Latest news from University of Nebraska-Lincoln on News en-us Copyright 2025 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/engineering-event-to-feature-concrete-canoes-steel-bridges-surveying/?sc=rsin /articles/engineering-event-to-feature-concrete-canoes-steel-bridges-surveying/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:15:01 EST Can concrete canoes float, or will they sink? That's what hundreds of college students will discover during one of the signature competitions of the American Society of Civil Engineers' Mid-Ame University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/sheldon-to-host-series-of-events-alongside-exploding-native-inevitable/?sc=rsin /articles/sheldon-to-host-series-of-events-alongside-exploding-native-inevitable/?sc=rsin Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:30:40 EST The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sheldon Museum of Art will present a series of free public programs in conjunction with "Exploding Native Inevitable," a traveling exhibition that features the work of 12 contemporary Indigenous artists and two collectives. The exhibition runs through July 13 at the museum. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/survey-younger-unemployed-nebraskans-more-likely-to-report-loneliness/?sc=rsin /articles/survey-younger-unemployed-nebraskans-more-likely-to-report-loneliness/?sc=rsin Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:45:30 EST A majority of Nebraskans say they are not lonely, but about a third report feeling lonely at least some of the time -- and reported loneliness is higher among younger, unemployed, single and lower-income residents. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/nebraska-undergrads-uncover-ancient-secrets-of-human-immunity/?sc=rsin /articles/nebraska-undergrads-uncover-ancient-secrets-of-human-immunity/?sc=rsin Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:10:21 EST Nebraska undergrads uncover ancient secrets of human immunity University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/survey-younger-unemployed-people-more-likely-to-report-loneliness/?sc=rsin /articles/survey-younger-unemployed-people-more-likely-to-report-loneliness/?sc=rsin Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:05:09 EST A majority of Nebraskans say they are not lonely, but about a third report feeling lonely at least some of the time -- and reported loneliness is higher among younger, unemployed, single and University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/husker-experts-promote-responsible-gambling-during-march-madness/?sc=rsin /articles/husker-experts-promote-responsible-gambling-during-march-madness/?sc=rsin Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:25:07 EST Husker experts promote responsible gambling during March Madness University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/nebraska-u-salutes-grandin-039-s-contributions-to-animal-science-autism-understanding/?sc=rsin /articles/nebraska-u-salutes-grandin-039-s-contributions-to-animal-science-autism-understanding/?sc=rsin Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:45:15 EST A March 13 packed house in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Hardin Hall auditorium celebrated the achievements and humanity of groundbreaking animal scientist Temple Grandin with a screening University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/zeleny-sanderford-to-deliver-seline-lecture-on-march-27/?sc=rsin /articles/zeleny-sanderford-to-deliver-seline-lecture-on-march-27/?sc=rsin Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:30:29 EST With a combined 50-plus years in the news industry, Jeff Zeleny, chief national affairs correspondent with CNN, and Aaron Sanderford, editor-in-chief of the Nebraska Examiner, will discuss the state of local and national news on March 27. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/spider-sense-study-tracks-how-web-building-arachnids-adapt-to-noise/?sc=rsin /articles/spider-sense-study-tracks-how-web-building-arachnids-adapt-to-noise/?sc=rsin Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:25:02 EST Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has led to a surge in environmental noise. The sounds of traffic, airplanes, construction and more clutter the outdoor soundscape, challenging animal University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/speculative-robotics-lab-invites-public-to-imagine-future-of-care/?sc=rsin /articles/speculative-robotics-lab-invites-public-to-imagine-future-of-care/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:05:56 EST Robots can already vacuum our floors, help manufacture cars, provide security and entertain children and adults alike, but how could robotics revolutionize care and maintenance in home and institutional settings? University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/husker-grad-student-surveys-resilience-in-nebraska-s-sandhills/?sc=rsin /articles/husker-grad-student-surveys-resilience-in-nebraska-s-sandhills/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:25:21 EST Kyle Martens has been exploring rural landscapes his entire life. Martens, originally from the Sioux City, Iowa, area and currently in his third year in the natural resource sciences doctoral program in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's School of Natural Resources, has incorporated his passion for rural communities into his research by creating an online survey to help explore and measure resilience in Nebraska's Sandhills. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/nebraska-ag-land-values-decline-as-farm-finances-tighten/?sc=rsin /articles/nebraska-ag-land-values-decline-as-farm-finances-tighten/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:00:10 EST Nebraska's agricultural land values decreased by 2% in the past year, with an average value of $3,935 per acre as of Feb. 1, according to preliminary findings of the University of Nebraska-Linc University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/pioneering-animal-scientist-grandin-to-attend-documentary-screening/?sc=rsin /articles/pioneering-animal-scientist-grandin-to-attend-documentary-screening/?sc=rsin Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:10:48 EST Temple Grandin, a world-renowned expert in animal welfare who transformed the academic understanding of animal behavior, will visit the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on March 13 for a screening University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/nebraska-ethanol-industry-remains-key-economic-driver-study-shows/?sc=rsin /articles/nebraska-ethanol-industry-remains-key-economic-driver-study-shows/?sc=rsin Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:05:36 EST The Nebraska ethanol and co-products industry remains a significant and stable force that contributes billions of dollars to the state's economy, according to a new study from the University of N University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/research-finds-political-uncertainty-leads-to-growth-innovation/?sc=rsin /articles/research-finds-political-uncertainty-leads-to-growth-innovation/?sc=rsin Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:20:15 EST Research finds political uncertainty leads to growth, innovation University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/yeutter-institute-experts-explain-trade-impacts-on-nebraska-ag-producers/?sc=rsin /articles/yeutter-institute-experts-explain-trade-impacts-on-nebraska-ag-producers/?sc=rsin Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:40:14 EST As international trade issues receive growing attention, it is important for Nebraskans to understand the ramifications for the state's ag sector and overall economy. The Clayton Yeutter Institut University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/trio-s-talent-search-building-robotics-into-after-school-programming/?sc=rsin /articles/trio-s-talent-search-building-robotics-into-after-school-programming/?sc=rsin Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:00:48 EST If you build it, opportunity will come. In an effort to introduce computer science and engineering concepts to more students, Educational Talent Search, a TRIO program through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is building VEX Robotics into after-school programming at three Lincoln high schools. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/huskers-win-seven-awards-in-bea-festival-of-media-arts/?sc=rsin /articles/huskers-win-seven-awards-in-bea-festival-of-media-arts/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:50:09 EST Students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications won three first place honors and four awards of excellence in the Broadcast Education Association University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/raikes-school-pals-dream-big-with-college-matching-app/?sc=rsin /articles/raikes-school-pals-dream-big-with-college-matching-app/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:40:25 EST Kenny Morales and Wilson Overfield, second-year students in the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, believe they can solve a problem University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/nebraska-engineering-creates-dual-degree-program-with-nebraska-wesleyan/?sc=rsin /articles/nebraska-engineering-creates-dual-degree-program-with-nebraska-wesleyan/?sc=rsin Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:00:03 EST The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering and Nebraska Wesleyan University are partnering on a program to enable students to earn bachel University of Nebraska-Lincoln