The Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program, is supported by an annual appropriation made by Congress to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, as well as partner countries around the world.
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UNL’s 2022-23 academic calendar begins Aug. 22 with the start of fall semester and will include a three-week pre-session in January. Spring Commencement will be May 19-20, 2023.
As students transition into the summer months and many step away from campus, it's important to establish routines that help prioritize mental health and overall well-being. Continue reading…
Any full-time student with a 2.75 cumulative GPA and 75 hours completed is eligible to apply in 1-of-3 separate application tracks: Academics, Athletics, and Involvement. Finalists must attend all homecoming events and the winners will be announced at the football game October 1, 2022.
If your Husker is in Lincoln, tell them to consider ready-to-go “Meal Kit Mondays.” This service from the Recreation and Wellness Center on East Campus offers everything needed to prepare dinner for four in less than an hour for only $15.
Before the sun comes up, before attending classes or heading to work, members of the UNL men’s rugby team practice four times per week. Their determination doesn’t stop there as they practice two more evenings per week and attend games and tournaments during their three-month long season.
Even after giving away fresh-picked items to neighbors and friends, backyard gardeners may still have surplus fruits and vegetables. Donating to the Husker Pantry is a great way to share the bounty with students. Continue reading…
A pilot program of the Internships at the Foundry Program began in January with an inaugural cohort of eight students completing internships with one or more local nonprofits.
A team of five students in the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management’s Design Studio was asked to solve an E-commerce company’s categorization problem and produced a solution that saved 34,000 hours per year.
UNL was selected for a grant to help Nebraska students obtain a U.S. passport and support their global learning journeys. The funding expands the current Husker Passport Giveaway from 100 to 125 students and provides specific support for first-year students who are Pell grant-eligible.
Breaking a university record for most recipients in an application cycle, 35 University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduates earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship during the March 2022 cycle to support study or internships abroad, or virtual international opportunities. Continue reading…
![Erin Colonna, graphic designer with the University Libraries, documents signatures on the walls inside the Love Library cupola. A summer restoration will repair damage to the exterior of the cupola. [Craig Chandler | University Communication]](https://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/files/file168609.jpg)
Shining across campus and downtown Lincoln since Love Library opened in 1943, the iconic structure has been regularly featured in UNL photos, publications and websites. A major restoration of the exterior of the Love Library cupola began May 16.
The East Campus Discovery Days and Farmers Market is a fun, family-friendly event for all ages. Come for the hands-on, science-focused fun. Stay to enjoy live music and food trucks while shopping the farmer's market and vendor fair. Markets will take place June 11, July 9 and August 13.
The University Health Center offers much more than medical care for urgent health concerns. Read about four of their little-known services that may benefit your student: Physical therapy, the Orthopaedic Clinic, Nutrition Counseling and the Eye Clinic. Continue reading…
While some people who fish love to swap exaggerated stories of the ones that got away, AJ Lincoln will always be able to boast about the weekend when he and a partner were the best bass fishers in the country.
The university will continue to offer free, voluntary, on-campus testing for COVID-19 through the summer. The saliva-based testing will be available to students, faculty and staff at the site outside the Nebraska Union. Testing hours are available six days a week, Sunday–Friday.
Outfit? Check. Cap and gown? Check. Nebraska degree? Done! By the age of 5, Nebraska’s Cherish Perkins was sketching designs and dreaming of a career in fashion. By 10, she was in sewing classes, creating her designs. And now, she has graduated and is launching her own company.
Mentorship, both given and received, has been a hallmark of Kristlin Mogensen Bright’s academic experience. Bright was awarded her master’s degree in counseling psychology during commencement ceremonies May 13. She will soon embark upon her career as a licensed psychotherapist in private practice.
As a kid growing up in Grand Island, Nebraska, Rodrigo Venegas watched his dad work hard running his own roofing business, and it sparked an interest in construction.