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UNL's Sabrina Russo at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden in Yunnan, China.

Study: Mighty tropical trees dominate with micro-organisms' help

July 15, 2015

Forbes farewell reception is July 10

June 30, 2015

Heriberto Cerutti, Zhen Wang, Jean-Jack Riethoven and Chi Zhang. Wang is holding a tray of the plant species (Arabidopsis thaliana) studied by the researchers.

Study reveals mechanisms of plants' drought response

June 29, 2015

Construction projects at UNL include the Love Library Learning Commons, a $10 million project designed as a gathering and collaboration space for students. The learning commons is scheduled to open in December.

Campus construction rolls on despite record rainfall

May 28, 2015

Scott Gardner

NSF grant helps preserve parasite collections

May 19, 2015

A new study by UNL's Daizaburo Shizuka shows a majority of animal groups follow a similar social blueprint in dominance and subordination.

Biologist finds animal groups share dominance dynamics

March 26, 2015

John Delong, assistant professor of biological sciences, is at far right.

Study: Loss of large predators tips ecosystem balance

March 13, 2015

Royer continues biotechnology, life sciences seminar series

February 23, 2015

Daniel Brooks

Study: Climate change leads to rapid emergence of infectious diseases

February 17, 2015

UNL students search for specimens during a field parasitology course at Cedar Point Biological Station. UNL has committed $600,000 to fund upgrades at the field research station near Ogallala.

UNL funds upgrades at Cedar Point Biological Station

January 23, 2015

Alissa Anderson, a UNL doctoral candidate in biological sciences, is the first researcher to quantitatively measure the rate of color change in a species of crab spider.

Doctoral student first to quantify color change in spiders

January 19, 2015

UNL biologist gains insights into genetic evolution of birds

December 11, 2014