UNL SciComm 2015 talks are online
December 10, 2015Talks from UNL SciComm 2015, UNL's first symposium on effective science communication, are available online. The event brought together professors and outreach experts from across disciplines.
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Record 8 faculty named AAAS fellows
November 24, 2015A campus record eight UNL faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society. The new AAAS fellows are David Berkowitz, Scott Gardner, Ronnie Green, Andrzej Rajca, Mark Riley, Daniel Schachtman, Janos Zempleni and Tim Zhang.
UNL alumna traversing globe as CDC disease detective
November 16, 2015UNL alumna Alaine Knipes has earned a two-year placement with the CDC's elite Epidemic Intelligence Service. She credits mentoring from UNL's John Janovy and coursework in parasitology for her career successes.
Sci Pop Talk to focus on 'Nightmares of Spiders'
October 21, 2015A special Halloween Sci Pop Talk on "The Nightmares of Spiders" will take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Peterson Room (Room 221) at Love Library, 13th and R streets.
Study: Mutational ‘hot spot’ leads to adaptation in high-altitude birds
October 14, 2015New research led by UNL's Jay Storz has pinpointed changes in a single, mutation-prone gene site that ultimately allow wrens to breathe easy in the rarefied air of the Andes.
NUtech Ventures honors Blum
October 9, 2015The Innovator of the Year award was presented to Paul Blum, professor of biological sciences, for advancing novel research into significant commercial utilization. Blum’s innovations make ethanol less expensive to produce and help progress hydrogen as a clean energy source.
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