Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Engineer aims to reduce blood vessel stent complications
Each year, more than a million Americans receive stents to prop open clogged heart arteries and other blood vessels, but many are at high risk for suffering reblockages. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineer's research may help save millions of people from this debilitating and sometimes fatal complication.
Linxia Gu, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering and a member of UNL's Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience, recently earned a five-year, $406,248 Faculty Early Career Development Program Award from the National Science Foundation to continue her research. These prestigious awards, also known as CAREER awards, support pre-tenure faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research. Read more about this research in Today@UNL.
Shizuka's research featured in 'Ecology Letters'
How parents distribute food among offspring has a big effect on survival, and thus parental reproductive success. But it's not immediately clear how best to distribute food within a family, especially when the offspring are different ages with varied demands and compete between each other.
In the March cover article of Ecology Letters' paper edition, Daizaburo Shizuka, a research assistant professor in biological sciences, reports a discovery on how American coots distribute food among offspring by using aggression and favoritism to control which chicks get fed. Read more about this publication in Today@UNL.
BTN's 'LiveBIG' to feature UNL
The Big Ten Network series "BTN LiveBIG" will feature stories this week about UNL's research initiative to help reduce traumatic brain injuries suffered by soldiers, and a professor leading the way in the fight against bullying in schools. The episode airs at 11 p.m.
Viewers will get a look at how UNL's Trauma Mechanics Research Initiative is working to reduce the amount of traumatic brain injuries of soldiers caused by Improvised Explosive Devices. The episode will also feature Susan Swearer, UNL professor of school psychology, who is studying the epidemic of bullying and the consequences it has on both its victims and their abusers. Read more about this program in Today@UNL.
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UNL releases documents related to student health services
UNL has released two documents related to the proposed outsourcing of the University Health Center to Bryan Health. The documents, "Response to Issues raised by RFP Evaluation Committee" and "University Health Center proposal facts," are provided in PDF format.
Election projections are topic of March Olson seminar
Election projections are sophisticated features of modern elections and electoral politics. They allow analysts to predict with considerable accuracy the outcome of key political races -- as demonstrated in the 2012 presidential race and several key state races. How do they do it?
Allan McCutcheon, Donald O. Clifton Chair of Survey Science at UNL, said, on Election Day, "various forms of data contribute to the decision-making process over the course of the day." Read more about this seminar in Today@UNL.
Bias incidents can be reported online
A new UNL website allows individuals to report any campus incident that involves bias. The website was developed so individuals can choose to report an incident online or in person to a member of UNL's bias response team. The UNL Bias Report is one way the university strives to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for faculty, staff, students, alumni and visitors.
"This website provides a mechanism for any member of our community to report an incident of bias," Chancellor Harvey Perlman said. "We have found that early reporting and attention to issues that may raise concern is the best approach, either to address a real issue or to resolve a misunderstanding.
"I hope you will use this website — and I hope the occasions for its use will be few." Read more about this website in Today@UNL.
Lectures
NEBRASKA EAST UNION, NOONNebraska Gateway to Nutrigenomics Seminar, "Mechanisms Mediating Effects of Omega 3 Fatty Acides in Adipocyte Inflammation, Obesity and Insulin"
Naima Moustaid-Moussa, Texas Tech University
Water Seminar Series, "Adaptive Governance of Urban Watersheds"
Ahjond Garmestani, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar Series, "Investigating Haloarchael Gene Regulatory Networks Across the Molecular and Evolutionary Scales"
Marc Facciotti, University California, Davis. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m.
