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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🌽 UNL launched on Sept. 15 a new initiative aimed at helping producers make better use of digital agriculture technologies — from developing new decision-support tools to improving existing technologies and training the next generation of innovators. 🌽 go.unl.edu/5zyi
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Nebraska Digital Ag Hub to develop solutions for state’s ag producers
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln launched on Sept. 15 a new initiative aimed at helping producers make better use of digital agriculture technologies — from developing new decision-support tools to ...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Happy day three of Research Integrity Week, Huskers! Hear from Forrest Kievit and Julia Torquati as they answer the question, "Why is research integrity important when conducting research with animal and human subjects?" Check out the video! ⬇️ mediahub.unl.edu/media/27358
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Why is research integrity important when conducting research with animals and human subjects?
Forrest Kievit, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee chair and associate professor of biological systems engineering, and Julia Torquati, Institutional Review Board chair and professor of child...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Happy day two of Research Integrity Week! Why do YOU think research integrity is important, when thinking about research security? Hear Nicole Buan's answer below! #WeLoveNebraskaResearch mediahub.unl.edu/media/27357
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Why is research integrity important when thinking about research security?
Nicole Buan, professor of biochemistry, answers the question "Why is research integrity important when thinking about research security?"
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A Sept. 23 ribbon cutting at UNL will celebrate the completion of 35 new, state-of-the-art Nebraska Mesonet weather stations funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The free public event, 3-4 p.m., will be at the East Campus mesonet station. go.unl.edu/zyt4
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Ribbon cutting to mark mesonet progress, salute stakeholders
A Sept. 23 ribbon cutting at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will celebrate the completion of 35 new, state-of-the-art Nebraska Mesonet weather stations funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
In our most recent newsletter, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Jennifer Nelson offers a look back at the summer’s accomplishments while looking ahead to what’s in store for the 2026-2027 academic year. Check the link! // go.unl.edu/u5vj #WeAreNebraskaResearch
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Opportunity begins with research excellence
Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Jen Nelson offers a look back at the summer's accomplishments while looking ahead to what's in store for the 2026-2027 academic year.
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The NSF announced July 14 that the Iowa State University-led initiative, called RuralSTAMINA, has received $15 million in funding over the next two years, with potentially a total of $160 million over 10 years. UNL is a core partner in the initiative. go.unl.edu/ka98
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UNL partnering with Iowa State, others on major biomanufacturing initiative
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a key partner in a collaboration involving about 70 institutions and organizations across Nebraska and Iowa that will create a bioeconomy-focused innovation ecosy...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Work done by Jay Storz, Willa Cather Professor of biological sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has been featured in @science.org (Science Magazine)! Have you had a chance to check out the study yet? Check the link here! ⬇️ www.science.org/content/arti...
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Thin air. Frozen temps. Toxic food. How these mice survive extreme elevations
Scientists crack the secrets of Andean leaf-eared mice living near the top of the world
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The Nebraska Ranch Practicum, run by Nebraska Extension, takes a systemic approach to help ranchers from across the region build their knowledge of the industry. Want to read more? Check the link below! go.unl.edu/4dcs
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Nebraska Ranch Practicum spreads research, resources to region’s producers
A University of Nebraska–Lincoln program brings the newest agricultural research and hands-on education to ranching professionals, bolstering one of the region’s major industries in the process.
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The UNL Center on Children, Families, and the Law named Dr. Keith Cruise as its director. Cruise will also hold a faculty position as a professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences. He will assume the director role on Aug. 17. Want to read more? Check the link! 🔗 go.unl.edu/7ekw
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Cruise named next director of Center on Children, Families and the Law
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Center on Children, Families and the Law named Dr. Keith Cruise as its director. Cruise will also hold a faculty position as a professor of psychology in the Colle...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
A newly discovered black fungus that thrives in some of Earth’s harshest environments is helping engineering researchers at the UNL answer a fundamental question: Why would an organism spend valuable resources producing something that benefits others? go.unl.edu/764j
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Awards expand research on melanin-producing fungi, microbial communities
A newly discovered black fungus that thrives in some of Earth’s harshest environments is helping engineering researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln answer a fundamental question: Why would ...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Ashley Poust’s path to discovering a new species of feathered dinosaur began with a class he never expected to enjoy. Want to read more? Check the link! go.unl.edu/gsxd
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Poust helps identify new species of feathered dinosaur
Ashley Poust this summer is taking graduate students into Montana to search for dinosaur fossils and mentoring an undergraduate researcher joining a project in Paraguay studying how fossils form, deca...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
As Nebraska continues to confront brain drain and declining rural populations, the new Nebraska Snapshot from UNL illustrates that residents’ overall satisfaction with living here has fallen in the past six years. Check the link! 🔗 go.unl.edu/a24s
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Snapshot: Nebraskans’ satisfaction down since COVID, recovery stalled
As Nebraska continues to confront brain drain and declining rural populations, the new Nebraska Snapshot from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln illustrates that residents’ overall satisfaction with l...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
📕 PRESS RECOGNITION 📕 Foreword Reviews has named the University of Nebraska Press its Indie Publisher of the Year, recognizing the press for its publishing program and its commitment to independent and university press publishing. go.unl.edu/04ne
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U of Nebraska Press named publisher of the year
Foreword Reviews has named the University of Nebraska Press its Indie Publisher of the Year, recognizing the press for its publishing program and its commitment to independent and university press pub...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Toxic cyanobacterial blooms can close lakes, contaminate drinking water and pose risks to human health. A new project at UNL is exploring an unlikely tool for mitigating these blooms: virovory, the phenomenon of organisms eating viruses as a food source. go.unl.edu/dmz5
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NSF-funded project explores potential ally against harmful algal blooms
An interdisciplinary Husker research team is exploring virovory’s potential to combat eutrophication — a surplus of nutrients and minerals in the water — which is a major driver of toxic blooms.
