lincoln advertising and public relations professors took home two top awards in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication advertising division's paper competition. The awards were…
04/10/2015
UNL's Aaron Calderon earns Goldwater scholarship
Aaron Calderon, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln junior majoring in mathematics and philosophy, has been awarded a Goldwater scholarship for his mathematics research for the 2016-17 academic year. A federally endowed agency, the Goldwater Foundation…
08/14/2009
UNL's 90.3 KRNU to make format adjustments, create 2nd Web channel
KRNU, the campus radio station for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is reformatting programming to further strengthen its position as Lincoln's only authentic source for independent music. The new format will begin airing in time for the return of…
12/23/2009
UNL's 90.3 KRNU launches free 'Extra Vaganza' coupon book
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's campus radio station, 90.3 KRNU, has created a new marketing tool to generate funds and promote its new underwriting program. The free 'Extra Vaganza' booklet contains coupons to retailers participating as new KRN…
10/10/2013
UNL's 59th annual Federal Income Tax Institute at 7 sites across state
For the 59th year, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will partner with the Internal Revenue Service and the Nebraska Department of Revenue to bring training to tax preparers and professionals across Nebraska through the Annual Fed…
11/5/2013
02/20/2014
UNL's 38th annual Modern Language Fair seeks essay entries
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 38th annual Modern Language Fair is April 10, and organizers are calling for entries into the $1,000 scholarship essay contest, which has a submission deadline of March 7. …
04/10/2014
10/16/2006
UNL's $1.99 million grant to team up engineering ed, community colleges
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering has been awarded a $1.99 million grant from the National Science Foundation to support an engineering education partnership with Nebraska's six community colleges. The collaborative project ca…
11/13/2007
UNL's 'World of Viruses' project to educate youngsters earns NIH grant
A new educational program based at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and funded by the National Institutes of Health will teach young people and their families the basics of virology. The five-year, $1.3 million project, "World of Viruses," will bri…
11/24/2004
UNL's 'Real Nebraska' movie contest begins online, top prize $1,000
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's first online student film contest began this week on the "Real Nebraska" Web site. Amateur UNL student filmmakers submitted short films based on the theme "There is no place like Nebraska" for a chance to win $1,0…
10/5/2006
UNL's 'Big Red Road Show' in South Sioux City March 31
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will hold the "Big Red Road Show" at the Marina Inn Convention Center, Fourth and B streets in South Sioux City, from 1 to 4 p.m. March 31. More than 50 interactive exhibits, live performances, and appearances by Hu…
03/31/2007
01/31/2011
UNL' s Behlen Observatory near Mead sets Feb. 11 public night
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Behlen Observatory near Mead will be open to the public on 7:30-10 p.m. Feb. 11. Provided the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of objects with the observatory's 30-inch telescope and with sma…
02/11/2011
07/30/2007
UNL: Record number of students fill residence halls, and then some
A record number of University of Nebraska-Lincoln students are scheduled to move into university residence halls when doors officially open Aug. 23, and that has prompted some maneuvering to fit as many as 6,000 students into the current number of b…
06/24/2005
UNL: 'Alternative fuels are the right thing to do'
Beginning July 1, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 870 cars, trucks, buses, vans, tractors and utility vehicles will run on alternative fuels produced primarily from Nebraska crops. At an announcement today with Nebraska Corn and Soybean board re…

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