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The Rural Poll is the largest annual poll of rural Nebraska perceptions on quality of life and policy issues. Organization of the poll is led by UNL's Department of Agricultural Economics and the Rural Futures Institute at NU.

Rural Poll shows Nebraskans' optimism

August 8, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Society & Culture

The summer all-university commencement ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 13 in Pinnacle Bank Arena.

UNL to grant about 800 degrees in Aug. 13 ceremony

August 8, 2016

Edgar Cahoon (left) and James Alfano lead a $20 million project to study root and soil microbe interactions and improve crop productivity.

Sponsored research surges to record highs

August 5, 2016

Cedar trees invading into grasslands from a windbreak in the Loess Canyons ecoregion. A new report suggests that the expansion of eastern redcedar into grasslands reduces grazing capacity.

Research: Eastern redcedar may affect School Land Trust

August 4, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Plants’ surprising guard against freezing: acid

August 3, 2016

Science & Technology

University leaders to ‘Blanket Nebraska’

August 2, 2016

Edith and Grace Abbott

Scholar to present program on activist Grace Abbott

August 2, 2016

Society & Culture

Clinton Krehbiel

Krehbiel named head of UNL animal science department

August 1, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Eric Thompson (second from right), associate professor of economics, works with student research assistants in the College of Business Administration’s Bureau of Business Research. The bureau is designed to assist with Nebraska’s economic development efforts.

Indicator: Nebraska should see strong growth through year's end

July 29, 2016

Producers learn about the latest research and technology to assist their soybean production and management decisions at a 2015 Soybean Management Field Day. The 2016 field days will be Aug. 9-12 at farms near Orchard, Chapman, Cordova and Schuyler.

Soybean Management Field Days set for Aug. 9-12

July 29, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Teresa Paulsen is UNL's new Chief Communication and Marketing Officer.

Paulsen named chief communication and marketing officer

July 28, 2016

UNL researchers work in the Biomedical and Obesity Research Core in Leverton Hall. Springer Nature recently named UNL to its international list of 2016 Rising Stars.

Nebraska named global ‘Rising Star’ in research

July 27, 2016

Fred Luthans (right), University and George Holmes Distinguished Professor of Management Emeritus at UNL, will present the Power Lunch "The Power of Positive Leadership" Aug. 31 at Lincoln's Wilderness Ridge Golf Club.

CBA offers new Executive Power Lunches, certificate programs

July 27, 2016

A CYFS team has earned a federal grant to support Latino K-5 students in schools across Nebraska, including Everett Elementary School in Lincoln. The team includes, from left, Lorey Wheeler, Brandy Clarke, Susan Sheridan and Kristen Derr.

Center earns $3.5 million grant to support Latino students

July 26, 2016

Society & Culture

Study shows racial attitudes play role in police reform support

July 26, 2016

Society & Culture

Santiago Cal, associate professor of art at UNL, works with a student in May 2013. UNL's Department of Art and Art History has been renamed the School of Art, Art History and Design.

Art department renamed School of Art, Art History and Design

July 26, 2016

Architect, design firm chosen for Morrill Hall project

July 25, 2016

Ashfall's fossil, artifact identification day is July 30

July 25, 2016

Science & Technology

Chancellor Green statement on death of student-athlete Sam Foltz

July 24, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Wenjin Fan, Qingsheng Li, Zhe Yuan and Guobin Kang.

Study confirms simian ancestors of HIV can infect human cells

July 22, 2016

Science & Technology