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2015 year-in-review

Yearly Archives: 2015

Novel X-ray method could detect nuclear materials

December 21, 2015

Modest levels of nanoparticle may harm brain cells

December 15, 2015

Students gain experience tracking, testing for salmonella

December 14, 2015

Barnes releases new album

December 11, 2015

American Academy of Arts and Sciences taps UNL

December 9, 2015

$2.5M award to advance early childhood development

December 4, 2015

Eight UNL faculty named AAAS fellows

November 23, 2015

Study links ADHD meds, sleep problems

November 23, 2015

Team evaluating childcare quality

November 20, 2015

Compared to whites, more minority youth expect to die young

November 18, 2015

Platform shows promise for breast cancer research

November 9, 2015

Enhance Health Network to join NIC

November 9, 2015

UNL to create Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts

November 9, 2015

Video of Farritor’s Nebraska Lecture available

October 30, 2015

Fire-starting drone could aid in conservation, fire prevention

October 30, 2015

Tang applies research to wetlands conservation

October 30, 2015

UNL physicists gear up for upgrades to Large Hadron Collider

October 28, 2015

Study: In some countries, college-educated more likely to keep the faith

October 26, 2015

Mutation leads to adaptation in high-altitude birds

October 26, 2015

Researching safer entry points for military

October 26, 2015

Study shows algae virus can infiltrate mammalian cells

October 21, 2015

UNL teams uncover secrets of ancient city

October 21, 2015

Farritor’s Nebraska Lecture to focus on innovation

October 19, 2015

Guidance available on UNL’s Food for Health proposals

October 19, 2015

Farritor’s Nebraska Lecture to focus on innovation

October 19, 2015

NUtech Ventures honors UNL faculty

October 13, 2015

UNL researchers digitize historic newspapers

October 13, 2015

Swearer leads development of anti-bullying program

October 13, 2015

Maerlender teams on youth football brain injury study

October 12, 2015

Noyce grant to boost science education

October 12, 2015

Spreetail to join Nebraska Innovation Campus

October 7, 2015

UNL leads $13.5 million research to enhance sorghum for biofuel

September 29, 2015

Yield gap study highlights potential for higher crop yields in Africa

September 28, 2015

Finding a link between visualization, problem solving

September 25, 2015

Initiative to boost early childhood education

September 24, 2015

Cassman, Vuran named to highly cited researchers list

September 21, 2015

Forging new path toward nanomaterials

September 18, 2015

Physicists discover spiral vortex patterns from electron waves

September 18, 2015

System recycles wind turbine ‘spillage’

