UNL professors Stephen Baenziger and Stephen Taylor were selected among the 2011 winners of the University of Nebraska’s most prestigious awards for research, teaching and engagement. The universitywide awards recognize faculty whose work has made a strong impact on students, the university and the state. Award recipients are selected by committees of outstanding peers. “The […]

The Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs is seeking nominations for a variety of faculty awards. Award recipients will be honored at the University Honors Convocation in the spring. The deadline for nominations for the Harold and Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award; College Distinguished Teaching Awards; and the Distinguished Teaching Award in […]

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 […]

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 […]