The Department of Art and Art History is again offering a class and residency opportunity for those interested in learning and working at Cedar Point Biological Station near Ogallala, Nebraska, this summer.
The Department of Art and Art History is again offering a class and residency opportunity for those interested in learning and working at Cedar Point Biological Station near Ogallala, Nebraska, this summer.
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable result of climate change, says a zoologist affiliated with the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology at UNL.
Paul. A. Johnsgard, foundation professor emeritus of biological science at UNL, will present a talk, “Cranes of North America and Japan,” at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 19 in the Nebraska Union Heritage Room.
Comic books have enthralled kids and kids-at-heart for decades, spawning franchises that now grace the silver screen and gross billions of dollars. Now for the real test: Can they capture teenage interest in scientific issues? UNL's will address this question Feb. 13 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Jose, Calif.
UNL is investing $600,000 to fund immediate improvements and assist with future projects at Cedar Point Biological Station. Immediate improvements that should be in place for Cedar Point's summer 2015 session include enhanced wireless coverage, new steel roofs on student cabins and replacement of all station mattresses.