September 17, 2015

UNL wins $3.5 million NSF grant for regional nanoscience center

September 16, 2015

Obioma competes for international literary award

September 16, 2015

NSF award boosts Xu’s nanomaterials research

September 16, 2015

Website provides new tools to study history of slavery

September 11, 2015

Submit proposals for COBRE internal competition

September 10, 2015

Register for Sept. 18 Biofuels and Bioproducts Symposium

September 9, 2015

Apply by Oct. 1 for Research Development Fellows Program

September 9, 2015

Study could revolutionize 3-D movie production

September 8, 2015

IntelliFarm to partner with NIC

September 2, 2015

Study links ogling with vulnerability to sexual assault

September 1, 2015

Team observes X-ray phenomenon for first time

August 31, 2015

Why nanotubes prefer potassium to sodium

August 31, 2015

Benson’s startup is latest Nebraska Innovation Campus partner

August 25, 2015

Researchers build, morph chemical patterns on stretchable surfaces

August 24, 2015

UNL study: Driver’s ed significantly improves safety

August 17, 2015

Weller named State Museum director

August 17, 2015

Study: High uranium levels in 2 major aquifers

August 17, 2015

Aug. 17 briefing focuses on food, energy, water funding opportunities

August 7, 2015

Investigating molecular drivers of disease

August 7, 2015

NuTek Food Science to locate at NIC

August 4, 2015

Adopting Greek, Japanese diets could reduce U.S. obesity

July 27, 2015

Study is first to measure global population/energy relationship

July 27, 2015

UNL’s Swearer visits Facebook, consults on anti-bullying

July 23, 2015

Nonstick properties boost solar cell efficiency

July 20, 2015

Wandsnider to lead research on impacts of historical land use

July 16, 2015

Project uncovers early D.C. slave family histories

July 15, 2015

Chemists discover tuning of new catalyst family

July 14, 2015

Materials for Energy Systems Symposium is July 21

July 9, 2015

Materials for Energy Systems Symposium is July 21

July 9, 2015

‘Livingstone Online’ opens explorer’s writings to public

July 9, 2015

Tapeworm-like biomedical device sticks to intestine for record span

July 9, 2015

Study: For most, taking part in trauma research not harmful

July 2, 2015

Charlton named associate VC for research

July 1, 2015

Mechanisms of drought response in plants

June 29, 2015

NOAA drought center to expand UNL’s expertise

June 25, 2015

UNL earns innovation and economic prosperity designation

June 24, 2015

UNL chemists: New 2-D materials properties show promise

June 23, 2015

Devoted parents key to developing elite talent

June 18, 2015

Study shows pathways between lack of sleep, overeating

June 16, 2015

Studying Pilger buildings’ susceptibility to tornado damage

June 15, 2015

Gift to enhance State Museum exhibits

June 15, 2015

Blasts impact on brain greater than thought

June 9, 2015

CAREER award aids nanoribbon work

June 8, 2015

UNL scientists receive food safety grant

June 2, 2015

Study signals risk factors for gang involvement among Native youths

June 2, 2015

Great Plains Quarterly examines tough questions on Native genocide

June 2, 2015

Insecticides alter honey bee behavior

May 28, 2015

NSF grant to support new paradigm for ether creation

May 26, 2015

Consortium aims to bolster social sciences research

May 21, 2015

NSF grant helps preserve parasite collections

May 19, 2015

Swearer: Questions still outnumber answers on bullying

May 14, 2015

UNL agronomists spearhead standards for using crop data

May 11, 2015

Kovalev earns U.S. DOE early career award

May 11, 2015

Study: Kids’ health issues linked to delinquency

April 29, 2015

UNL team models new atomic structures of gold nanoparticle

April 27, 2015

Leadership lessons from ‘Transformers’

April 27, 2015

Moisture detector helps protect South African forest

April 27, 2015

Video of MRSEC announcement available

April 27, 2015

UNL’s Twidwell co-authors study on ecosystem loss

April 27, 2015

Engineers design structure to mimic camouflage

April 27, 2015

UNL wins $9.6m for nanotech research center

April 20, 2015

UNL wins $9.6 million NSF grant for nanotech research center

April 20, 2015

Smallpox vaccine virus helps Wiebe understand immunity

April 15, 2015

Discrimination impacts adolescents’ health

April 15, 2015

Spring Research Fair is April 14-15

April 13, 2015

Video of Claes’ Nebraska Lecture available

April 10, 2015

Register for April 16 export controls luncheon

April 10, 2015

UNL, LPS partnership event is April 23

April 9, 2015

Webcast of Claes’ Nebraska Lecture available

April 7, 2015

Register by Thursday for REU workshop

April 7, 2015

Study: Stereotypes make coming out tricky for bisexuals

April 7, 2015

Large Hadron Collider reboot involves UNL researchers

April 6, 2015

Developing a next-gen temperature sensor

April 6, 2015

Exploring astronauts’ psychological wellbeing and resilience

April 1, 2015

Higgs boson topic of April 8 Nebraska Lecture

March 31, 2015

NSF-funded project to study minority health disparities

March 30, 2015

Four UNL faculty receive university-wide honors

March 30, 2015

Animal groups share dominance dynamics

March 30, 2015

Study: Easing ethanol mandate could have cut corn prices during drought

March 30, 2015

UNL anthropologist digitizing archaeological records

March 30, 2015

Drought Center collaborates on Morocco’s drought index

March 26, 2015

Physics meets literature in unique UNL collaboration

March 24, 2015

Engineering model better predicts corrosion

March 18, 2015

Study: Loss of large predators tips ecosystem balance

March 13, 2015

Partners launch new regional Research Data Center at UNL

March 9, 2015

Delivering medication with nanoparticles

March 4, 2015

NSF-funded project explores plant cell growth

March 4, 2015

UNL experts weigh in on groundbreaking peanut allergy study

March 2, 2015

UNL characterizing genetic resistance to wheat disease

February 27, 2015

Zeng’s research featured on ACS Catalyst cover

February 27, 2015

Environment can neutralize lethal proteins

February 20, 2015

Sibling rivalry may affect children’s perceptions of bullying

February 18, 2015

Exploring how light, matter interact

February 18, 2015

Climate change leads to rise of infectious diseases

February 17, 2015

Graphene can protect nanotechnology from heat

February 16, 2015

Model could help manage bridge crisis

February 11, 2015

UNL, UNMC collaborate on robotic telesurgery research

February 11, 2015

3-D models further study of Greek architecture

February 9, 2015

‘Big Bang Theory’ features Bloom’s blog

February 6, 2015

Resources shape outcomes of Native kids of teen moms

February 5, 2015

Improving efficiency of solar cells

February 5, 2015

Climate change may hinder soybean yields

February 4, 2015

Nebraska Innovation Campus announces 3 new partners

February 3, 2015

Solar cell material holds potential

January 30, 2015

UNL engineers developing wind turbine monitors

January 28, 2015

NASA project includes UNL drought researchers

January 26, 2015

Resistant starch could have health benefits

January 26, 2015

UNL doctoral student first to quantify color change in spiders

January 21, 2015

UNL drillers help make new discoveries in Antarctica

January 21, 2015

UNL network guides tech from campus to market

January 15, 2015

‘Big Ideas’ Q&A session is Jan. 21

January 13, 2015

Oops! How the brain responds when you blunder

January 12, 2015

Skeleton study sheds new light on how snakes evolved

January 5, 2015

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