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McMahon earns NEH funding to study Ukrainian refugee resettlement
New funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities will enable University of Nebraska–Lincoln scholar Patrice McMahon to study the resettlement of Ukrainian refugees in Poland and the grassroots humanitarianism that made it possible.
MoreTheiss-Morse’s book explores role of respect in politics
By any measure, the 2016 general election campaigns got ugly, with rhetorical mudslinging from both sides.
But it was a conversation after the election that spurred new research questions for University of Nebraska–Lincoln political scientist Elizabeth Theiss-Morse and her University of North Carolina colleague, Jeff Spinner-Halev.
MoreFederal award supports Markvicka’s work on soft materials for robotics, stretchable electronics
Engineers are increasingly eager to develop robots that mimic the behavior of animals and biological organisms, whose adaptability, resilience and efficiency have been refined over millions of years of evolution.
In bringing bio-inspired robots to life, scientists must first create soft matter counterparts that match the softness and functionality of biological tissue. University of Nebraska–Lincoln engineer Eric Markvicka is at the forefront of these efforts.
MoreBevins, Powers named AAAS fellows
Two University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty have been selected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society.
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Architecture Hall expansion honors HDR collaboration
The expansion of the iconic Architecture Hall will honor a longstanding collaboration with HDR, an Omaha-based architecture/engineering firm.
MoreResearch explores how classroom time affects children’s self-regulation skills
While research suggests that the number of days in school is associated with gains in children’s reading and math skills, little is known about how instructional time affects children’s non-academic skills critical for school success.
MoreNebraska on course to offer every grad a hands-on, real-world experience
A growing wave of University of Nebraska–Lincoln undergraduates are gaining hands-on, real-world experiences that are preparing them for career success.
MoreLab boosts understanding of water bodies, creates student opportunities
Scientists operate dozens of ground-based, time-lapse cameras to monitor water body conditions in the Platte River basin. They are among the 1,400-plus cameras monitoring the nation’s inland waterways, generating an enormous amount of visual data with great potential to boost environmental understanding.
MoreNU alum, renowned photographer Sartore brings ‘Photo Ark’ to Morrill Hall
Photographer and Nebraska native Joel Sartore is getting a permanent exhibit of his project documenting every species living in the world’s zoos, aquariums and wildlife sanctuaries at the University of Nebraska State Museum.
MoreWittich aims to strengthen grain bins against earthquakes, wind storms
When people think of structural engineering perils, they tend to imagine big-city bridges, skyscrapers and the like, but rural America has key vulnerabilities that could cause major economic upheaval regionally and even nationally.
A University of Nebraska–Lincoln researcher is focusing on a specific piece of structural engineering so ubiquitous across rural America, they are barely noticed — the humble steel grain bin.
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