Vuran wins CAREER award for irrigation sensors

As the sky clears from a July downpour, you can bet on farmers doing two things. First, checking the rain gauge. Then, mentally calculating how long they can hold off irrigating again. Mehmet Can Vuran, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln computer engineer, wants to give agricultural producers more information to make that decision.
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Vertebrate evolution study published in PNAS

Research by University of Nebraska-Lincoln biologists has found convergent evolution of a key physiological innovation that traces back through the two deepest branches of the vertebrate family tree.
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Study: EPA should count military emissions

U.S. military operations to protect oil imports coming from the Middle East are creating larger amounts of greenhouse gas emissions than once thought, new research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln shows. Regulators do not currently attribute these emissions to U.S. gasoline use -- but they should, the authors say.
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UNL receives $1.3 million for hazelnut research

The Nebraska Forest Service at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, along with partners in a national consortium, has received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop hybrid hazelnuts as a perennial crop in Nebraska and across the U.S. for use as food, animal feed and biofuel.
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Lai earns CAREER award

Finding a simpler, cheaper and quicker way to detect HIV would be an invaluable and long-sought aid in fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide. Rebecca Lai hopes her research into electrochemical biosensors will provide such a tool.
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Theiss-Moore's work honored

The American Political Science Association has chosen "Who Counts As An American?: The Boundaries of National Identity" by University of Nebraska-Lincoln political scientist Elizabeth Theiss-Morse as the winner of the 2010 Robert E. Lane Award as the best book in political psychology in 2009.
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UNL part of national reading initiative

University of Nebraska-Lincoln education researchers have received a five-year, nearly $4.5 million grant to collaborate on a new national initiative to improve reading comprehension for children.
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COBRE project pre-proposals sought

Pre-proposals are being accepted for individual research projects to be included as part of an application to establish a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Integrative Nutrition and Metabolic Processes. A team of UNL and University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty are developing the COBRE proposal, which will be submitted to NIH’s National Center for Research Resources in early 2011. Internal pre-proposals are due by 4 p.m. Aug. 31. Information on the center’s thematic focus and pre-proposal application process is available in the RFP.

Gut function research featured in PNAS

University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists trying to understand how microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract influence human health are learning more about how the relationships between microbiota and their vertebrate hosts have evolved, with an eye toward how modern lifestyles affect the microbial populations in the human gut.
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MRSEC team makes spintronics breakthrough

A team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Materials Research Science Engineering Center made a leap forward in modern spintronics, potentially revolutionizing information technology through reduced power consumption, faster processing speed and improved function compared to today's electronics.

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Video features UNL water research

The video, "Water for Food, Water for All," highlights some of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's strengths in water research. The video features some of the many UNL faculty from numerous disciplines who are involved in water-related research. The video debuted at the 2010 international Water for Food conference in Lincoln in early May, which drew more than 300 people from 13 countries.

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• Water for Food Conference website

$50 million Daugherty gift for Water for Food Institute

The University of Nebraska today (April 20) announced a $50 million founding gift commitment from the Robert B. Daugherty Charitable Foundation to support a global Water for Food Institute. The gift, one of the largest in the University’s history, will create a multi-campus center for research, education and policy analysis relating to use of water for agriculture. Water for food is one of the top priorities identified by the University in its $1.2 billion Campaign for Nebraska announced in October 2009. NU President James B. Milliken said the gift will allow the University to become a global resource for developing solutions to the challenges of hunger, poverty, agricultural productivity and water management.
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Stimulus funds at work at UNL

Federal stimulus funding is fueling research at UNL. Faculty members are competing successfully for grants from federal agencies provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. ARRA funding is helping UNL to expand research and economic activity and spur innovation to address major challenges facing Nebraska and the nation. UNL's federal stimulus Web site highlights some of the diverse stimulus-funded research and lists all stimulus-funded projects.
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