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Nebraska Shark Week

Craig Zuhlke, a research assistant professor, and Aaron Ediger, a graduate research assistant, watch as a laser modifies a small sample of metal. The research, led by Nebraska's Dennis Alexander, is modifying metal surfaces to mimic biological properties, including shark skin. The research is used primarily for defense and industrial purposes.

Alexander taps lasers to mimic shark skin, other natural surfaces

July 27, 2018

Science & Technology

“Shark River,” date unknown, ink and graphite on paper

Blakelock drawings have shark connection

July 27, 2018

Grant Suddarth, an agricultural economics major from York, Nebraska, used the 3-2-1 Quickpitch competition to hone his business plan and go on to successfully compete in the university's New Venture competition.

Pitch contests offer 'sharks' chance to chomp on student business ideas

July 26, 2018

Tyrell Williams, a senior biological systems engineering major from Colorado Springs, Colorado, watches as a 3D-Biolplotter prints a structure using silicone. The bio-printer will soon be joined by a second in labs led by Nebraska's Ali Tamayol.

3-D printers may reshape recoveries for shark bite victims

July 25, 2018

Science & Technology

Alec Alvarez, a senior food science and technology major and student employee in the Dairy Store, measures shark gummy candies in a bucket prior to adding it to the Shark Week ice cream mixture.

Dairy Store churns out an ice cream feeding frenzy

July 24, 2018

Human divers have little difficulty keeping up with gentle whale sharks during an occasional encounter. However, millions of years of evolution have shaped sharks and dolphins into ideal forms for moving quickly through water. Humans present a hybrid form that — while slower in the water — offers a versatility to move from water to land.

Could we engineer humans to swim as fast as sharks?

July 24, 2018

Science & Technology

Bathtub Dogs provide Nebraska Shark Week theme music

July 24, 2018

Researchers net crucial estimate of white shark survival

July 23, 2018

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Sharks once roamed Nebraska's ancient seas

July 22, 2018

Agriculture & Environment

Nebraska Shark Week

Welcome to Shark Week — Nebraska style

July 21, 2018