The Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes put flexibility first and offered 14 courses via web conferencing in the summer of 2022, as well as three grant-funded courses in computer science, four fully online courses, and four in-person courses in Gretna, Hastings, and Lincoln. Continue reading…
For students at a two-year college, making the jump to a four-year institution can be daunting. Wendy Smith of the UNL CSMCE is leading a 22-institution research collaboration aimed at smoothing this transition by building strong partnerships between two- and four-year colleges. Continue reading…
The dawn of a new era in astronomy has begun as the world gets its first look at the full capabilities of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency). The telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data were released du Continue reading…
Learn along with your students about the James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s newest jet, Quesst, during two virtual classroom connection events. Continue reading…
In June, the Buffett Early Childhood Institute celebrated the public launch of a statewide campaign, We Care for Kids – Quality Early Childhood Education for All Nebraska Families. Continue reading…
Rapid advances in large-scale connectomics are beginning to spotlight the importance of individual variations in the neural circuitry. They also highlight the limitations of “wiring diagrams” alone. Continue reading…