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6,200-plus Huskers named to Deans’ List for spring 2026

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May 2021 graduates (from left to right) Juliana Bukoski, Elizabeth Carlson and Su Ji Hong will bring the number of women who have earned the Ph.D. from the Nebraska mathematics department to 100.

Trio to share honor of 100th doctorate to woman in mathematics

April 28, 2021

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Justin Bradley, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Nebraska, is using a nearly $500,000, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program to give drones and other robots the ability to sense and adapt to a changing environment, diverting energy to the most important tasks at hand while pausing lower-priority work.

Bradley’s CAREER project to boost drones’ adaptability, performance

April 27, 2021

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A rendering of an infrared laser striking a flame. Husker researchers have shown how a laser can modify chemical reactions taking place within a flame, allowing them to coat materials with performance-enhancing chemicals while avoiding an unwanted side effect that complicates the construction of semiconductors and other microelectronic components.

Lasers and flames: Technique could refine performance of high-tech materials

April 23, 2021

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On April 24, the Nebraska Big Red Satellite team will launch its first high-altitude balloon with six test payloads as a precursor to the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative. The test will occur at the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum in Ashland.

NASA selects Nebraska students' satellite to orbit in space

April 21, 2021

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An illustration showing the molecular structure of palmitoleate, with Zika virus virions in the background.

Nutrient compound shows promise for halting mother-to-fetus Zika transmission

April 20, 2021

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Majority of Sandhills landowners would delay hay harvest for birds

April 19, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

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Bill Nye

‘A Conversation with Bill Nye’ is April 28

April 16, 2021

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Allison Zach, Program Coordinator for the Nebraska Invasive Species Program, will lead Morrill Hall's Virtual Sunday with a Scientist on Sunday, April 25th at 2:00 pm over Zoom.

Virtual Sunday with a Scientist to examine invasive species

April 16, 2021

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The sun sets over a gravel country road in Nebraska, painting the sky in pinks, oranges and blues.

Snapshot: Nebraskans' satisfaction down since COVID, recovery stalled

June 16, 2026

Society & Culture

Ruth Staples CDL Director Jenny Leeper Miller (left) presents Tori Archuleta with a certificate as the recipient of the 2026 Windsweep Farm Scholar Award.

Scholar award enriches early literacy impacts at Ruth Staples Lab

June 16, 2026

Society & Culture

People sit in the grass areas of the Sheldon Sculpture Garden while listening to Tammy McCann during Jazz in June on June 9.

Allen, Sturm to headline Jazz in June

June 16, 2026

University renews partnership with Union Bank & Trust

June 16, 2026

Union Bank & Trust, which recently renewed its contract with the university, will relocate within the Nebraska Union. The new full-service space will sit just north of its current location along the windows facing Broyhill Fountain. The updated space is shown in this architect’s rendering.

Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture