A Rube Goldberg device was the first thing that came to mind when Jayme Cox and her dad, John, began brainstorming how to cut the ribbon on UNL’s new physics building. “We had a lot of little pieces — stuff that we already had put together,” she said. “We figured it would work well to […]

Physics and Astronomy will celebrate its new home following a series of Physics Week events. University officials, state leaders, faculty, staff, students and alumni will gather Oct. 29 to dedicate Jorgensen Hall. The celebration gets under way at 4 p.m. with featured speaker, alumnus and Nobel laureate Alan Heeger, who will be followed by an […]

Faculty and students are enjoying attractive and modern amenities, collaborative space and a greater sense of unity inside the new home for physics and astronomy. Classes and research are under way inside UNL’s new 125,000-square-foot physical sciences building, located along 16th Street between Vine and W streets. University officials named the four-story building for alum, […]