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2017 News Release Archive

Book explores Canadian soldiers' role in liberating Bergen Belsen

December 02, 2017

Celinscak presents research at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Bragg honored with Henry Wright Lifetime Achievement Award

December 02, 2017

Tom Bragg, professor of biology and director of UNO's Nature Preserves, recently received a lifetime achievement award from the Association for Fire Ecology.

Papers feature analyses of public opinion data

December 02, 2017

Granillo and Nunez present two of top ten papers at Pi Gamma Mu Conference

Social Behavior Study Nets Doctoral Student Prestigious Award

October 17, 2017

Carp second in UNO history to earn Ruth Kirschstein Predoctoral National Research Service Award from NIH.

Center promotes the understanding of human rights issues through teaching, research, creative activity, and community engagement

October 08, 2017

The Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Center for Human Rights in UNO's College of Arts & Sciences receives final approval.

Petersen's new book first to make comparative study

October 08, 2017

Petersen publishes Interpreting Islam in China: Pilgrimage, Scripture, and Language in the Han Kitab

UNO, UNMC Join US Army to Create New Bioinformatics Pipeline Program

October 07, 2017

New Bioinformatics Research Education Pipeline (BREP) is a partnership among the US Army, UNO, and UNMC.

Dando publishes Women and Cartography in the Progressive Era

October 07, 2017

Dando's new book explores how cartography became an important tool for activism in the Progressive Era.

Certificate will make students competitive in applications for medical school

August 31, 2017

New Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Sciences will prepare post-baccalaureate students for future clinical training.

Concentration draws on philosophy, neuroscience, and cognitive science

August 31, 2017

New interdisciplinary concentration in Philosophy of Brain and Mind offered

Winning paper entitled Russian Information Warfare and Implications for Deterrence Policy

August 31, 2017

Intelligence Community Scholars win Deterrence Award for second year

Pace's studies abroad include language, culture, and physics

August 31, 2017

Andrew Pace awarded exchange scholarship from South Korean University

Reiter-Palmon offers workshops on creativity and innovation

August 03, 2017

Consulting takes Reiter-Palmon to the land of the midnight sun. Photo of Harstad, Norway, at 11:00 p.m.

Mahler recognized for publication and scholastic performance

August 02, 2017

Kristine Langley Mahler awarded university presidential fellowship.

Physics prepares for August 21 eclipse

August 02, 2017

Planetarium offers safe eclipse viewing.

Bricklayer engages students in learning math

August 02, 2017

Interdisciplinary team earns NSF grant for algebra alternative.

New chair will bring interdisciplinary efforts into focus

July 01, 2017

Laura Alexander will serve as Goldstein Family Community Chair in Human Rights

UNMC Center will create opportunities for UNO students

July 01, 2017

Davis, UNO Biology, will conduct research for the new Global Center for Health Security at UNMC.

NSF funds study of water and chemical transport

June 30, 2017

Geology major Jessica Bozell selected for study in Czech Republic.

Smolsky first author as undergraduate

May 31, 2017

UNO Physics major Joe Smolsky heads to M.I.T.

Bloom and Gascoigne collaborate on language acquisition text.

May 31, 2017

Bloom co-editor on text to bring experiential learning to domestic classes.

Arts & Sciences Students Honored for Excellence

May 31, 2017

Devin Christensen is one of the students recognized at the 2017 Student Honors Convocation.

International Studies major will study language, culture, and political science in Taiwan.

May 31, 2017

Amber Johnson receives Ambassador Scholarship to study in Taiwan

Doña-Reveco’s research interests lie in international migration within the Americas.

April 29, 2017

OLLAS selects Cristián Doña-Reveco as new director.

Nguyen recognized for commitment to community

April 29, 2017

Nguyen named Newman Fellow

History Department hosts national association

April 29, 2017

Elaine Nelson selected as Executive Director for the Western History Association.

Faculty honored for teaching and research

April 24, 2017

College of Arts & Sciences celebrates its outstanding faculty

Reiter-Palmon honored with NU Research Award

April 06, 2017

Creativity, Collaboration, and Leadership focus of significant research.

Two UNO students earn prestigious national scholarships

April 01, 2017

Harim Won one of two of UNO's first Barry Goldwater Scholars

More than 100 A&S students participate in Research and Creative Activity Fair

March 31, 2017

Jessica Rerucha, Environmental Science, is one of ten A&S students receiving awards at the 2017 RCAF.

UNO team will recruit and train science teachers for high need schools in Nebraska

March 31, 2017

Cutucache leads UNO team earning a $1.2 million NSF grant to provide scholarship funding, research opportunities, and internship programs for future science teachers.

Knopp publishes sixth book

March 31, 2017

Bread: a Memoir of Hunger reflects on Knopp's personal battle with disordered eating.

Gershovich honored as scholar and mensch

March 06, 2017

Moshe Gershovich remembered as important builder of bridges.

Religious Studies major and poet explores Divine Madness

March 03, 2017

Doane selected for Posters on the Hill 2017, Washington, D.C.

Sapphire Andersen continues studies in Finland

March 03, 2017

Recent grad Sapphire Andersen was selected as the 2016 Nene Field Ambassador to Aalto University School of Business

Radke praised as "outstanding problem solver"

March 03, 2017

Tyler Radke receives UNO Employee of the Month Award

Gender and Leadership Certificate now available

February 01, 2017

Women's and Gender Studies introduces new certificate in Gender and Leadership.

New Concentration in Biomedical Physics

February 01, 2017

New concentration in Biomedical Physics now available

With help from UNO, exhibit celebrates Nebraska's 150th Anniversary

January 31, 2017

UNO Geography/Geology Coordinator Paul Hunt created an interactive story map using photographs from the “Bridges: Sharing our Past to Enrich the Future” exhibit. Nebraska teachers will use the site to educate students about the state's history.

Human Rights minor spans five colleges

January 31, 2017

New Human Rights minor complements majors across the disciplinary spectrum.

NARI's first contract helps healthcare providers

December 30, 2016

Mahbubul Majumder, Ph.D., was involved in formulating the vision for NARI’s scope and he has taken lead on the institute’s first contract.

Students Awarded National Study Abroad Scholarship

December 30, 2016

University of Nebraska at Omaha students Jasmine Ayers and An Nguyen awarded U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to Study Abroad.

Spanish Creative Writing Contest Crowns Winners

December 30, 2016

The competition, titled “Through Our Words: Creative Writing Contest in Spanish,” featured participants from across Nebraska.

Companion one of three monographs on comics studies

December 30, 2016

Frank Bramlett co-edits The Routledge Companion to Comics

UNO's Great Gildersleeve

June 01, 2015

A university is filled with people who believe in ideals. Once every generation or so, a teacher steps on stage who not only personifies the ideal concept of teacher but also raises the bar on what we imagined possible.

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