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Rasmita Mainali (left) assists 4-year-old Grady Schultz in spraying water onto water-sensitive cards to reveal the spray pattern produced by a nozzle during a hands-on activity at East Campus Discovery Days on June 13, 2026. Hosted by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the free summer series connects youth and families with agriculture, science, entrepreneurship and the natural world through interactive exhibits and activities.

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The University of Nebraska State Museum exhibits team prepares one square meter of prairie plants for each of the four seasons. “Hidden Prairie” opens Oct. 16 and runs through May 2022.

Morrill Hall to celebrate birthday Nov. 4 with free admission, activities

October 28, 2021

Macabre staging offers students a spooktacular theatrical experience

October 27, 2021

Society & Culture

UNL's travel policy change mirrors recommendations set forth by federal, state and local public health agencies.

NU State Museum gives free passes to Friendship Home

October 27, 2021

Students — all of whom are wearing masks — listen to instructions in the newly renovated organic chemistry labs in Hamilton Hall on Aug. 23, the first day of classes in the fall 2021 semester. Following an order from public health officials, the university community will start wearing masks when indoors on Aug. 25.

Indoor mask use extended through Nov. 24

October 26, 2021

Love Library is illuminated during the 2019 Glow Big Red event. Buildings were not lit up this year to conserve electricity amid the rolling blackouts in the central U.S.

University launches annual Combined Campaign community fundraiser

October 25, 2021

Architecture promotes equity in ways that benefit students, faculty, staff

October 25, 2021

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October 25, 2021

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Josie Sullivan, a Minnesota native, quickly settled into the Crete community after relocating there with her boyfriend. She said the support she’s found there has been a big reason for her decision to pursue an endorsement and stay on as a full-time special education teacher this fall.

Apprenticeship helps Sullivan fast-track classroom impact

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Society & Culture

Two girls, one with long brown hair and one with long black hair, work together on creating a robot.

Big Red Camps prep students for college, careers

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Homer Buell, owner and operator of Shovel Dot Ranch near Rose, Nebraska, stands in front of an all-terrain vehicle in a field. He is wearing a light-colored longsleeve plaid shirt, blue jeans and a white cowboy hat.

Sandhills rancher’s stewardship shaped by Nebraska U research, extension

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200 voices find their harmony at Nebraska U show choir camp

June 19, 2026

A group dances in a rehearsal room.

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