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| 12/5/2014 |
Top Omaha high school communicators honored by UNL journalism collegeOmaha'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. … |
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| 12/2/2014 |
Researchers' study of mitochondria could assist ALS treatmentFor more than a half-century, students across the United States have come to know mitochondria as the "powerhouse" of cells -- a label rooted in their ability to generate energy. Yet just as any worthwhile f… |
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| 12/2/2014 |
Nigeria's amu nnadi wins inaugural Glenna Luschei PrizeThe collection, "through the window of a sandcastle" by Nigerian poet amu nnadi (Origami Books/Parresia Publishers Ltd., 2013), has been named the winner of the inaugural Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry by the African Poetr… |
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| 12/2/2014 |
Families are invited to explore the winter night sky at Morrill HallVisitors will be able to explore the winter night sky at the University of Nebraska State Museum in Morrill Hall and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Student Observatory during a new children's program, "Starry, Starry Night,… |
12/4/2014 |
| 12/1/2014 |
Scientists find 240 million-year-old parasite that infected mammals' ancestorAn egg much smaller than a common grain of sand and found in a tiny piece of fossilized dung has helped scientists identify a pinworm that lived 240 million years ago. It is believed to be the most ancient p… |
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| 11/26/2014 |
UNL's Faiz Siddiqui finishes first in Hearst feature writing competitionFaiz Siddiqui of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln placed first in the Hearst feature writing competition for his story titled "Saving Sisay." He won a $2,600 scholarship and the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications w… |
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| 11/26/2014 |
Study details laser pulse effects on behavior of electronsBy solving a six-dimensional equation that had previously stymied researchers, University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicists have pinpointed the characteristics of a laser pulse that yields electron behavior they can predict and essent… |
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| 11/26/2014 |
Project Impact Lincoln names 3 grant winnersThree Lincoln nonprofit organizations have been awarded grants from the Learning by Giving Foundation as part of Project Impact Lincoln conducted by students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration. … |
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| 11/25/2014 |
UNL's Matt Waite invited to inaugural Al-Jazeera event in QatarMatt Waite, professor of practice at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications, is one of 90 individuals chosen to participate in a media innovation "hackathon" sponsored by Al-Jazeera Nov. 29… |
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| 11/25/2014 |
Women's underrepresentation in office studied in Great Plains ResearchIn the past 20 years, the proportion of women in the U.S. Congress has risen 7.7 percent and representation at the local office level is only slightly higher. It is this wide disparity that Gary Aguiar and M… |
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| 11/24/2014 |
Researchers engineer improvements of technology used in digital memoryThe improvements in random access memory that have driven many advances of the digital age owe much to the innovative application of physics and chemistry at the atomic scale. Accordingly, a team led by Univ… |
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| 11/24/2014 |
UNL's Larry Walklin to be honored by Omaha Press Club FoundationLarry Walklin, a longtime professor at the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will receive the Omaha Press Club Foundation's Journalism Educator Award at a dinner April 24. … |
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| 11/21/2014 |
Nebraska's Leading Economic Indicator dips for 2nd month in a rowNebraska's Leading Economic Indicator fell slightly in October, marking its second consecutive monthly decline. A sharp increase in the value of the U.S. dollar was the primary cause of the 0.10 percent decl… |
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| 11/21/2014 |
3-2-1 Quick Pitch awards seven $1,000 prizes at UNLNearly 70 students had the opportunity to showcase their entrepreneurial, communication and presentation skills through a short "quick pitch" proposal to a panel of entrepreneurial experts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Coll… |
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| 11/20/2014 |
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma to deliver Thompson Forum lecture Dec. 5World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma will deliver a lecture Dec. 5 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Lied Center for Performing Arts as part of the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. The lecture, "Cultura… |
12/5/2014 |
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