2023-2024 Report

Tag: Machine Learning

  • Nebraska earns record nine CAREER awards

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    A record nine Husker researchers earned National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program awards in 2024, for a total of $6.2 million in CAREER funding. This milestone places the University of Nebraska-Lincoln among the nation’s most successful institutions in earning awards through this prestigious program for rising scholars. Nebraska was one of only 25…

  • Improving the lives of youth experiencing homelessness

    Improving the lives of youth experiencing homelessness

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    Youth experiencing homelessness often lack daily contact with supportive people, leaving them more vulnerable to alcohol and drug misuse at critical junctures.   Kimberly Tyler Husker sociologist Kimberly Tyler believes an app-based intervention could help fill that gap and redirect these youth when substance misuse may be tempting: in times of poor mental health, after sexual…