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Husker discoveries, collaborations, insight made national news in 2025

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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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Patrons use the African Poetry library in Uganda.

Project earns funding to study book distribution in Africa

July 8, 2022

Society & Culture

Chimney Rock

Conference to explore complex history of the Great Plains

July 8, 2022

Society & Culture

Max Wheeler (left), with Nebraska Innovation Studio, explains how the laser cutter works during the 2022 MATC/NCIA Sovereign Native Youth STEM Leadership Academy on June 30.

Summer program for Native youths returns to campus

July 5, 2022

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

Exterior view of The Scarlet Hotel, a Marriott Tribute hotel located at Nebraska Innovation Campus. The hotel opened in May and will be home to the university's Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management program.

$1.6M federal award supports academic space at Scarlet Hotel

June 30, 2022

Society & Culture

Timothy Schaffert

Schaffert sustaining Husker legacy of LGBTQ literature

June 28, 2022

Society & Culture

Benjamin Riggan, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is part of a team of researchers participating in a federal government research program to develop software systems capable of performing whole-body biometric identification.

Riggan leads team developing whole-body biometric ID system

June 28, 2022

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

Portrait of Gwendolyn Newkirk

CEHS to honor Gwendolyn Newkirk with building renaming

June 23, 2022

Society & Culture

A couple holds a stick figure picture of a family.

Study examines life satisfaction when men and women perceive infertility

June 21, 2022

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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