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06/29/2015
UNL finishes fourth in Hearst Awards Program standings
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications finished fourth in the nation the 2014-2015 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. More than 100 accredited undergraduate journalism schools are eligible to participate in …
09/12/2006
UNL finance majors to benefit from alumni's estate gift
Finance students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are the focus of a gift from the estate of NU alumni Robert and Josephine Koudele who lived in Lincoln. The University of Nebraska Foundation received a $618,000 gift from the estate of Josephi…
05/2/2013
UNL finalizes Saturday commencement plans with changes to ceremony
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has finalized plans for an abbreviated May 4 undergraduate commencement ceremony to be held in Memorial Stadium by making adjustments to the ceremony schedule so that graduates can walk across the…
05/4/2013
09/10/2007
UNL fall enrollment: Largest freshman class in 24 years, up 10 percent
With 4,235 first-time, full-time freshmen, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the largest freshman class since 1982. The new-freshmen number marks a 10 percent increase - or 386 students - over 2006-07. "We are heartened by the turnaround that ou…
09/3/2010
UNL fall enrollment up again, this time 2.1 percent
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's fall 2010 estimated enrollment reached a 15-year high of 24,610, including an increase of 113 first-time freshmen over fall 2009. The census estimates were reported today to the University of Nebraska Board of Reg…
09/4/2009
UNL fall enrollment up 2.2 percent to 24,100 -- highest in 14 years
With 24,100 students enrolled in the fall semester 2009, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has recorded its highest enrollment since 1995. The enrollment, which represents a 2.2 percent increase over fall 2008, was reported today to the University o…
04/2/2015
UNL faculty to be recognized during Honors Convocation
UNL will honor top faculty at the All-University Honors Convocation at 2 p.m. April 12 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The awards will include college distinguished teaching awards, named professorships and awards for teaching, service and re…
04/12/2015
04/9/2014
UNL faculty to be honored April 13 at All-University Honors Convocation
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will honor top faculty at the All-University Honors Convocation at 2 p.m. April 13 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The awards will include college distinguished teaching awards, named prof…
04/13/2014
10/15/2009
UNL faculty earn $15.7 million in stimulus funding, more proposals pending
University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty have been awarded $15.7 million in grants funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through Sept. 30 to support research projects, according to UNL's Office of Research and Economic Development. As o…
07/2/2014
UNL facility produces compound for cream that may block HIV transmission
Scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering's Biological Process Development Facility have successfully produced a drug compound with potential to block HIV transmission in women. …
10/29/2013
UNL eyetrack study captures men's -- and women's -- objectifying gazes
Usually, women can tell when someone's eyes aren't on her face and are, well, focused elsewhere on her body. In other words, there's a reason the saying on the T-shirt is "My Eyes Are Up Here." But how, …
08/16/2007
UNL external funding increases to nearly $172 million in 2006-07
External funding for University of Nebraska-Lincoln sponsored programs again hit new levels this year, according to the UNL Office of Research and Graduate Studies. UNL's total sponsored programs funding, which includes funding for research and other…
11/22/2005
UNL expert on Yoruba people, proverbs shares culture in book
After Oyekan Owomoyela came to the United States in 1964, he soon longed for his homeland of Nigeria, and found comfort in remembering metaphors and proverbs from his culture. A member of the Yoruba people -- a distinct culture of more than 25 millio…
02/24/2005
UNL events to celebrate Women's History Month in March
March is Women's History Month, and it is also when the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Women's Center coordinates the annual UNL Women's Week celebration. This year, the Women's Week celebration is spread out over several days in conjunction with Wom…
03/1/2005
11/13/2013
UNL Ethics Bowl team wins regional competition, heads to nationals
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Ethics Bowl team won the Rocky Mountain Regional Competition of the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl on Nov. 2. The UNL team's undefeated run through the regionals assured its…

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