Posts Tagged ‘ Development and Entrepreneurship Award ’

Field research earns IDEA honor

Apr 2nd, 2009 | By | Category: April 2, 2009, Campus News, Issue

More than a few years ago, Don Weeks was working in a laboratory with his research team when he realized they had made an important discovery. So important, in fact, that it is expected to help increase productivity for farmers around the world. Weeks learned that by isolating a gene from a bacterium that degrades […]



Garbin, James, Lee, Weeks win NU honors

Mar 26th, 2009 | By | Category: Campus News, Issue, March 26, 2009

University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken on March 24 announced the 2009 winners of the university’s most prestigious awards for research, teaching and engagement. “The universitywide awards recognize faculty whose research and teaching have made an impact on students, the university and the state,” Milliken said. “The strength and reputation of any university depends […]