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Brandi Pessman (left), postdoctoral research associate in the School of Biological Sciences, and Eileen Hebets, George Holmes Professor of biological sciences.

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Model of the Art Chapel project. (We have more photos if you need them.)

Students help craft Art Chapel for Lincoln neighborhood

February 17, 2023

Society & Culture

Jeremiah Brown smiles for a photo at a desk in Architecture Hall

Architecture an opportunity to work with communities, give back for Brown

February 13, 2023

Society & Culture

Dena Abbott, assistant professor of counseling psychology, aims to examine pathways to atheism among demographic groups that are underrepresented in atheism studies. (Kyleigh Skaggs, CYFS)

Study explores paths to religious beliefs among underrepresented communities

February 10, 2023

Society & Culture

Carlos Ortega (left) and Julia Barrett (right) meet with Josh Monroe and Tom Whisinnand, teachers in the Omaha metro and co-hosts on the podcast "What the World Needs Now," to discuss what teaching looks like for them in Nebraska.

Ortega steps in front of camera to elevate teaching profession

February 8, 2023

Society & Culture

University of Nebraska–Lincoln students walk on a sidewalk near Louise Pound Hall, with snow covering the ground and tree branches.

6,900-plus Huskers named to fall Deans’ List

February 3, 2023

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With a four-year, $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Nebraska historians (from left) Katrina Jagodinsky, William Thomas and Jeannette Eileen Jones, with collaborators from the College of Law Genesis Agosto, Jessica Shoemaker, Eric Berger, Danielle Jefferis and (not pictured) Catherine Wilson, will establish an academic program that enables undergraduate and graduate students to study how various marginalized groups in American history used the law to contest and advance their

Team earns $1M grant to bridge connections between history, civil rights

February 1, 2023

Society & Culture

Taeyeon Kim, assistant professor of educational administration, and Ted Hamann, courtesy professor of anthropology, are building a strong research team to focus on equity-driven accountability systems in K-12 education.

Researchers building statewide consensus on educational equity

January 30, 2023

Society & Culture

Rev. Zac Wolfe, left, Rebecca Baskerville, Associate Director for Experiential & Global Learning, and Bree Bell, a freshman in marketing from Omaha, unload food for the lunch crowd at Matt Talbot.

Nebraska U honors MLK with projects centered on hunger relief

January 26, 2023

Society & Culture

Wendy Smith

Smith named to lead Center for Transformative Teaching

January 13, 2026

Katherine S. Ankerson, UNL's 22nd chancellor, standing outside Love Library.

Ankerson takes helm; pledges bold, forward-focused leadership

January 12, 2026

A closeup of a screen with social media app icons.

Rural Nebraskans aware of, concerned about impact of online algorithms

January 12, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Nebraska Innovation Studio names 2026 fellows

January 13, 2026

A robotic welder at Nebraska Innovation Studio welds a Nebraska N to a cutout in the shape of Nebraska.

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