For families raising a child with autism spectrum disorder, everyday moments of connection can be difficult. The disorder affects about 1 in 36 children in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and often hinders social communication skills essential for personal, professional and academic growth.

HyeonJin Yoon, a research assistant professor in the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, is leading the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s role in a cross-campus study exploring how parents’ mental health affects their communication with their autistic children. The project, funded by the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Great Plains IDeA CTR, includes researchers from UNL, UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has awarded stipends to 114 Husker undergraduates to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer.

Strengthening its role as a driver of research, innovation and economic growth, the University of Nebraska remains one of the world’s top institutions for earning patents.

In the latest report from the National Academy of Inventors, the NU system climbed six spots to No. 49 nationally and remained among the top 100 globally after securing 47 U.S. utility patents in 2024. This marks the eighth consecutive year that the combined research efforts of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, University of Nebraska Medical Center and University of Nebraska at Omaha have earned the global distinction.

Taking a cue from ocean-dwelling species, University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers are developing synthetic skins that will support the emergence of next-generation “soft” machines, robots and other devices. The skins closely approximate the mechanical action of the chromatophores found in cephalopods – squids, octopi, cuttlefish and other species. Chromatophores are micrometer to millimeter-scale organs that contain pigment […]

World-renowned experts will offer their insights during the fifth annual ND3P Symposium, set for June 25-26. The symposium will be virtual and highly interactive.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has launched All Things Nebraska, an informatics website containing reliable, up-to-date data about communities across the state. Developed in collaboration with the Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems at the University of Missouri, the mapping tool includes more than 30,000 data layers relevant to Nebraska, its communities and counties.