Join dedicated math and science educators from across Nebraska for an exciting opportunity to lead from within. The third Nebraska Summit on Math and Science Education will assemble teacher, district, and state leaders at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln. Reserve your spot now! Continue reading…
Dr. Beth Lewis, associate professor of science education in the College of Education and Human Sciences’s Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education (TLTE), has been named a senior advisor in the Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education. Continue reading…
The Omaha Metropolitan Science & Engineering Fair (MSEF) is now recruiting volunteer judges for the fair, which will be in-person at the Henry Doorly Zoo on March 3. Deadline to sign up is February 3. Continue reading…
Apply now for Young Nebraska Scientists (YNS) summer programs throughout the state. Middle-/high-school camps offer hands-on learning with scientists and engineers via in-person (day or residential) and virtual formats. High School Researchers are paid positions. Learn more at yns.nebraska.edu. Continue reading…
When Netflix’s Squid Game was released in September, it became an immediate viral sensation. These games aren’t just terrifying — they’re believable (and winnable) because they are also rooted in actual science, according to experts. Continue reading…
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has received a five-year, $51 million grant from the National Science Foundation that will advance cutting-edge work in subatomic physics at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest, most powerful particle accelerator located near Geneva, Switzerland. Continue reading…
Over the course of a few days in November, about 700 Lincoln Northeast High School students visited the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s East Campus, where their math and science classes took a hands-on turn. Continue reading…
Researchers from the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility conducted a rare tractor-tanker crash Dec. 8 to test how a newly designed and significantly shorter concrete roadside barrier performs in a crash. Continue reading…
Mirror, mirror... is deployed. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has taken on its final form. For the next six months, the space telescope will cool down, calibrate its instruments, and prepare to #UnfoldTheUniverse. What cosmic history will it rewrite? Continue reading…
The National Science Foundation is excited to announce the Taking Action: COVID-19 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Challenge! NSF is calling on colleges and universities to submit a 3-page written narrative of their actions or action plans to mitigate the long-term negative impacts of the pandemic. Continue reading…