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Rik Barrera, associate dean of operations and chief of staff in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's College of Business, poses for a photo in a hallway of Howard L. Hawks Hall. He is wearing a black sport coat, red shirt and black dress pants.

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The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is launching the Nebraska Governance and Technology Center to study the changing relationship between law and technology, and its affects on society.

University launches innovative center to study how technology is governed

September 22, 2020

The Scarlet Hotel will be home to academic space managed by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s College of Education and Human Sciences and will house the Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management program.

The Scarlet ‘a game changer’ for Hospitality, Restaurant, Tourism Management program

September 21, 2020

Society & Culture

Anna W. Shavers (right) stands with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a College of Law classroom on April 7, 2006. Ginsburg delivered a Hruska Lecture and talked with law and journalism students.

RBG’s campus visit left lasting impact

September 21, 2020

Researchers conduct tests with the Diocles Laser, which is part of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Extreme Light Laboratory. The laser is being used to further national defense research aimed at detecting bombs hidden in cargo containers.

$92M contract to expand NU's national defense research

September 15, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

Report highlights research into quality of life in rural areas

September 9, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Business expectations remain positive in Nebraska

September 4, 2020

power lunches

Fall power lunches begin in Lincoln Sept. 23

September 3, 2020

Faculty 101, Tannenbaum talk economics of evictions

September 1, 2020

Society & Culture

Tiffany Heng-Moss gestures during a discussion with university leaders.

Heng-Moss named permanent vice chancellor for agriculture and natural resources

February 24, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Jagodinsky earns NEH grant to reveal untold history of habeas corpus

February 24, 2026

Society & Culture

Kristina Alas inspects the health and growth of new hops plants.

Nebraska hop featured in local brew, first in program history

February 24, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance announces 2026 certification schedule

February 25, 2026

Ranchers move a herd of cattle in a field.

Courtesy | Nebraska Cattlemen's Beef Association