Sato works to perfect his Japanese calligraphy skills Friends drew Koichi Sato into the study of Japanese calligraphy. A bullying teacher pushed him away. And lessons of a wise, old raccoon brought him back. After years of avoiding the brush and ink, the instructional design technology specialist with Extended Education and Outreach is again practicing […]

Chris Jackson made sure the check did not get lost in the mail. On the Friday before Christmas, the vice chancellor for business and finance drove to Nebraska Title Co., and hand delivered the check to purchase the former Nebraska State Fairgrounds. On Jan. 1, the University of Nebraska became official owners of the 249-acre […]

It’s well known that sunlight fuels plants. But exactly how plants convert photons of light into energy is a mystery. The first molecular step in conversion takes less than one-trillionth of a second, far too fast for scientists to see the process. Unlocking the mystery could lead to better green energy sources. Martin Centurion, an […]

This week, a trio of computer programmers from UNL is flying to Harbin, China, for the World Finals of the IBM-sponsored Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest. Luckily, one of their traveling companions is the “winningest coach” in the history of the competition. Charles Riedesel, assistant professor of practice in Computer Science and […]

The Nebraska Business Forecast Council is providing an optimistic economic outlook for Nebraska over the next two years, and estimates broad-based growth in the state’s economy during that span. Members of the 12-person Nebraska Business Forecast Council include John Austin, professor of economics; Bruce Johnson, professor of agricultural economics; and Eric Thompson, associate professor and […]

As a way to get the country’s youth more interested in science, the National 4-H Headquarters and National 4-H council have launched the “One Million New Scientists, One Million New Ideas” campaign. In Nebraska, 4-H’ers are well on their way to becoming the next Albert Einstein or Bill Gates by participating in science, engineering and […]

Teams and judges take part in the Nebraska Robotics Expo under the shadow of a B-1A Bomber Jan. 30 at the Strategic Air and Space Museum near Ashland. More than 400 elementary, middle and high school students from 60 schools across Nebraska participated in the event. The event was sponsored by UNL, the UNL-based 4-H […]

Journalist Richard Behar talks with a group of students from the E.N. Thompson Forum Learning Community in the Van Brunt Visitors Center before his Jan. 26 lecture. Behar discussed China’s role in Africa during the lecture in the Lied Center for Performing Arts. His talk was the fourth of six lectures in the 2009-10 E.N. […]

Verbatim – Chancellor Harvey Perlman issued this Jan. 29 e-mail about plans for budget reductions of at least $5.2 million. I am sure it is no surprise to any of you that we are called upon once again to begin the process to further reduce our budget. I am following our procedures and am making […]

Shane Tucker, a paleontologist with the University of Nebraska State Museum, removes sediment from a 6-million to 8-million-year-old giant land tortoise shell fossil during the Jan. 17 Sunday with a Scientist event at Morrill Hall. Tucker, who works for the museum’s Highway Salvage Paleontology program, found the 2,500 pound fossil in September. The next Sunday […]