Why does it seem many people begin with political preferences and then try to find reasons justifying their inclinations? Why is it so difficult to sway people who care deeply about politics no matter how compelling the facts or persuasive the prose? University of Nebraska-Lincoln research may help to answer these questions. By monitoring people’s […]

By Tom Simons, University Communications As curator of insects at the University of Nebraska State Museum, one of Brett Ratcliffe’s jobs is to keep an eye on the kinds of six-legged creatures that live in Nebraska, with a particular interest in his specialty, the scarab beetles. And what he and his team of entomologists are […]

By Troy Fedderson, University Communications A graduate student helped pull the green thumb of Roger Renken — and dozens of other garden hopefuls — into the sun. “We started offering community gardening space on East Campus about 14 years ago,” said Renken, a research technologist in agronomy and horticulture. “All the credit goes to Martin […]

By Dan Moser, IANR News Service Rural Nebraskans overwhelmingly support aggressive pursuit of renewable forms of energy to resolve the energy crisis, according to the Nebraska Rural Poll. Yet Nebraska is one of 18 states with no standards to require such development. A majority of respondents to the UNL poll also reported they believe Americans […]

By Carole Wilbeck, Engineering In June, UNL hosted a delegation from Poland’s Warsaw University of Technology, and committed to further cooperation. During the visit, a memorandum of understanding was signed by Harvey Perlman, UNL chancellor; Wlodzimierz Kurnik, Warsaw University of Technology director; and Tadeusz Kulik, Warsaw University of Technology vice-rector for research. The memorandum outlined […]

The Nebraska Council on Economic Education at UNL has received a $25,000 grant from the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance that will provide financial literacy education and student programming for Nebraska teachers and students. The grant will fund: The Nebraska Stock Market Game (www.nebraskacouncil.org/smg); The Nebraska Finance Challenge (www.financechallenge.org); teacher post-graduate education; and the […]

By Becky Erdkamp, Nebraska Forest Service As part of the Great Plains Tree and Forest Invasives Initiative, 400 randomly selected plots across Nebraska are being visited to evaluate the state’s tree resources. Four two-person crews began surveying rural and urban plots across Nebraska in late May. Two of the crews each will visit 100 plots […]

David Conrad is the new head of UNL’s technology development efforts. Conrad was named associate vice chancellor for technology development and on July 1 began directing UNL’s Office of Technology Development. He was director of licensing for the office. Conrad succeeds John Brasch who retired after three years. UNL’s Office of Technology Development works to […]

UNL has earned full accreditation from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs Inc., a nonprofit organization that maintains rigorous standards to protect human participants in research. UNL’s human subjects research protection team in the Office of Research has worked toward accreditation for more than two years. AAHRPP announced UNL’s full accreditation […]

The University of Nebraska Foundation, Arts Are Basic program and Lied Center for Performing Arts were awarded grants from the Woods Charitable Fund. The University of Nebraska Foundation received $750,000 to be used toward the creation of an Arts and Humanities Center in Lincoln’s Haymarket. The center will function as Sheldon Museum of Art’s community […]