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NU 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.
MoreResearchers uncover ways to improve railcar roller bearing safety, strength
When Nebraska Engineering researchers began cooking up new recipes for manufacturing railcar bearing components, they expected there would be a few offerings that wouldn’t be as satisfying.
However, rollers for a railroad tapered roller bearing produced using metal powders, a state-of-the-art 3-D printing lab, and additive manufacturing processes proved to be just as robust as rollers made using currently conventional techniques.
MoreDawes named Jamaica’s next Poet Laureate
Kwame Dawes, George Holmes Distinguished Professor of English and Glenna Luschei Editor of Prairie Schooner magazine at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has been named the next Poet Laureate of Jamaica.
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Carson Center offers game-changing expertise to research, industry
Edgeworks, a new research and service facility launched by the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, is helping scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs transform cutting-edge concepts into game-changing reality.
MoreDecade of success builds momentum for Big Red research, creative activity
Fueled by more than a decade of excellence, the research and creative activity enterprise at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is making big impacts statewide and around the world.
MoreHusker researcher optimistic that drones could improve severe weather forecasting
Adam Houston has heard the gibes about weather forecasters – what other professionals are so wrong so often and still have a job? Et cetera – and he’s good-natured about it. But the truth is weather forecasting has gotten pretty good, and there’s room, with technology, to get even better.
MoreHusker team’s heat transfer expertise aids $9.2M national defense project
The United States military is turning up the heat in its search for new scalable technologies that will meet its needs for electronics devices that are smaller, scalable and keep their cool.
Even with the added pressures of a compressed time frame and working in microscale, Nebraska Engineering researchers are poised to build on their track records as innovators and leaders in heat transfer and thermal management.
MoreTo the dogs: Stevens co-directing global consortium on canine research
Jeffrey Stevens, founder of Nebraska’s Canine Cognition and Human Interaction Lab, now co-directs a worldwide project that aims to expand and improve research into human’s best friend.
MoreStudy to enhance communication for kids with severe speech, physical challenges
A Husker researcher is leading a three-year project that uses cutting-edge technology to facilitate communication for children with severe speech and physical impairments.
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