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Doctoral student Molly Franz (left), pictured here with adviser psychology professor David DiLillo and senior research associate Jessica Calvi, has been awarded an National Institutes of Health grant that allows her to use saliva samples to measure how stress affects some mothers’ interactions with their children. Jessica Calvi, a senior research associate with Nebraska’s Salivary Bioscience Lab, will test the samples for the presence of the stress hormone cortisol.

Saliva gives researchers new tools to understand behavior

January 26, 2017

Science & Technology

Karsten Koehler (center) works with students in his exercise science lab in Nebraska's Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences.

Study suggests fitness and iron deficiency linked to GPA

January 25, 2017

Nebraska farmers face stressful loan renewal season

January 24, 2017

Agriculture & Environment

Speech and debate team earns 6th straight Big Ten title

January 24, 2017

Society & Culture

Nebraska's Heather Hallen-Adams holds a beaker of the yeast she helped identify for Lincoln's Boiler Brewing Company. The yeast was used to brew Nebraska Native, an American wild ale and the first commercially available craft beer made only from Nebraska ingredients.

Fungi expert helps craft beer project

January 23, 2017

Science & Technology

A new study by a Nebraska sociologist Philip Schwadel delves into the complicated links between a college education and students' religious beliefs.

College-educated keep the faith, research shows

January 23, 2017

Society & Culture

Morrill Hall to host Dinosaurs and Disasters Feb. 4

January 23, 2017

Science & Technology

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.

Economic indicator predicts slow growth in mid-2017

January 20, 2017

Chancellor Ronnie Green talks with a public gathering in Fremont on Jan. 23.

University leaders meet with public during 11-city Nebraska tour

January 18, 2017

Michael Boehm

New IANR chief says Nebraska is 'natural fit'

January 18, 2017

Agriculture & Environment

The Lied Center for Performing Arts will host Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella," a modern take on the classic tale, from Jan. 27-29.

'Cinderella' coming to Lied Center Jan. 27-29

January 18, 2017

Rebecca Lai, Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor of Chemistry, gives a SciPop Talks presentation in February 2016. Lai will kick off the 2017 SciPop series on Feb. 1.

SciPop talk series returns Feb. 1

January 18, 2017

Investigative science journalist Sonia Shah to speak Jan. 24

January 18, 2017

Science & Technology

Jim Wand

Hypnotist to present two shows Jan. 20

January 17, 2017

Researchers ID target of immune system’s assault on heart

January 16, 2017

Science & Technology

Martin Luther King Jr.

MLK Youth Rally and March postponed; Dish It Up canceled

January 16, 2017

Kristi Montooth, an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences, displays a bottle containing fruit flies that are the subject of her research. She is a co-author of a new scientific paper investigating the evolutionary causes of fruit flies' tolerance for alcohol.

Study refutes how fruit flies developed alcohol tolerance

January 13, 2017

Science & Technology

An image from "KinderBop," a laser show playing Jan. 20-22 at Mueller Planetarium.

Planetarium to feature sing-along, pop, rock shows

January 12, 2017

John Chapo, president and CEO of the Lincoln Children's Zoo, speaks during a Science Cafe program at Morrill Hall in June 2016. The series allows adults 21 and older to explore science and natural history topics in a casual environment.

Science Cafe series resumes Jan. 19

January 12, 2017

Science & Technology

Mark Poeschl

Poeschl urges all to take responsibility in feeding the world

January 12, 2017

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology