Discovery may lead to new applications, including biosensors and memory cells Scientists and engineers the world over have thought for years that the next generation of smaller, more-efficient electronic and photonic devices could be based on the use of carbon nanotubes, structures 10,000 times thinner than a human hair but with tremendous potential. Laboratories are […]

Trip forges agreements between UNL, Indian universities, industries Agreements and partnerships forged during a recent trip to India should expand opportunities for UNL faculty and students and enhance the university’s international engagement, officials said. UNL representatives led by Chancellor Harvey Perlman recently spent two-and-a-half weeks in India. They initiated or strengthened academic and research agreements […]

Sarah Chayes, a former National Public Radio reporter, will give the next E.N. Thompson Forum lecture at UNL. Her talk, “Notes from Afghanistan,” is at 7 p.m. March 4 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The lecture is free and open to the public, however tickets are required. Free tickets are available at the […]

The Feb. 10 collision between U.S. and Russian space satellites has prompted questions over who is at fault while highlighting the need for stronger international regulation of space debris, a UNL professor and internationally renowned space law expert said. Frans von der Dunk said international agreements dictate that if a space object causes damage to […]

UNL is reviewing its policies on English language proficiency requirements for undergraduate admissions. The policies have not been reviewed or updated for a number of years. UNL has invited two consultants from the Educational Testing Service, which administers the widely used Test of English as a Foreign Language, to lead a workshop March 5. Eileen […]

Rebecca Tsosie, the Willard H. Pendrick distinguished research scholar at Arizona State University, will speak Feb. 27 at the University of Nebraska College of Law. Tsosie will speak at noon in the Law College’s Sherman S. Welpton Courtroom. Her address, “Judicial Reasoning in Cases of Cultural Conflict,” is free and open to the public. Tsosie […]

Kimberly Espy will present the lecture “Walking the Career-Family Tightrope,” 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 12 in the Wick Alumni Center’s Dana Room. The lecture is an ADVANCE-Nebraska Paths to Success luncheon. Espy, associate vice chancellor of Research, is also on faculty in the Department of Psychology. Her research focuses on identifying the antecedents […]

PGA Golf Management program students John Kuedirka, Nicholas Christenson, Kyle Brandt, Parker McVey and Aaron Johnson listen to Randy Borg of Mizuno discuss the company’s new clubs during the PGA Golf Managment program job fair Feb. 19 at the East Union. Close to 120 students attended the job fair to talk to the 18 employers […]

The Bureau of Sociological Research at UNL will begin conducting its 31st Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey this month. The survey is a powerful resource for faculty, nonprofit organizations, and state agencies, said Julia McQuillan, bureau director. “This is a highly cost-effective way for researchers to try out survey questions to provide preliminary data for […]

Concurrent with efforts to certify several hundred courses for UNL’s new Achievement-Centered Education program are efforts to develop ways to assess how well ACE fulfills its stated objectives and outcomes. Hallmarks of ACE are its focus on learning outcomes and the promise that UNL would be able to show that its students are meeting those […]