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Every sip of water or coffee might come with something extra. A new project, with six researchers from across the University of Nebraska system, aims to answer a simple but urgent question: How much of these plastics are people consuming? go.unl.edu/4joq
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Husker researchers study invisible plastics in everyday drinks
Every sip of water or coffee might come with something extra — particles so small they can’t be seen, tasted or felt. Scientists now believe those invisible fragments, known as microplastics and nanop...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
UNL has awarded stipends to 129 Husker undergraduates to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer. Students receive stipends of $2,640 to engage in intensive research or creative activity for 20 hours per week. Check the link! 🔗 go.unl.edu/v892
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129 Huskers receive stipends for summer research projects
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has awarded stipends to 129 Husker undergraduates to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer.
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Notice something different about our website? It now features another one of our 2025 annual report stories - "Improving human health through targeted drug delivery." Want to read it? Check the link! 🔗 go.unl.edu/xrkj
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Improving human health through targeted drug delivery
With the launch of startup company Minovacca, Janos Zempleni aims to commercialize designer milk exosomes – natural nanoparticles contained in milk – capable of transporting therapeutics, gene editing...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Jessica A. Shoemaker, Steinhart Foundation Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska College of Law, has been named a fellow of Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute for the 2026-27 academic year. go.unl.edu/5mhi
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Shoemaker named Harvard Radcliffe Institute fellow
Jessica A. Shoemaker, Steinhart Foundation Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska College of Law, has been named a fellow of Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute for the 2026...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The American Society of Agronomy designates just 0.3% of its members as fellows — the highest recognition the society offers. Patricio Grassini, Sunkist Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture was elected to join this prestigious group. Want to read the full story? Check the link! go.unl.edu/v0qr
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Grassini named 2025 American Society of Agronomy fellow
The American Society of Agronomy designates just 0.3% of its members as fellows — the highest recognition the society offers. Patricio Grassini, Sunkist Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture was elec...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
🚨 DEADLINE TOMORROW 🚨 UNL will launch a new Collaboration Accelerator program, with applications closing tomorrow, May 15, to support teams preparing to pursue major collaborative funding opportunities. go.unl.edu/ouyg
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Collaboration Accelerator application deadline approaching
UNL will launch a new Collaboration Accelerator program to help faculty prepare to pursue major collaborative funding.
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
"Every year, nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke, with health care costs exceeding $50 billion. Swift treatment can prevent deaths and disabilities, while reducing medical costs." Want to read the full thing? Check the link! go.unl.edu/sr0p
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Improving patient care with groundbreaking stroke treatment
Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke annually, resulting in death, disabilities and escalating medical costs. Husker researchers have developed a low-cost, portable frontline treatment for strokes...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
R&I is launching a new program aimed at advancing university-industry research collaborations and technology commercialization - the Nebraska Industry Collaboration and Engagement (NICE) Research Program. Want to know more? Check the link! go.unl.edu/owks
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New program aims to streamline university-industry partnerships
The Nebraska Industry Collaboration and Engagement (NICE) Research Program provides clear, flexible options for companies to conduct collaborative research and development with the university.
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Edgar Cahoon, director of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Center for Plant Science Innovation, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the nation’s highest honors for scientists and engineers. Want to read more? Check the link! 🔗 go.unl.edu/6djx
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Cahoon elected to National Academy of Sciences
Edgar Cahoon, director of UNL's Center for Plant Science Innovation, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the nation's highest honors for scientists and engineers.
