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Several cabins sit on the shores of Lake Ogallala.

Learners from all ages, disciplines gather at Cedar Point Biological Station

May 27, 2025

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Nebraska-developed vaccine protects against swine, human and bird flu

May 12, 2025

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More than 260 faculty, university and community leaders work together at tables in the Nebraska Union during the Research and Innovation Convening on May 7. The strategic planning summit launched an effort to define research priorities for the university.

Nebraska U charts course to elevate research distinction

May 9, 2025

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UNMC faculty member leaves gift to support microbiology research

May 9, 2025

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Nine faculty earn named professorships

March 31, 2025

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University of Nebraska–Lincoln undergraduates (from left) Avery Marquis, Vanessa Hubing and Chanasei Ziemann pose in lab coats for a photo in Luwen Zhang’s campus lab. The students are first co-authors on two research papers published recently in the Journal of Medicine Virology. Their work explores how key immune systems have adapted over time.

Nebraska undergrads uncover ancient secrets of human immunity

March 26, 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.

Novel spider research featured in New York Times

March 25, 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.

Spider Sense: Study tracks how web-building arachnids adapt to noise

March 17, 2025

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Alan Christensen (center-left) and Rebecca Varney (center-right) operate a new GelDoc Go machine with students to view the results of an experiment. The machine was purchased through a gift from Dr. Dane Todd, UNL alumnus and former Husker football player.

Alumnus' donation powers genetics lab update

March 12, 2025

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Lexi Thomas, undergraduate support specialist in the School of Biological Sciences, stands among cornstalks. She is among the female office/service staff who are being featured in March in a Q&A series organized by the Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women.

Thomas brings passion for learning, service to Biological Sciences

March 10, 2025

Nicole Fiore (front), lecturer and former graduate student in biological sciences, and Karrie Weber, professor of biological sciences and Earth and atmospheric sciences, look at a culture of microorganisms in a laboratory.

Husker team’s discovery could be key to sustainable bioenergy

February 13, 2025

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Dr. Nicole Buan sits on the left side of the frame in a red sweater, in front of a lab.

Buan's research pursues future fuel sources

January 13, 2025

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