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Cory Forbes is leading a project that uses model-centric science learning environments in elementary school classrooms to support – and ideally enhance – student learning on the topic of water systems. (Mekita Rivas | Natural Resources)

Forbes explores the science of learning about science

July 1, 2014

UNL's Steve Comfort worked with current students and an alumnus to craft a new candle that may help remove contamination from groundwater near Grand Island.

UNL partners with private firm to clean contaminated water

June 27, 2014

Shane Tucker, NU State Museum highway paleontologist, with the burrow image reconstructed as it would be exposed in the wall of the Happy Jack Chalk Mine.

Ancient rodent burrows illuminate evolutionary roadmap of Great Plains

June 4, 2014

Franz engages students with new cosmic-ray sensor

May 29, 2014

The third edition of the "Groundwater Atlas of Nebraska" has been selected as the recipient of the 2014 John C. Frye Memorial Award.

'Groundwater Atlas' named best environmental geology publication

May 6, 2014

Ayse Kilic, associate professor, is part of a national initiative that will use Google resources to gauge water use by vegetation.

Kilic partners with Google on climate initiative

April 18, 2014

Professor of plant and ecosystem ecology Dave Wedin (left) and David Murphy, senior research architect at the Nebraska State Historical Society, with the sod wall. (Mekita Rivas | Natural Resources)

Century-old sod wall unites researchers across disciplines

April 2, 2014

Weatherfest and Severe Weather Symposium is April 5

April 2, 2014

Evaporative research by Joe Szilagyi advanced with assistance from an alumnus and Cornerstone Mapping's highly sensitive thermal-infrared camera. Pictured is an research image taken by the camera.

Szilagyi, alumnus team up to further evaporation research

February 6, 2014

Ken Dewey during a trip to the Arctic Circle in 2008.

Social media is latest shift in Dewey's weather-related outreach

February 3, 2014

Anatoly Gitelson has retired from the university after 14 years of service.

Gitelson retires after 14 years of service

February 2, 2014

Ken Dewey (left) and SNR director John Carroll with the "Coats for Clinton" donations.

'Coats for Clinton' helps neighboring school

December 19, 2013