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Research gives insight into Civil War poetry, newspapers 05/21/2013 An edition of Civil War-era poems edited by UNL English research assistant professor Elizabeth Lorang and collaborator Rebecca Weir is available online, complete with images from the newspapers in which they appeared and with historical and literary analysis that provides insight into the role of newspapers and poetry during the Civil War. MORE ...

Study: Young men who feel body shame less hopeful about relationships 05/15/2013 Increasingly, objectification and heightened masculinity in images of men is saturating popular culture and the media. A new UNL study examines how this objectification affects men's body image and how that in turn affects men's hopes of developing social and romantic relationships. MORE ...

UNL a leader in research into distillers grains 05/15/2013 Terry Klopfenstein recalls the history of how UNL animal scientists led the way in researching how to use distillers byproducts to create high-quality, high-protein cattle feed. MORE ...

Speaker: Time to act on water, food issues 05/09/2013 As the fifth annual Water for Food Conference closed, Dilip Kulkarni of India's Jain Irrigation Systems praised the event for playing an important role in surfacing challenges and solutions to the problem of feeding a world expected to grow from 7 billion to 9 billion by 2050. But "time is running out. It is now the time for action, we must take our research, our knowledge to the people. The solutions are within our reach." MORE ...

Adapting to climate change a worldwide challenge 05/07/2013 Climate change already is being felt around the world, and society must figure out how to adapt to the changes already underway and mitigate the severity of future impacts, experts said Tuesday (May 7) at the global Water for Food Conference. MORE ...

Experts: Translate knowledge into ag practices, policy 05/06/2013 Much of the scientific and technical knowledge needed to address the world's burgeoning food needs already exists. The challenge now is to get it into small farmers' hands in a way they can use it, and to convince governments to change policies to make it more feasible for them to do so. MORE ...

UNL leads $7 million research collaboration 05/01/2013 UNL will lead a new $7.125 million research collaboration involving six universities and an industry consortium to develop a new generation of electronic devices. MORE ...

Discovery yields supertough, strong nanofibers 04/23/2013 UNL materials engineers have developed a structural nanofiber that is both strong and tough, a discovery that could transform everything from airplanes and bridges to body armor and bicycles. Their findings are featured on the cover of this week's April issue of the American Chemical Society's journal, ACS Nano. MORE ...

Kunc receives Fulbright specialist grant 04/18/2013 Karen Kunc, Cather Professor of Art, has earned a Fulbright Specialist Project Grant to teach contemporary woodcut printmaking workshop at Dhaka University in Bangladesh. MORE ...

Quilt Center receives gift for expansion, endowment 04/24/2013 The Robert and Ardis James Foundation has made a $7 million gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation's current Campaign for Nebraska for expansion of Quilt House, 1523 N. 33rd St. on UNL's East Campus. MORE ...

Students earn Goldwater Scholars honors 04/18/2013 UNL students Daniel Jay Geschwender and Steve Parkison have been named Goldwater Scholars for outstanding research in science. A third student, Ashley Thelen, has also earned a Goldwater Honorable Mention. MORE ...

Hibbing named Guggenheim Fellow 04/16/2013 John Hibbing, Foundation Regents Professor of Political Science at UNL, has received a Guggenheim Fellowship. He is among 175 artists, scientists and scholars selected this year by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation from nearly 3,000 applicants across the United States and Canada. MORE ...

ICARE device wins da Vinci award 04/16/2013 A rehabilitation device co-developed by UNL engineer Carl Nelson that helps patients with disabling conditions learn to walk again has earned a da Vinci Innovation Award, organizers announced last week. MORE ...

Grad student conducts biomass research 04/18/2013 Eastern red cedar trees are becoming a nuisance tree, growing where they are not wanted. But instead of removing and wasting the trees, UNL graduate student Adam Smith is trying to simplify a way to use the material for good. MORE ...

Gay's Nebraska Lecture video available 04/09/2013 Those who weren't able to attend Timothy Gay's April 5 Nebraska Lecture can view the video of his presentation. Read discussion about Gay's lecture via the Twitter hashtag #neblecture. View a photo album of the current and previous Nebraska Lectures on Facebook. An account is not required to view this album.

Close car encounters led to swallows' evolving wing length 04/05/2013 It's not the wind beneath their wings but rather the SUVs there that have inspired cliff swallows to take flight in their recent evolution. A 30-year study by UNL's Mary Bomberger Brown and colleagues found that cliff swallows in southwest Nebraska have adjusted to the dangers of cars around their habitat by developing shorter wing lengths, a fact that makes them less likely to become road kill. MORE ...

Sarma wins CAREER award to debug software development 04/02/2013 Developing today's complex computer software can involve thousands of people working -- sometimes at cross purposes -- in numerous countries. Resolving inevitable glitches is expensive and time-consuming, but a UNL computer scientist thinks she can help programmers work more efficiently. MORE ...

Price earns ORCA award 04/02/2013 Kenneth Price, UNL professor of English, has been named a winner of the University of Nebraska's Outstanding Research and Creative Activity award. MORE ...

Agroecosystems focus of Water for Food Conference 03/26/2013 Recent years have seen major droughts, floods and extreme temperatures affecting vast areas of the globe, including some of its most productive agricultural regions. Experts from around the world will discuss those challenges during the 2013 Water for Food Conference May 5-8 in Lincoln at the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel. MORE ...

NU Press acquires Potomac Books 03/25/2013 Potomac Books has been acquired by the University of Nebraska Press, effective March 31, 2013. “Potomac Books has an excellent reputation for producing fine books in fields that fit perfectly with University of Nebraska Press’s catalog,” said Donna Shear, director of University of Nebraska Press. MORE ...

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