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Patti and Joel Meier

Colorado couple commits $2M for outdoor activities, arts at Nebraska

November 10, 2020

Society & Culture

Archie the Mammoth, a bronze sculpture outside of the University of Nebraska State Museum, is all masked up for protection against the global pandemic. The museum will offer free admission for veterans from Nov. 11-15.

Morrill Hall offers free admission to active military, veterans Nov. 11-15

November 10, 2020

Cornhusker Marching Band presses on amid pandemic

November 10, 2020

Vaccine shows promise against herpes virus

November 6, 2020

Science & Technology

Over four decades, craft brewers gained a 20% share of the U.S. beer market by collaborating to gain customers and market share. Husker marketing professor Andre Maciel recently co-authored a study analyzing how they did it and what lessons other entrepreneurs can gain from craft brewers' success.

Craft beer industry shows power of collaboration

November 6, 2020

Society & Culture

MOSAIC festival opens Nov. 17 with Standing Bear film

November 5, 2020

Each Monday, National Drought Mitigation Center assistant director Kelly Helm Smith emails a map of the past week’s #drought tweets to a listserv of drought experts and state climatologists.

Pilot system monitors tweets for drought early warning

November 5, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Cutline: Nebraska’s Asit Pattnaik (pictured) and UNMC’s Tom Petro are developing a vaccine framework that exploits the properties of a naturally occurring nanoparticle in an effort to produce a stronger, longer-lasting immune response than other COVID-19 vaccine candidates. They’re also taking a closer look at how SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, inhibits the immune system.

Researchers aim to use protein to ramp up COVID-19 antigens’ impact

November 5, 2020

Science & Technology

With support from the Office of Research and Economic Development’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Program, Shi-Hua Xiang is in the early stages of developing a bacterial delivery system for a COVID-19 vaccine that would be delivered directly to the respiratory tract as a nasal spray.

Nasal spray could mean needle-free COVID-19 vaccine

November 4, 2020

Science & Technology

NUtech Ventures celebrated its innovator awards on Nov. 3.

NUtech Ventures announces Innovator Awards

November 4, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Global environmental movement leader to deliver E.N. Thompson lecture

November 3, 2020

Extension webinar to focus on livestock risk management

November 3, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Hannah Huston will present "Believe in Christmas" Dec. 15 for Lied Live Online. The performance will be livestreamed from the Lied Center.

Lied Live Online to feature Ginsburg tribute, Huston holiday concert

October 30, 2020

A team of Husker biochemists led by Mark A. Wilson has received a four-year, $1.18 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to better understand how enzymes work.

Husker biochemists earn $1.18M grant to study enzymes

October 30, 2020

Science & Technology

Nebraska Forest Service receives $2.6 million in federal funding

October 30, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Applications sought for Faculty Affairs Fellows

Career Scholarship program will help university meet Nebraska’s workforce needs

October 29, 2020

Science & Technology

Joy Castro

Castro to present Nebraska Lecture on memoir, crime writing

October 29, 2020

Society & Culture

Lied Center for Performing Arts

O’Hara, Feinstein, ‘Beautiful’ performances postponed

October 29, 2020

Nebraska part of $18M national laser network grant

October 28, 2020

Science & Technology

Memorial Stadium

COVID-19 precautions in place for game day

October 28, 2020