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University of Nebraska spinoff company receives major investment

December 18, 2017

Science & Technology

Nadir Al Kharusi shows off his diploma to family and friends during the undergraduate commencement ceremony Dec. 16 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Al Kharusi stood after Chancellor Ronnie Green asked first-generation college graduates to stand and be recognized. He earned a Bachelor of Arts.

Ready to make footprints: Nearly 1,500 Huskers earn degrees

December 15, 2017

Although annual farm income will remain significantly below the peaks seen in the early years of the decade, it is expected to rise slightly through 2020.

Forecast shows languid farm income won't stall Nebraska economy

December 15, 2017

Artist George Catlin visited the Kickapoos at Fort Levenworth in 1830, where Kenekuk, the Kickapoo Prophet, likely sat for this portrait. Catlin described him as "a very shrewd and talented man."

Great Plains Quarterly features essays on mapping literature

December 15, 2017

Study shows how brain anticipates social exclusion

December 14, 2017

Society & Culture

The opening of the 2013 UNL homecoming parade was led by the Army ROTC color guard.

Nine ROTC cadets to receive military commissions

December 13, 2017

"Dude Looks Like a Lady and the Tramp – Aerosmith," digitally printed and quilted cotton; metallic foil fringe.

'This Must Be the Place' features pop-culture mashups

December 13, 2017

Dairy Store begins selling meat products

December 12, 2017

Agriculture & Environment

Husker team earns $12M to train state's child and family services workforce

December 11, 2017

Society & Culture

Nebraska's Richard Wood (in yellow) and members of his research team prepare to collect sensors and cables after completing a sensing survey of Pound Hall on Dec. 2. The research project is creating a complete picture of how dynamics of Cather and Pound halls are changing as demolition crews prepare the towers for a Dec. 22 implosion.

Cather, Pound razing offers teaching, learning moments for engineers

December 8, 2017

Science & Technology

New research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln sheds light on how producers can be incentivized to implement pro-environmental land use practices on their property.

Banerjee explores incentives, nudges for coordinated land use

December 7, 2017

Agriculture & Environment

(From left) Rodrigo Werle, assistant professor of agronomy and horticulture; Jacob Nickel, irrigation research technician; and Himmy Lo, research assistant in biological systems engineering, perform stalk nitrate sampling on a plot at the West Central Research and Extension Center in North Platte.

Competition allows ag producers to try new technologies, methods

December 6, 2017

Agriculture & Environment

Kathy Farrell, a Nebraska faculty member since 1993, has been named dean of the College of Business. She has served as the college's interim dean since January 2017.

Nebraska elevates Farrell to lead College of Business

December 1, 2017

Franco's List awardees include (back row, from left) Dakota Staggs, Aaron Bouma, Christopher Haidvogel, Cassy Ross, Mary Claire Johnson, Adri Lobitz, Alexander Kniowski, Cooper Christiancy, Abigail Lewis, Collin Thompson, Darin Knobbe, and Lane Uhing; (middle row, from left) Emma Kwapnioski, Miranda Melson, Brooke Adams, Claire Berman, Victoria Simonsen, Rachel Speckmann, Jessica Fejfar, Estefania Yepez, Sylvia Jager and Shayne Arriola; (front row, from left) Griffin Mims, Bailie Saathoff, Jasie

31 students named to Franco's List

December 1, 2017

Nebraska consumer, business confidence surge in November

December 1, 2017

Straight No Chaser

Lied Center to host 'Rudolph' musical, Straight No Chaser

November 30, 2017

Guy Trainin

Partnership focused on improving K-12 computer science education

November 29, 2017

Science & Technology

Shelby Aaberg teaches a math class at Scottsbluff High School in 2013. Most rural Nebraskans say diverse viewpoints add value and feel at ease with people from different backgrounds, according to the 2017 Nebraska Rural Poll.

Poll highlights diversity, optimism in rural Nebraska

November 29, 2017

Growers can get the latest research updates for soybeans as well as view machinery and commercial exhibits at the Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo Dec. 14 in Wahoo.

Soybean Day and Machinery Expo is Dec. 14

November 28, 2017

Agriculture & Environment

A new project led by Nebraska’s Ken Kiewra (right) has created a series of videos that provide details on how parents interact with their talented children. The project included assistance from Amanda Witte (left).

'Prodigies of the Prairie' offers tips on raising talented kids

November 27, 2017

Society & Culture