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UNL's Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior will be featured during Sunday with a Scientist March 13 at Morrill Hall.

Sunday with a Scientist to focus on brain's inner workings

March 8, 2016

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Troy Sadler

Sadler scientific literacy talk rescheduled for March 17

March 8, 2016

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NSF grant to expand Morin’s research on hybrid materials

March 7, 2016

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SciPop speaker to analyze clash of superheroes

March 7, 2016

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A Morrill Hall volunteer explains various species found as part of a simulated fossil dig to a young visitor. The museum will host a variety of hands-on activities during Museum Day Live! on March 12.

Morrill Hall to offer free admission March 12

March 3, 2016

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Zhenghong Tang

Tang taps mobile tech, aids access to environmental data

March 2, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

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Biologists (left to right) Eileen Hebets and Alissa Anderson have shown that the male nursery-web spider improves his odds of surviving a sexual encounter with a cannibalistic female by wrapping his mate's forelegs with silk prior to copulation.

Study finds sexual restraints protect male spiders from cannibalism

March 1, 2016

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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.

Virtual Incision mini-robots conduct first known human surgery

March 1, 2016

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A water bottle sits on the sunny seat of a vehicle.

Husker researchers study invisible plastics in everyday drinks

June 2, 2026

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Lupe Perez, the assistant director of campus visits, stands in front of the Nebraska Union and Broyhill Fountain on a sunny spring day. Photo by Kristin Labadie University Communication.

Perez makes each student, family visit 'count'

June 2, 2026

Society & Culture

Kay McClure retires June 5 after 20 years of service to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Fran tenBensel Benne | Agronomy and Horticulture

McClure’s dedication leaves lasting impact on department

June 2, 2026

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Nebraska in the national news: May 2026

June 2, 2026

"In the News" in front of a smartphone, with about 40 images of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's campuses behind.

Kristen Labadie | University Communication and Marketing