After Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather, renowned for her depictions of prairie life, died in 1947, her life partner of 38 years was reduced to an inconsequential footnote. Nebraska author Melissa Homestead restores Edith Lewis to her rightful place in Cather’s life and literary legacy in her new book, The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative… Continue reading Cather and Lewis: Capturing a Creative Partnership
Category: Creative Activity
History Informs Artist’s Ceramics Exhibit
Despite a long, dynamic history, ceramics is usually excluded from art history classes. When Nebraska ceramic artist Margaret Bohls sought to help her students appreciate ceramics as a historic art form, her research ultimately informed her own work. That exploration led, most recently, to Italian Studies, a collection of three groupings of vessels Bohls created… Continue reading History Informs Artist’s Ceramics Exhibit
Brain Holds Clues to Obesity Interventions
Imagine getting a glimpse of a brain’s reaction to the first sip of a delicious milkshake. Is it characterized by calm self-regulation – or overexcitement? Nebraska researchers are using this and other data as they study factors that affect adolescents’ and young adults’ health, with an eye toward finding intervention strategies to head off obesity,… Continue reading Brain Holds Clues to Obesity Interventions
Abusive Bosses Often ‘Fake Nice,’ Seldom ‘Make Nice’
Abusive bosses – you know, the ones who seem to enjoy demeaning employees – are unlikely to change, even if they appear repentant, according to a Nebraska-led study. Rather than making amends out of genuine contrition, most abusive managers engage in image control. Giving them a pass ultimately harms employee well-being and the organization over… Continue reading Abusive Bosses Often ‘Fake Nice,’ Seldom ‘Make Nice’
Team Among World’s Best in Pandemic Challenge
A team of researchers from three University of Nebraska institutions was among the world’s best in developing an artificial intelligence-driven model to advise policymakers on how best to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. Their aim was to align medical recommendations with policy implementation. The team was one of eight to receive an honorable mention in the… Continue reading Team Among World’s Best in Pandemic Challenge