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Sandhya Karki sitting next to Broyhill Fountain at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Karki works to make positive impacts through involvement

May 12, 2021

Released in conjunction with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, the Custom Climatology Tool developed at the High Plains Regional Climate Center allows users to examine average monthly and annual temperature measurements over customizable periods of time. The data is collected from thousands of U.S. weather stations.

Climate center develops tool to accompany release of new Climate Normals

May 4, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Nebraska Business students award $10,000 in grants to two nonprofits

May 3, 2021

On April 24, the Nebraska Big Red Satellite team will launch its first high-altitude balloon with six test payloads as a precursor to the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative. The test will occur at the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum in Ashland.

NASA selects Nebraska students' satellite to orbit in space

April 21, 2021

Science & Technology

Honors students (from left) Sophie Newman and Ellie Hellman spray paint a stencil as part of the mural project in Lincoln's historic Havelock neighborhood on April 17. Students paired up to create designs for the quilt-block mural.

Honors course helps Huskers experience art, reduce stress

April 21, 2021

Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park near Royal will open to the public May 1. Hours will be 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

Ashfall Fossil Beds to open for 30th season

April 21, 2021

William Barrera, director of NeSIS, assists Wilber Daken into Pinnacle Bank Arena for a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on April 7. As part of its partnership with the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, the university allowed faculty and staff to volunteer for vaccination clinics this week. The effort was part of a broader push to vaccinate some 40,000 Lincoln and Lancaster County residents.

Huskers volunteer to support vaccine effort

April 9, 2021

Tribal Water and Food Sustainability Summit is April 14-15

April 6, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Nebraska’s Harkamal Walia and colleagues have described a novel form of a gene obtained from wild wheat that has the potential to improve drought tolerance in cultivated wheat.

Walia featured today in Nebraska Lecture on climate change, crop yields

April 2, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Six in 10 rural Nebraskans surveyed are using the internet to save money by price matching or bargain hunting, and about one-third are generating income by buying or selling items online, according to the 2018 Nebraska Rural Poll.

Nebraska Rural Poll collaborates to provide statewide survey

April 1, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Faculty, staff volunteers sought to assist with vaccination clinics

March 31, 2021

Faculty (from left) Margaret Jacobs, Ken Kiewra and Laurence Rilett are among the 2021 winners of the University of Nebraska’s most prestigious awards for research, creative activity, teaching and engagement.

Jacobs, Kiewra, Rilett earn top NU awards

March 29, 2021

Science & Technology

Society & Culture