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Collage of headlines from stories covering discovery of mouse mummies

National, international media elevate tale of mouse mummies

October 31, 2023

Science & Technology

A view from atop an Andean volcano

Mummified mice discovered atop sky-high Andean volcanoes

October 23, 2023

Science & Technology

Collage of fiber-focused facts

Research Roundup | Oct. 6

October 6, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Photographic composite of a partially shadowed asteroid known as Bennu

What can NASA glean from historic asteroid sample?

September 22, 2023

Science & Technology

Jessica Petersen (center), associate professor of animal science, and graduate students Mackenzie Batt (left) and Lauren Seier (right) are part of a five-person Husker team whose research can expand the range of genetic tools used by breeders to boost cattle growth efficiency.

Husker team to ID genetic tools to boost cattle growth efficiency

September 21, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Abdallah Abdallah, an incoming UNL freshman from Lincoln, documents a spider’s activity while working in Eileen Hebets lab.

STEM-POWER program breaks barriers for underrepresented students

August 23, 2023

Science & Technology

A group of golden-crowned sparrows on the ground

Flock together: Sparrows drift from favored spots after losing friends

August 9, 2023

Science & Technology

Shizuka

Shizuka addressing racial inequities in the ornithology community

June 16, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Society & Culture

A team led by Eric Weaver, associate professor of biological sciences, has developed a robust vaccine against a strain of swine influenza. Framed by a model of nucleic acid proteins is (from left) Weaver; Matt Pekarek, a graduate student in the Weaver Lab; Cedric Wooledge, a technician with the Institutional Animal Care Program; David Steffen, with the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center; and Nicholas Jeanjaquet and Erika Petro-Turnquist, both doctoral students in the Weaver Lab. Not pictured

Husker scientists closing in on long-lasting swine flu vaccine

June 6, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Superb fairywren

Research Roundup | May 30

May 30, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Wolf spider

Uniformity of prey can yield spider-eat-spider world

May 8, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Chad Brassil accepts the Diversity Leadership Faculty award from Marco Barker, vice chancellor of diversity and inclusion.

Brassil's focus on inclusive instruction draws faculty leadership honor

April 18, 2023