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Fifteen young women wearing white jackets, white shirts, black bowties and black pants pose for a photo with instructor Ajai Ammachathram. They are Husker students providing hospitality services at the 2026 Masters Tournament.

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Dmitry Oleynikov, a UNMC professor of surgery, operates a surgical robot as in the background Shane Farritor, a UNL engineering professor, adjusts the camera on the surgical subject in June 2015. The two developed the robot for minimally invasive surgeries. Farritor and Oleynikov's startup company, Virtual Incision, announced March 1 the first use of its miniaturized robot in human surgery.

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Under the direction of Kennedy Center teaching artist and science educator John Bertles, Science of Sound Spring Break Camp participants experiment with sound on musical instruments created from recycled materials at Dawes Middle School in 2014.

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Husker students assist at 2026 Masters Tournament

April 6, 2026

Fifteen young women wearing white jackets, white shirts, black bowties and black pants pose for a photo with instructor Ajai Ammachathram. They are Husker students providing hospitality services at the 2026 Masters Tournament.