display Latest news from University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/twisters-draws-from-storm-chasing-science-led-by-nebraska-expert/?sc=rsin /articles/twisters-draws-from-storm-chasing-science-led-by-nebraska-expert/?sc=rsin Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:05:58 EST 'Twisters' draws from storm-chasing science led by Nebraska expert University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/research-highlights-tiktok-as-tool-in-opioid-harm-reduction/?sc=rsin /articles/research-highlights-tiktok-as-tool-in-opioid-harm-reduction/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:05:58 EST Welcome to Pocket Science: a glimpse at recent research from Husker scientists and engineers. For those who want to quickly learn the "What," "So what" and "Now what" of Husker research. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/study-shows-politicians-deny-misdeeds-because-we-want-to-believe-them/?sc=rsin /articles/study-shows-politicians-deny-misdeeds-because-we-want-to-believe-them/?sc=rsin Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:05:29 EST According to a newly published study led by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln political scientist, the answer may be that their supporters prefer a less-than-credible denial to losing political power and in-group status because of a discredited standard-bearer. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/study-wire-cut-forensic-exams-currently-too-unreliable-for-court/?sc=rsin /articles/study-wire-cut-forensic-exams-currently-too-unreliable-for-court/?sc=rsin Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:05:36 EST A research article published June 10 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences highlights the importance of careful application of high-tech forensic science to avoid wrongful convictions. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/food-for-thought-study-links-key-nutrients-to-slower-brain-aging/?sc=rsin /articles/food-for-thought-study-links-key-nutrients-to-slower-brain-aging/?sc=rsin Wed, 22 May 2024 14:05:22 EST Scientists have long been studying the brain with a goal of aiding healthier aging. While much is known about risk factors for accelerated brain aging, less has been uncovered to identify ways to reduce cognitive decline. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/construction-begins-on-groundbreaking-precision-ag-research-center/?sc=rsin /articles/construction-begins-on-groundbreaking-precision-ag-research-center/?sc=rsin Tue, 07 May 2024 12:05:56 EST Construction of the National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture at Nebraska Innovation Campus launched with a ceremonial turning of dirt on May 6. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/nebraska-researcher-helps-untangle-history-of-fallow-deer/?sc=rsin /articles/nebraska-researcher-helps-untangle-history-of-fallow-deer/?sc=rsin Thu, 02 May 2024 15:05:49 EST An environmental archaeologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Perdikaris maintains a research station on the Caribbean island of Barbuda where, despite the species' status as national animal and cultural emblem, the fallow deer population could face extinction as a result of over-hunting and massive environmental destruction caused by Hurricane Irma in 2017. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/barnes-to-perform-inside-greenpoint-for-lincoln-calling/?sc=rsin /articles/barnes-to-perform-inside-greenpoint-for-lincoln-calling/?sc=rsin Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:05:52 EST Paul Barnes, the Marguerite Scribante Professor of Piano in the Glenn Korff School of Music, will be performing a special program of composer Philip Glass's works inside "Greenpoint," a sculpture by Richard Serra on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's City Campus at noon, May 1. The performance is free and open to the public. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/carson-center-offers-game-changing-expertise-to-research-industry/?sc=rsin /articles/carson-center-offers-game-changing-expertise-to-research-industry/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:05:03 EST Edgeworks, a new research and service facility launched by the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is helping scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs transform cutting-edge concepts into game-changing reality. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/revesz-decodes-ancient-sphinx-s-mysterious-message/?sc=rsin /articles/revesz-decodes-ancient-sphinx-s-mysterious-message/?sc=rsin Wed, 07 Feb 2024 18:05:38 EST For nearly two centuries, scholars have puzzled over an inscription of just 20 characters, cast upon an unusual bronze sphinx statue believed to have originated in Potaissa, a Roman Empire military base camp located in present-day Romania. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/dawes-deep-dive-into-marley-lyrics-spurred-by-lifelong-love-jamaican-connections/?sc=rsin /articles/dawes-deep-dive-into-marley-lyrics-spurred-by-lifelong-love-jamaican-connections/?sc=rsin Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:50:26 EST Victorious over the many booby traps that guarded his older brother's bedroom, a 17-year-old Kwame Dawes perched on the edge of his sibling's neatly made bed and relaxed as the rhythms of a new Bob Marley and the Wailers album flowed from the record player. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/surgical-robot-developed-at-nebraska-launches-into-space/?sc=rsin /articles/surgical-robot-developed-at-nebraska-launches-into-space/?sc=rsin Wed, 31 Jan 2024 08:05:35 EST A surgeon's hands could stretch 250 miles above Earth, should an upcoming test of a miniaturized surgical robot aboard the International Space Station prove successful. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/nebraska-team-launches-study-of-congress-and-nuclear-weapons-policy/?sc=rsin /articles/nebraska-team-launches-study-of-congress-and-nuclear-weapons-policy/?sc=rsin Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:05:55 EST University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/unl-expert-available-to-speak-on-cop28-climate-conference/?sc=rsin /articles/unl-expert-available-to-speak-on-cop28-climate-conference/?sc=rsin Fri, 01 Dec 2023 06:05:45 EST University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/husker-expertise-featured-in-new-antarctic-study/?sc=rsin /articles/husker-expertise-featured-in-new-antarctic-study/?sc=rsin Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:05:06 EST A multinational team of scientists, drillers and engineers has deployed to a remote part of Antarctica on an urgent mission to predict how fast the West Antarctic Ice Sheet will melt from global and ocean warming. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/study-explores-relationship-between-crowdfunding-sites-backers/?sc=rsin /articles/study-explores-relationship-between-crowdfunding-sites-backers/?sc=rsin Tue, 24 Oct 2023 13:05:17 EST Why would someone decide to give their money to help a stranger bring a creative project to life? University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/expert-available-to-discuss-iran-deal-and-hamas-attack/?sc=rsin /articles/expert-available-to-discuss-iran-deal-and-hamas-attack/?sc=rsin Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:05:20 EST University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/expert-available-to-speak-on-immigration-law-amidst-mass-influx-of-immigrants-in-the-u-s/?sc=rsin /articles/expert-available-to-speak-on-immigration-law-amidst-mass-influx-of-immigrants-in-the-u-s/?sc=rsin Wed, 04 Oct 2023 12:05:48 EST University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/nebraska-researchers-converting-plant-wastes-into-antimicrobial-agents/?sc=rsin /articles/nebraska-researchers-converting-plant-wastes-into-antimicrobial-agents/?sc=rsin Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:05:10 EST Nebraska researchers are converting plant wastes into antimicrobial agents that could help prevent pathogenic infections and death while significantly lowering the cost of antimicrobial treatments and being a boon to the bioeconomy. University of Nebraska-Lincoln /articles/employment-law-expert-available-to-talk-about-united-auto-workers-strike/?sc=rsin /articles/employment-law-expert-available-to-talk-about-united-auto-workers-strike/?sc=rsin Fri, 15 Sep 2023 07:30:00 EST University of Nebraska-Lincoln