As Nebraska’s flagship land-grant institution, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is home to dozens of departments and hundreds of programs focused on contributing to the growth and prosperity of the state. Now, the university’s Engagement Collaborative group and Nebraska Extension have launched a webpage that, for the first time, compiles the resources, services and programs the university offers to Nebraska’s communities.

Clinical trials are a crucial step in medical research, and without adequate numbers of participants, treatments can be delayed or prevented from reaching the health care market. 

But recruiting participants for clinical trials is challenging for a variety of reasons — time constraints, hesitation about safety and lack of awareness are just a few.

Social media, especially short-form videos, has emerged as a potent tool to expand knowledge of and recruitment to clinical trials, and new research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Ciera Kirkpatrick suggests that there is a formula for impactful messaging that can reduce negative emotions and improve attitudes toward participation.

A team of Husker researchers from the Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education is partnering with a Nebraska-based, education-focused startup company on a project that paves the way for enhanced professional development opportunities for Nebraska’s K-8 math teachers — and better outcomes for students across the state. 

A University of Nebraska–Lincoln research team has achieved a key milestone in a national competition to advance targeted genome editing. Their work could help lead to new treatments for both common and rare diseases.

Annual flu shots could become a thing of the past under a new vaccine strategy developed and tested by University of Nebraska–Lincoln virologist Eric Weaver and his laboratory team. 

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is sharpening its vision for the future of research, scholarship and creative activity, discussing research identity and deepening its commitment to community collaboration.

That effort launched May 7, when more than 260 faculty, campus administrators and community leaders gathered at the Nebraska Union for the Research and Innovation Convening, a strategic planning summit led by the Office of Research and Innovation.