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CBA leads university’s U.S. News & World Report ranks

September 13, 2016

Matthew Jockers, an English professor at Nebraska who uses computers to study literature, and his colleague enlisted university supercomputer Tusker in their quest to identify the secret to making the New York Times Bestseller List.

What makes a bestselling book? Ask Tusker

September 12, 2016

Society & Culture

Sunday with a Scientist to celebrate Archaeology Month

September 12, 2016

Science & Technology

Judy Wu-Smart, an entomologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has co-authored new research suggesting that a popular class of nicotine-based insecticides have substantial effects on honey bee colonies.

That stings: Study finds insecticide hurts queen bees' egg-laying abilities

September 9, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln research team has earned a grant to create an online tool to help policymakers in making drought-related decisions.

Web tool will help officials make drought-related decisions

September 9, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Chimpanzees interact in Gombe National Park, Tanzania. A recent study by University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers suggests that humans and chimps exhibit nearly identical patterns in how they interact socially and remember things in their environment.

Study: Humans, chimps share cognitive connection

September 8, 2016

Society & Culture

Poll finds rural Nebraskans value their local schools

September 8, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Members of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's freshman class line up in the shape of an "N" during the New Student Tunnel Walk on Aug. 27. For the second year, enrollment at the university has surged to an all-time high.

Record freshman class pushes enrollment to all-time high

September 7, 2016

'Vox Stellarum' continues at Hillestad Gallery

September 6, 2016

Nebraska beef cattle producers are encouraged to begin preparing for the Jan. 1, 2017, implementation of the Veterinary Feed Directive regulations.

Nebraska cattle producers urged to prepare for new regulations

September 6, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Entomology Professor Fred Baxendale introduces Vinnie the vinegaroon to a BugFest guest in 2015.

BugFest set for Sept. 11

September 2, 2016

Science & Technology

Matt Waite

Drone Journalism Lab launches free operations manual

September 2, 2016

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.

August surveys: Consumer and business confidence hold steady

September 2, 2016

"Scary Basement," a miniature display in the Kruger Gallery's new "Dream Space | Play Space" exhibition.

Miniature exhibition explores childhood imagination

September 2, 2016

The Lied Center for Performing Arts is offering 3,000 free tickets to university students to attend the musical "Once" Oct. 7 and 8.

Lied offers free student tickets to 'Once'

September 2, 2016

Speakers Bureau offers free presentations to groups

September 2, 2016

Society & Culture

The UNL Department of Physics and Astronomy will host an open house from 8 to 11 p.m. April 15 at Behlen Observatory, southeast of Mead.

Behlen open house to feature star gazing, science demos

September 1, 2016

Science & Technology

Center for Great Plains Studies

Great Plains Quarterly focuses on drawings from Plains Indian Wars

August 31, 2016

Society & Culture

Nebraska LEAD 34 fellows pose with their hosts at the Pioneer-DuPont Agriculture and Nutrition Research Center near Bucharest, Romania.

Nebraska LEAD announces 2016-2018 fellows

August 31, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

James Takacs (left) and Concetta DiRusso.

University earns $11.3M NIH grant to study biomolecular communication

August 30, 2016

Science & Technology