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Biologists (left to right) Eileen Hebets and Alissa Anderson have shown that the male nursery-web spider improves his odds of surviving a sexual encounter with a cannibalistic female by wrapping his mate's forelegs with silk prior to copulation.

Study finds sexual restraints protect male spiders from cannibalism

March 1, 2016

Science & Technology

Third chancellor finalist visits

March 1, 2016

Dmitry Oleynikov, a UNMC professor of surgery, operates a surgical robot as in the background Shane Farritor, a UNL engineering professor, adjusts the camera on the surgical subject in June 2015. The two developed the robot for minimally invasive surgeries. Farritor and Oleynikov's startup company, Virtual Incision, announced March 1 the first use of its miniaturized robot in human surgery.

Virtual Incision mini-robots conduct first known human surgery

March 1, 2016

Science & Technology

UNL political experts: What's next after Super Tuesday?

February 29, 2016

Society & Culture

University of Nebraska graduate Mark Hargrave carved his name into the unfinished wood inside the Love Library cupola on Feb. 27, 1943, the same year the building opened for campus use. Hargrave was president of the university's Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

Library lighting project to preserve cupola carvings

February 29, 2016

A new look for UNL's stories

February 29, 2016

UNL-UNMC initiative kicks off with retreat

February 29, 2016

Science & Technology

String project returns to assist young musicians

February 26, 2016

Designs from Min Day

Achievements | Honors, awards, publications for Feb. 12-25

February 26, 2016

UNL and Senshu University representatives pose for a photo following a luncheon that celebrated the 30-year partnership between the two universities.

UNL celebrates 30-year partnership with Senshu University

February 26, 2016

Liyan Qu, assistant professor, electrical and computer engineering, ecently earned a five-year, $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program Award from the National Science Foundation to develop a next-generation power grid transformer.

NSF grant boosts Qu's smart power grid research

February 26, 2016

Science & Technology

Nominees sought for chancellor's GLBT award

February 26, 2016

Recital to feature works from Barnes' new CD

February 25, 2016

A survey conducted by UNL's Joseph Weber and a colleague at Shantou University shows that Chinese journalism students seek more critical reporting about their nation and less censorship of the news media.

Weber's study finds Chinese faith in western media

February 25, 2016

Society & Culture

April Mason, provost and senior vice president at Kansas State University, emphasized that the next phase of UNL’s growth will require visionary leadership, the key element to charting sustainable growth and progress is a collective effort from all corners of campus. Provide your feedback to President Bounds at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/UNLMason.

Second chancellor finalist visits

February 24, 2016

Speech team wins 5th straight Big Ten title

February 24, 2016

Society & Culture

Kelly Kingsbury Brunetto watches as Jocelyn Swanson and Eleanor Dynek practice "stage combat". Spanish class where students do improv and one-act plays to help with their speaking skills.

Spanish class uses theater techniques to hone skills

February 23, 2016

Society & Culture

Studies: Ice melt from CO2 increase could raise sea level 100 feet

February 22, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Sabah Randhawa speaks during a Feb. 22 forum with UNL staff. He is the first of four finalists vying to be the next chancellor of the university.

First chancellor finalist visits

February 22, 2016

Research points to humans’ role in drought

February 22, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology