Getting students to think like entrepreneurs is key to getting their innovative ideas to the marketplace, but it’s more than that: It makes them better leaders and citizens. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln course is helping them learn that entrepreneurial mindset.

Birdie Ganz, professor of special education and communication disorders, recently led a project focused on developing guidelines for teachers and parents on how to select and implement communication enhancement treatment for children with autism — such as speech therapy, or behavioral therapy aimed at changing the environment and how interventions are implemented, which can support learning and communication — or alternative and augmentative communication, with the goal of improving outcomes. 

The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts will hold its fall Open Studios event on Friday, Dec. 12 from 5-8 p.m. in the Carson Center. The event is free and open to the public.

Ran Wang introduced drones into his spatial science courses this semester, and he and the students found a new use for them, taking a selfie from the sky.

Rural Nebraskans are familiar with the need to protect the health of their land, food and communities. According to the 2025 Nebraska Rural Poll, most are familiar with the idea of biosecurity, and many are concerned about threats from contaminated water and invasive species, cyberattacks and natural disasters. The new report highlights Nebraskans’ opinions on these risks, whom they trust for information and how they see the state’s bioeconomy shaping the future.

New research from a team including the University of Nebraska State Museum’s Ashley Poust further moves a decades-long scientific debate toward a conclusion — the Nanotyrannus, a teacup variation of the T. rex, did exist.