Register now for SciComm 2020
The registration deadline for SciComm 2020, a conference on effective science communication hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been moved to Aug. 1. Continue reading…
Three science graduate courses coming up this summer
Planning to take a graduate course this summer to continue your professional development or to get one step closer to earning your master’s degree? Registration is now open for summer courses at Nebraska. Continue reading…
Fritz to speak at women in science luncheon
The Association for Women in Science will hold its next Paths to Success lunch on March 5. These events give attendees the chance to connect with colleagues, discuss issues related to promoting and nurturing STEM diversity at the university, and hear from a successful woman on her path to success. Continue reading…
Conference hosts education researchers across STEM disciplines
Nebraska's discipline-based education research (DBER) community welcomes researchers and instructors nationwide to the inaugural X-DBER Conference, May 18-19, 2020, to explore intersecting themes and directions in education research across STEM disciplines. Continue reading…
Chemical Engineering hosts Secondary Education STEM Workshop, June 25, 2020
The Department of Chemical Engineering is hosting a Secondary Education STEM Workshop on June 25, 2020. We invite high school teachers across Nebraska to attend. The intended audience is new and experienced math, physics, and chemistry teachers for high school level courses. Continue reading…
LPS Moore Middle School robotics team heading to worlds
Congratulations to School of Natural Resources' Associate Professor Cory Forbes's son Owen and his partner Colin from Moore Middle School for qualifying for the VEX IQ World Robotics Competition in April. They also won the Nebraska State Think Award for the best robot programming skills. Continue reading…
Groundbreaking Early Childhood Workforce Report released
The Nebraska Early Childhood Workforce Commission, a group of more than 40 Nebraska public- and private-sector leaders, released a groundbreaking report today to address the challenges facing the early childhood workforce. Continue reading…
Decades of research brings Rachel Lloyd back to the fore
Rachel Lloyd’s story was largely forgotten for nearly 100 years. During what Robert E. Knoll heralded as the “Golden Era” of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in his book, “Prairie University,” Lloyd was a faculty member among giants whose names now dot the campus, and her tenure was short. Continue reading…
Omaha Astronomical Society hosting award-winning filmmaker
The Omaha Astronomical Society is hosting guest speaker John Beck-Hoffman at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 6, at the Durham Science Center Rooms 115/116. Continue reading…
NCMN invites guests to symposium on quantum materials and technologies, March 26
The Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience (NCMN) will host a symposium on Emergent Quantum Materials and Technologies (“EQUATE”): March 26 at UNL’s Willa Cather Complex. The event agenda and speakers are at https://ncmn.unl.edu. Continue reading…
Shulski to co-present Nebraska Underwater: The Floods of 2019
Martha Shulski, Nebraska State Climate Office director, will join Graham Christensen, of GC Resolve, in presenting the science behind the floods during Nebraska Under Water: The Floods of 2019 set for March 12 at the Nebraska Union. Continue reading…
Originally published March 4, 2020 -
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