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🎉 STUDENT SUCCESS 🎉 On April 7-8 the Office of Graduate Studies, the Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, as well as the Office of Research and Innovation held the 2026 Student Research Days Poster Sessions and Creative Exhibitions. go.unl.edu/8rax
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Research Days recognizes student research and creative activity
More than 120 graduate students and 200 undergraduate students participated in Student Research Days poster sessions in April.
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Mize Nelson as the vice chancellor for research and innovation, effective May 6. Nelson has been selected for this role after serving as the interim vice chancellor since November 2024. 🎈 go.unl.edu/cuvh
Jennifer Mize Nelson stands at a podium, surrounded by other background images of her, in a graphic announcing her appointment as vice chancellor of research and innovation.
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
A quick glimpse of some of the sights from yesterday's Research and Innovation Convening 📸 It is always a good time when our mission toward research, scholarship and creative endeavors is combined with inspired collaboration! #WeAreNebraskaResearch
A laptop displays a Nebraska Research sticker.A woman speaks at a podium during the 2026 Research and Innovation Convening.A man gestures to colleagues, seated at a table, during breakout sessions at the 2026 Research and Innovation Convening.A panel of speakers sit across three tables, speaking to the crowd, during the 2026 Research and Innovation Convening.
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
🐦 VACCINE RESEARCH 💉 Researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln have developed a vaccine approach that shows promise in protecting against highly pathogenic bird flu, demonstrating strong efficacy in both mice and cattle. Want to read more? Check the link! 🔗 go.unl.edu/50vz
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Researchers develop promising new vaccine against bird flu
Researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln have developed a vaccine approach that shows promise in protecting against highly pathogenic bird flu, demonstrating strong efficacy in both mice and ...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
🚨 WE'RE HIRING! 🚨 The Sponsored Programs department within the Office of Research and Innovation is hiring for two open Post-Award Specialist positions. Applications are set to be reviewed this Friday! Want to know about these open positions? Check the link! 🔗 go.unl.edu/rsch
"We're Hiring" graphic for two open Post-Award Specialist positions with the Sponsored Programs department. Application deadline is May 1.
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UNL Center for Biotechnology @biotechunl.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Summer is right around the corner, which means field season is approaching! Our cores are here to support a wide range of research needs as you plan for the months ahead. Reach out today! go.unl.edu/ika2 #Biotech #SummerResearch #FieldSeason #UNL @unlresearch.bsky.social
Graphic promoting the Nebraska Center for Biotechnology Core Facilities. The left side shows a collage of laboratory images, including scientific instruments, sample vials, microscopes, and data screens. The right side lists services: Microscopy, Cryo‑Electron Microscopy, Flow Cytometry, Single Cell Genomics, Proteomics & Metabolomics, and Bioinformatics. Website: biotech.unl.edu.
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Nebraska CYFS @unlcyfs.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
There's just 1 week until the 2026 CYFS Early Childhood Research Summit! Explore the agenda and session descriptions to plan your summit experience on April 28. ➡️ cyfs.unl.edu/ecs/2026 🫰 @unlcehs.bsky.social, @unlresearch.bsky.social, Buffett Early Childhood Institute & Early Futures Partnership
Boy rides tricycle. CYFS Early Childhood Research Summit! Creating connections among research, practice and policy in Nebraska. April 28, 2026. 8:30-5pm. Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center. Learn more at: cyfs.unl.edu/ecs
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Children visiting the University of Nebraska State Museum-Morrill Hall will soon be able to unearth a lifelike fossil through a partnership with the Frontier Tech Lab at Nebraska Innovation Studio. Want to read the full story? Check the link! 🔗 go.unl.edu/cig2
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Frontier Tech Lab helps bring hands‑on fossil dig to Morrill Hall
Children visiting the University of Nebraska State Museum-Morrill Hall will soon be able to unearth a lifelike fossil through a partnership with the Frontier Tech Lab at Nebraska Innovation Studio.
