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Poll: Rural Nebraskans concerned about biosecurity, hopeful for bioeconomy
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.
MoreStudy confirms Nanotyrannus was diminutive, distinct species from T. Rex
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.
MoreRoads, development disrupt movement of young mountain lions in California
Previous research set off alarm bells by showing that mountain lion populations across California are more different genetically than normal for a wide-roaming predator. New findings published Dec. 3 in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment have provided an explanation. A team of researchers has found that young mountain lions avoid highly developed areas and crossing busy roads as they navigate between populations seeking breeding territories in the Golden State.
MoreWORDS project aims to increase student literacy, educator growth
A student’s ability to read is a key predictor of academic and lifelong success. In Nebraska, the COVID-19 pandemic hit students with reading difficulties especially hard, particularly students attending rural schools.
Since then, Nebraska WORDS project — Workshops on Reading Development Strategies — has been a valuable resource for teachers by promoting effective strategies to deliver high-quality reading instruction and assessment. The research-based professional development program supports Nebraska’s targeted efforts to boost early literacy among K-3 students across the state.
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Annual research publications available
Two annual publications from the Office of Research and Innovation are available online.
MoreNUtech Ventures honors breakthrough innovators at 2025 celebration
NUtech Ventures hosted its annual Innovator Celebration on Nov. 17, an event that highlighted research, innovation and community. The gathering recognized faculty, staff and students whose discoveries are improving lives and fueling economic growth across the state.
MoreResearch at Nebraska, November 2025 highlights
In case you missed these stories highlighting research and creative activity, the Office of Research and Innovation’s communications team has compiled a roundup of some top research stories from research.unl.edu and other sources.
MoreProject aims to better communication, quality of life for children with impairments
For children with severe speech and physical impairments, the inability to share their thoughts and feelings can deeply affect their quality of life and well-being.
Researchers and engineers continue to seek new ways to help these children communicate, including an experimental technology that enables thoughts to control communication devices, known as communication brain-computer interfaces.
Since launching the project in 2023, Kevin Pitt, assistant professor of special education and communication disorders, has seen promising results using interface tools designed to support children.
MoreTwo UNL faculty honored by Association of Women in Science
Two University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty members have been nationally recognized for championing women in science. The Association for Women in Science has named Assistant Professor of Practice Marianna Burks and Professor Angie Pannier as 2025 recipients of the prestigious Meridian Award — one of AWIS’s highest recognitions for advocacy and mentorship.
MoreTeixeira wins Faculty Slam with talk about plastic roadways
You might say the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is the Los Angeles Dodgers of the Faculty Research and Creative Activity Slam, capturing its second straight title Nov. 19.
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Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory
Center for Resilience in Working Agricultural Landscapes
National Endowment for the Humanities
Center for Root and Rhizobiome Innovation
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Center for Biotechnology
Nebraska Center for Redox Biology
Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication
Gnotobiotic Mouse Program
Nebraska Governance and Technology Center
Arts and Humanities Research Engagement Program
