For a group of UNL students, the class syllabus reads like a crime lab technician’s work order – analyze dried blood on clothing, determine the presence of DNA, test for bodily fluids. Students in UNL forensic biology program complete those tasks in a real-world crime lab. The lab course is the first of its kind […]

ORCA is latest honor for chemist After earning a Guggenheim Fellowship, being named an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow, a university professor, and having seven major discoveries published in the three major science journals in a nine-year period, it’s almost no surprise that Xiao Cheng Zeng is in the headlines again for […]

Sometimes in science, new research pathways are generated by unexpected suggestions. That’s what led Xiao Cheng Zeng and his research group to their latest series of discoveries about the behavior of materials – especially water – at extremes of temperature, pressure and confinement. Zeng gave a talk in 2008 to the Materials Research Society in […]

The creative activity of emeriti professors is being explored in a new exhibition in Love Library. “Emeriti In Action,” developed by the UNL Emeriti Association in cooperation with the University Libraries, features activities carried out by professors after retirement. The exhibit, on display in Love Library display cases from April 2 to June 30, includes […]

NET Radio and Television are part of a new $10 million, two-year initiative designed by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting to expand local news coverage as newspapers struggle during the recession. Public media in seven regions around the country are receiving CPB funds to enhance local reporting capacity. NET Radio and Television are part of […]

National media outlets featured and cited UNL sources on a number of topics in March. Individuals featured and links to the stories include: Marvin Ammori, law, was featured in a video on March 23 in The Washington Post’s technology blog, Post Tech, about the future of Internet access and competition. http://go.unl.edu/bpq Scott Anderson, music, was […]

UNL’s Larsen Tractor Museum launched a month-long, 90th anniversary celebration on March 31. On March 31, 1920, the first successful Nebraska Tractor Test began on the Waterloo Boy Model N tractor. The pioneer Nebraska Tractor Tests became worldwide standards. For the past 90 years, tractor testing and performance data has contributed to more successful uses […]

Alan L. Berger, professor of Judaic studies at Florida Atlantic University, will deliver the lecture “Am I My Brother’s/Sister’s Keeper? Moral Courage During the Holocaust” at 7 p.m., April 8 in 127 Architecture Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public and sponsored by the family of Harry “Francis” Cunningham Jr., and the […]

NET News will provide live coverage of the April 5 launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The launch will be the second NASA mission for Ashland native Clay Anderson. NET News will present several preview pieces leading up to the live coverage of the launch. NET coverage will begin at 5 a.m. on NET Radio, […]

Shane Tucker, a paleontologist with the University of Nebraska State Museum, discusses climate change with Thomas and Lindsey Wiegert during the March 27 Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium and Family Weatherfest at Hardin Hall. The 10th annual event drew more than 3,000 participants learning about severe weather.