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Bedross Der Matossian, a historian of the modern Middle East at UNL, has been awarded a 2026 fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The award is one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for scholars and artists. go.unl.edu/t4y8
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Der Matossian earns Guggenheim Fellowship
Bedross Der Matossian, Hymen Rosen Professor in Judaic Studies, has been awarded a 2026 fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The fellowship will support his latest project, “...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
A big round of applause to those who earned accolades in the month of March! Want to see the full list? Check the link! go.unl.edu/gj5z
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Accolades, March 2026
Accolades are compiled from faculty and staff submissions, R&I's external recognition and awards coordinator, the Achievements column published by University Communication and Marketing, and college, ...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
A UNL architecture professor is challenging long-held assumptions about the American home, proposing smaller, more flexible housing designs as a solution to affordability and community challenges. #NebraskaLectures #wearenebraskaresearch 🏘️ go.unl.edu/yavw
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UNL professor: Architecture offers unique solutions for fulfilling community housing needs
A University of Nebraska–Lincoln architecture professor is challenging long-held assumptions about the American home, proposing smaller, more flexible housing designs as a solution to affordability an...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Now you know 👀 Follow us on all social platforms - Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, X and even Bluesky - for all of the good stories and news related to research at Nebraska! #wearenebraskaresearch
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
🏥 RESEARCH IMPACT 🏥 Supply chain costs play a key role in rising health care expenses. Nebraska researchers have found that group purchasing organizations can help hold the line. Want to read more? Check out the link below! go.unl.edu/tky7
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Study suggests purchasing organizations could reduce health care costs
Nebraska marketing scholars Alok Kumar and Amit Saini found that group purchasing organizations can play a key role in reducing health care expenses and enhancing patient care. Working in partnership ...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
🎵 Have you heard? 🎵 Nebraska’s Robert Woody’s research explores how music shapes and is influenced by human cognition, behavior and emotion. His research and classes are better preparing the next generation of music educators. go.unl.edu/sp2a
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Woody’s research highlights humanity of making music
Nebraska's Robert Woody believes the heart of music lies in the human experience behind it. An international leader in the psychology of music, Woody was recognized on the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Sci...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
In case you missed these stories highlighting research and creative endeavors, take a look at some of the top articles from December 2025 (compiled by the Office of Research and Innovation’s communications team). 🔗 go.unl.edu/9uhi
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Dipti Dev and the Healthy Children, Healthy Communities project, are helping rural child care programs foster healthy eating habits among 3- to 5-year-olds. The team is training providers using the online EAT for Prevention program, which Dev developed. 🍎 go.unl.edu/20kp
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Addressing childhood obesity in rural areas
Dipti Dev leads a team aiming to narrow the nutrition gap for rural children through a project that provides tailored coaching to help rural child care programs foster healthy eating habits among 3- t...
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
📖 Art historian Katie Anania explores how U.S. artists used paper to redefine the relationship between the body and its surroundings in her first book, “Out of Paper: Drawing, Environment, and the Body in 1960s America” (Yale University Press, 2024). go.unl.edu/qc5i
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Bureau of Sociological Research bills itself as a one-stop shop for researchers needing rigorous data collection and analysis, working to support projects at every stage. Learn more about them here > go.unl.edu/egut
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UNL BOSR: An essential research partner for data collection
UNL's Bureau of Sociological Research offers a wide range of data-collection and analysis resources to researchers.
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Wishing you a wonderful spring semester!
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
📢 In case you missed these stories highlighting research and creative activity at the university, R&I has compiled a roundup of recent top stories from research.unl.edu and other sources. go.unl.edu/msdc
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
🎉 A @UNLincoln research team has achieved a key milestone in a national competition to advance targeted genome editing. Their work could help lead to new treatments for both common and rare diseases. Read about their accomplishment here ➡️ go.unl.edu/a4rf
Janos Zempleni, Willa Cather Professor of molecular nutrition, leads one of 14 teams receiving a Phase 2 prize in the National Institutes of Health’s Targeted Genome Editor Delivery (TARGETED) Challenge. It is a three-phase competition with prizes totaling $6 million.
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Annual flu shots could become a thing of the past under a new vaccine strategy developed and tested by @UNLincoln virologist Eric Weaver and his laboratory team. go.unl.edu/xmy0
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Impoverished Indian women sold into sex trafficking as children want better for their own daughters, but it’s often hard for them to see other paths forward, said a University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor who’s extensively studied the issue. go.unl.edu/bes9
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Research development professionals at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are part of a multi-institutional team honored with a national award for its work helping faculty successfully compete for scientific research funds.
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Office of Research and Innovation @unlresearch.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Husker researcher Yiqi Yang has developed a first-of-its-kind technology for fiber-to-fiber, or chemical, recycling that successfully removes dyes, separates natural and synthetic blends, and creates high-quality fibers. go.unl.edu/or3t
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Yang previews chemical recycling innovation for textiles
t is becoming harder and harder to ignore the environmental costs of textiles, and demand is still growing by leaps and bounds each year. Textile recycling has vexed researchers and the industry, but...
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University of Nebraska Medical Center @unmc.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
UNMC alum and Nebraska Medicine lab scientist Zankhana Amin made a rare discovery that helped solve the mystery behind one patient’s intense pain. Read more on how she put the care team on the right path to diagnosis: www.unmc.edu/newsroom/202...
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A rare discovery in the laboratory shows UNMC grad's dedication
The trained eye of a Nebraska Medicine laboratory scientist and UNMC graduate put the care team on the right path to diagnosis.
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