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National Strategic Research Institute
University of Nebraska’s NSRI awarded $500 million contract to accelerate warfighter-ready solutions
March 17, 2026

The National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska has received a $500 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from U.S. Strategic Command to deliver innovative research and development solutions that keep U.S. forces safe and maintain America’s technological edge through rapid-response research capabilities.

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College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Ticketmaster’s Eras Tour chaos made worse by crisis communication failures
March 17, 2026

Dane Kiambi, an expert in crisis communications, says Ticketmaster’s actions — and inaction — turned a digital service platform failure into a full-blown scandal with political implications when Taylor Swift fans logged on to buy tickets in 2022.

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Electrical and Computer Engineering
Husker engineer aims to make data centers more energy efficient
March 16, 2026

On the outskirts of America’s booming digital economy, where anonymous warehouses hum with the computations that power artificial intelligence, an invisible problem is growing louder: supplying these data centers with the increasingly large volume of energy they require.

With his latest project, University of Nebraska–Lincoln researcher Jun Wang is working to create a solution with wide-ranging positive impacts for those businesses and surrounding communities.

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Industry Relations
Gernhart named executive director of Industry Relations
March 16, 2026

A former technology manager at NUtech Ventures is returning to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to lead the university’s Office of Industry Relations.

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Study finds women’s games underrepresented in sports betting coverage
March 13, 2026

Despite the growing popularity of women’s sports, media coverage of sports betting has not given them more attention, according to research by Brian Petrotta, an assistant professor of sports media and communication at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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Brain imaging offers insights into cochlear implant success
March 10, 2026

UNL researcher recently finished a three-year project to identify factors that determine the best candidates for successful cochlear implant procedures, and to explore relationships between the brain and speech perception outcomes — the process by which language is heard, interpreted and understood.

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Research shows risk‑averse producers sell earlier in grain marketing year
March 6, 2026

A new study from University of Nebraska–Lincoln agricultural economists finds that producers with safety‑first risk preferences likely make notably different grain‑marketing decisions than those without, offering a glimpse into how and why producers market their harvests. 

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Study: Reported crop yield gains from breeding may be overstated
March 4, 2026

A new study suggests that decades of reported gains in crop yields from plant breeding may be significantly overstated, challenging a common method used worldwide to measure genetic progress.

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Nebraska physicist, global team put new spin on energy-saving tech
March 3, 2026

An international team of experts, including University of Nebraska–Lincoln physicist Alexei Gruverman, reports that the traditional hallmarks of antiferroelectrics no longer capture the full range of materials showing similar behavior.

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Husker researchers collaborate to explore fear of spiders
March 2, 2026

An interdisciplinary team at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is using state-of-the-art eye-tracking technology to pinpoint the physical characteristics of spiders that may contribute to people’s unease with them.

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