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UNL in the national news: July 2016

August 4, 2016

Cedar trees invading into grasslands from a windbreak in the Loess Canyons ecoregion. A new report suggests that the expansion of eastern redcedar into grasslands reduces grazing capacity.

Research: Eastern redcedar may affect School Land Trust

August 4, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Plants’ surprising guard against freezing: acid

August 3, 2016

Science & Technology

University leaders to ‘Blanket Nebraska’

August 2, 2016

A worker measures cracks in a concrete median affected by alkali-silica reaction. A team led by UNL's Jinying Zhu has earned a federal grant to develop an online system to monitor and evaluate the health of concrete structures, including nuclear power plants.

Zhu to lead creation of concrete monitoring system

August 1, 2016

Science & Technology

Stacie Ray examines Hannah Lionberger during a hearing screening Jan. 11, 2016.

Hearing aid project headed to Nicaragua

July 29, 2016

Society & Culture

Eric Thompson (second from right), associate professor of economics, works with student research assistants in the College of Business Administration’s Bureau of Business Research. The bureau is designed to assist with Nebraska’s economic development efforts.

Indicator: Nebraska should see strong growth through year's end

July 29, 2016

The UNL Fountain Wars team competes in the breach ball high jump competition at the ASABE annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. The team finished first place in the competition.

Achievements | Honors, awards, publications for July 29

July 29, 2016

Teresa Paulsen is UNL's new Chief Communication and Marketing Officer.

Paulsen named chief communication and marketing officer

July 28, 2016

Second-year law student Megan Meyerson shows the Build Your Character app for College of Law students. College leaders say the app will give students a way to demonstrate skills to potential employers.

Law app supports 'Build Your Character'

July 27, 2016

Steve Spomer searches for signs of butterflies among flowers in a pollinator garden on UNL's East Campus. Spomer believes a wet May has contributed to the recent decline in butterflies in the Great Plains.

Researcher sees end to 'summer of no butterflies'

July 27, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Society & Culture

A CYFS team has earned a federal grant to support Latino K-5 students in schools across Nebraska, including Everett Elementary School in Lincoln. The team includes, from left, Lorey Wheeler, Brandy Clarke, Susan Sheridan and Kristen Derr.

Center earns $3.5 million grant to support Latino students

July 26, 2016

Society & Culture

Study shows racial attitudes play role in police reform support

July 26, 2016

Society & Culture

Husker Kids take part in a stretching activity as part of Campus Recreation's summer camp. The program is now in its 25th year, having shown more than 6,920 children the benefit of living an active lifestyle.

Husker Kids celebrates 25 years of active summers

July 25, 2016

Architect, design firm chosen for Morrill Hall project

July 25, 2016

Chancellor Green statement on death of student-athlete Sam Foltz

July 24, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Wenjin Fan, Qingsheng Li, Zhe Yuan and Guobin Kang.

Study confirms simian ancestors of HIV can infect human cells

July 22, 2016

Science & Technology

Tidball co-authors report giving voice to sex trafficking survivors

July 22, 2016

Society & Culture

Grant fuels development of new 'Water in Society' course

July 22, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Achievements | Honors, awards, publications for July 22

July 22, 2016