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.
UNL doctoral student Alissa Anderson is the first researcher to quantitatively measure the rate of color change in a species of crab spider. The study appeared in the most recent edition of the journal Ecological Entomology.
UNL's Jay Storz contributed to discoveries about bird evolution as part of a new study in the journal Science that sequenced the complete genomes of 45 avian species.
Scott Gardner, a parasitologist and director of the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, was among an international team that discovered what is believed to be the most ancient pinworm yet found in the fossil record -- some 240 million years old.
Humphrey Kalibo, geography doctoral student, recently attended the 24th International Union of Forest Research Organizations World Congress held in Salt Lake City. He was among seven official bloggers selected to cover the event's technical sessions and sub-plenary meetings. Others featured in this Achievements column include Beth Lewis, Will Spaulding, Leilani Madrigal and parasitology research at Cedar Point Biological Station.
Humphrey Kalibo, geography doctoral student, recently attended the 24th International Union of Forest Research Organizations World Congress held in Salt Lake City. He was among seven official bloggers selected to cover the event's technical sessions and sub-plenary meetings. Others featured in this Achievements column include Beth Lewis, Will Spaulding, Leilani Madrigal and parasitology research at Cedar Point Biological Station.