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Tomas Helikar has earned a National Institutes of Health grant that will advance his work into immune system modeling to aid researchers and biology education.

Immune system modeling gets boost

October 7, 2016

Science & Technology

Judy Walker (left) discusses a math question with doctoral students Erica Miller (center) and Allison Beemer. Walker leads a new National Science Foundation-funded project to increase the number of women in mathematics, especially at the doctoral level.

Project aims to boost women in math grad programs

October 4, 2016

Society & Culture

Science & Technology

James Takacs (left) and Concetta DiRusso.

University earns $11.3M NIH grant to study biomolecular communication

August 30, 2016

Science & Technology

Edgar Cahoon, left, professor of biochemistry and director of UNL's Center for Plant Science Innovation, and James Alfano, professor of plant pathology at UNL, will lead a $20 million, Nebraska-based research effort to improve crop productivity.

University earns $20M for partnership to improve crop productivity

June 17, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

NSF grant supports chemist’s work to expand genetic code

May 13, 2016

Science & Technology

Jian Zhang, assistant professor of chemistry, recently earned a five-year, $527,154 Faculty Early Career Development Program Award from the National Science Foundation to develop an organic-based catalyst that uses the sun’s energy to facilitate chemical reactions. His work could one day lead to cleaner fuel production.

Zhang wins NSF award for 'green' chemistry

March 14, 2016

Science & Technology

Liyan Qu, assistant professor, electrical and computer engineering, ecently earned a five-year, $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program Award from the National Science Foundation to develop a next-generation power grid transformer.

NSF grant boosts Qu's smart power grid research

February 26, 2016

Science & Technology

Marilyn Stains, UNL assistant professor of chemistry, is studying how science, technology, engineering and mathematics are taught at the university level and how to improve programs that train faculty to better teach science.

NSF award aids Stains' research on STEM teaching

February 16, 2016

Science & Technology

Matthias Fuchs

Cover illustration features Fuchs' research

January 8, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Record 8 faculty named AAAS fellows

November 23, 2015

Agronomists Patricio Grassini (left) and Ken Cassman are part of the UNL team that developed the Global Yield Gap and Water Productivity Atlas through an international research collaboration.

Yield gap study highlights potential for higher crop yields in Africa

September 30, 2015

UNL leads $13.5M project to enhance sorghum for biofuel

September 29, 2015