LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 7 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Blood drive victory fuels projects to enhance health across Nebraska * The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has awarded $400,000 in We Give Blood grants to seven faculty- and staff-led projects aimed at improving student and community health and well-being across the Cornhusker State. The awards are funded through the $1 million We Give Blood prize, which the university earned through an inaugural 2024 b  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 3 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Boo at the U returned with tricks and treats * Some lucky kids got tricks and treats with a little horsing around. The Nebraska Equestrian Team hosted its annual "Boo at the U" event on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus Oct. 29. Kids got to tour the Husker barn, pet a lot of animals and go trick-or-treating with real live horses. Nicole Dubas, an animal science and pre-veterinary medicin  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 4 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Federal payments, cattle prices push Nebraska farm income higher in 2025 * Nebraska net farm income is projected to increase by 42% in 2025, to $8.42 billion, according to the latest projections from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Missouri. The Nebraska outlook mirrors the national forecast of a 41% rise in U.S. farm income. The projected increase of $2.48 billion ove  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 7 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Getting Ready program continues to engage families, prep children for success * For more than two decades, the Getting Ready research program has promoted healthy development for children aged 5 and younger by bringing evidence-based parent engagement strategies to early childhood programs throughout Nebraska. As one of the first projects launched by the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth,  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 3 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Grant will support expanded training for graduate students working with deaf individuals * The Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders is recruiting students for the first cohort of its new project that will provide interprofessional and leadership training to graduate students in deaf education, speech-language pathology and audiology who are interested in working with individuals wh  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 7 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Husker team works to recover missing WWII pilots * In a field west of Paris, France, a group of 17, including graduate students, professors and alumni from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, meticulously worked to find those who went missing in World War II. Bill Belcher, associate professor of anthropology, led the mission to France in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense and the Henry M. J  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 3 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU researcher's new work focuses on 'Indigenous fire sovereignty' * LAWRENCE There is a conceptual thread connecting Australia and Arizona the places about which University of Kansas researcher Melinda Adams wrote in two recent scholarly journal articles and her new work with the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, based in White Cloud, to reintroduce a beneficial "fire regime" to their lands. It's Indigen  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 3 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU researcher's new work focuses on Indigenous fire sovereignty * LAWRENCE There is a conceptual thread connecting Australia and Arizona the places about which University of Kansas researcher Melinda Adams wrote in two recent scholarly journal articles and her new work with the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, based in White Cloud, to reintroduce a beneficial "fire regime" to their lands. It's Indigenou  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 4 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Morrill Hall offering free Museums for All admission * In the holiday tradition of giving back, the University of Nebraska State Museum-Morrill Hall is changing its Museums for All admission rate and supporting Husker Pantry. Effective immediately and until further notice, the museum will offer free admission to guests qualifying for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and Special Supplemental  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 4 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska in the national news: October 2025 * University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty were interviewed about the renewed debate over conversion therapy and America's fascination with true crime for national news stories in October. The stories were among 40-plus featuring Husker faculty, staff, students, administrators, centers and programs during the month. * Kelsy Burke, professor of sociology, was q  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 3 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska-led team explores using bacteria to power artificial intelligence * In just a few short years, artificial intelligence has rapidly evolved from a futuristic computing concept to a major part of everyday life. As AI tools become increasingly popular and broadly used for a wide variety of purposes, computer scientists continue to expand their research endeavors to explore new possibilities and sol  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 4 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * New facility, NSF grant advance smart building technology * On the west lawn of the Peter Kiewit Institute in Omaha stands a 1,000-square-foot building that, with its gray siding and simple rectangular shape, appears nondescript at first glance. But in reality, it is a state-of-the-art laboratory, designed to simulate the construction of modern commercial buildings and equipped to allow researchers to   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * NE-02 Democrat Primary Clown Car Makes Pit Stop for Joe Biden Tonight, Joe Biden is attending the Nebraska Democrat Party's annual Ben Nelson Gala in Omaha. If you're covering the event please consider the following statement: "The Democrat primary in Nebraska's 2nd congressional district is a clown car, and tonight they're all piling out to praise their former ringleader who wrecked our e  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 7 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Research team finds dinosaurs were thriving before the asteroid hit * A new study is helping settle one of paleontology's most enduring debates: Were dinosaurs already dwindling before the asteroid impact 66 million years ago? For decades, scientists have questioned whether dinosaurs were in decline, in part because most late-Cretaceous fossils come from the northern plains of North America. That limit  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 5 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Transformative teaching director finalists named * The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has named two finalists for the next director of the Center for Transformative Teaching. Candidates were selected through a national search and campus interviews will be Nov. 11 and 14. Each candidate will deliver a public presentation on the prompt "What opportunities and challenges do you see for teaching and learni  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Nov. 5 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Rural Health Institute Hosts First Continuing Education Conference for Sonographers * The University of Wyoming's Rural Health Institute, part of the College of Health Sciences, recently hosted its inaugural continuing education conference for sonographers, made possible through the generous support of the Helmsley Ultrasound Initiative. The two-day event brought together experts and learners from acr  more

WAYNE, Nebraska, Nov. 7 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: * * * Faculty Spotlight: Randy Bertolas Featuring Dr. Randy Bertolas, a professor of geography at Wayne State. * Since he's a first-generation college graduate himself, Dr. Randy Bertolas knows the importance of helping first-generation college students navigate their college experience. Bertolas, a professor of geography at Wayne State, is this week's subject of a special segment of the Faculty Spotlight Seri  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 3 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Winter food drive to support Huskers in need * The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is calling on faculty and staff to help stock the Husker Pantry through a Winter Food Drive, Nov. 5-12. Organizers hope to collect 3,500 items to support students facing food insecurity. "This drive is one of our most critical food drives of the year," said Kenji Madison, director of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Cen  more