The University of Nebraska State Museum and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences will host the 10th annual "Dinosaurs and Disasters" family fun day from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 8, at Morrill Hall. Continue reading…
EPSCoR and the Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will sponsor the 16th annual Women in Science Conference, Feb. 21-22, at the Embassy Suites Lincoln. Teachers are welcome to register and bring up to four students. Continue reading…
From laptops to smart phones and tablets, everyone depends on technology. Yet, computer science education in public schools is largely lacking: Just 10 percent of public schools offer any form of computer science education and only 5 percent of students learn it, according to code.org. Continue reading…
The Washington Post, TIME, Education Week. All were among the periodicals featuring headlines about the 2012 PISA results, which were released last week. Continue reading…
This year's Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences' Southeast Regional Science Fair event will be held Saturday, March 1, at the East Campus Union. Registration materials must be received by Feb. 3. Continue reading…
Contrary to long-held misconceptions, trees never stop growing during their lifespans, a new study has found. Continue reading…
Climate change is the focus of the 2014 Winter Lecture Series that will take place on consecutive Sundays (excluding Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2) through March 16 at Hardin Hall auditorium, located at 33rd and Holdrege Streets on UNL's East Campus. The lectures are free and open to the public. Continue reading…
Eight public lectures on a varied slate of state and regional water issues will form the University of Nebraska's spring semester water seminar series that began this week. Continue reading…
Twenty-six freshman teams competed in UNL's annual Incredible, Edible Vehicle Competition on Dec. 10 in the East Union's Great Plains Room. Continue reading…
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed water vapor above the frigid south polar region of Jupiter's moon Europa, providing the first strong evidence of water plumes erupting off the moon's surface.
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After more than two years of research, writing and editing, the third edition of the "Groundwater Atlas of Nebraska" is complete. Continue reading…
Early in the morning on Dec. 15, 2013, China became the third county to put wheels down on the surface of the moon. This is the first time in nearly 40 years that a new rover has been placed on the moon. Continue reading…
Using a compact but powerful laser, a research team at UNL has developed a new way to generate synchrotron X-rays. Continue reading…