Husker scientists have developed a new swine influenza vaccination technique whose low cost and adaptability can greatly strengthen disease protection. 

As Nebraska continues to confront brain drain and declining rural populations, the new Nebraska Snapshot from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln illustrates that residents’ overall satisfaction with living here has fallen in the past six years. 

A $1.4 million Department of Energy grant will power nuclear reactor safety training and workforce development in Nebraska because of a collaboration between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering, Nebraska Public Power District, Idaho National Laboratory, Southeast Community College, Asian Community & Cultural Center, and industry partners such as Orano and Kairos Power. 

Nebraska researchers has mapped a new region within chloroplasts that serves as the assembly line for photosynthetic membranes. The study, recently published in Nature Communications, identifies a specific area within the cell where the machinery of life is built, repaired and maintained.

An interdisciplinary Husker research team is exploring virovory’s potential to combat eutrophication — a surplus of nutrients and minerals in the water — which is a major driver of toxic blooms.

Foreword Reviews has named the University of Nebraska Press its Indie Publisher of the Year, recognizing the press for its publishing program and its commitment to independent and university press publishing.