A University of Nebraska–Lincoln program brings the newest agricultural research and hands-on education to ranching professionals, bolstering one of the region’s major industries in the process.

Bai Cui, professor of mechanical and materials engineering at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has been named a fellow of the American Ceramic Society, one of the most prestigious honors in the field of ceramic materials and engineering. He is the first Husker faculty member to receive the distinction, according to available records.

Angela Pannier, Swarts Family Chair of biological systems engineering and professor of biomedical engineering, has been named director of the Nebraska Center for Biotechnology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s agriculture and natural resources programs rank in the top 9% of nearly 500 institutions worldwide in the new QS World University Rankings.

Nebraska improved its standing from 46th to 40th globally over the past year, reflecting continued gains in academic reputation, research impact and international collaboration.

Assisting with research at Cedar Point Biological Station has given Rhianna Metcalf, a senior biological sciences major from Lincoln, the opportunity to participate in hands-on research, expand her network and learn more about a passion she discovered at the station: parasitology. The experience has given Metcalf a greater appreciation for nature’s systems and how they interact.

Family dynamics among caregivers tend to be complicated. They can become even more complex when grandparents take on co-parenting roles.

Weiman Xu, postdoctoral fellow at the Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics, recently explored the association between intergenerational co-parenting and children’s social-emotional development.