College of Arts & Sciences News

Sunday, May 26, 2019

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Arts and Sciences Hall Closed for Construction Beginning May 10

Access to the Arts and Sciences Hall will be restricted to authorized personnel through a majority of the summer.

UNO Students Make Breakthrough In Cancer Research

A pair of University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) graduate students have made a breakthrough that one day could help better the lives of cancer patients.

Chuck Hagel Forum in Global Leadership

Joe Biden, the 47th vice president of the United States, visited the UNO campus on Thursday, Feb. 28, to help launch the inaugural Chuck Hagel Forum in Global Leadership.

Recipients of 2019 Student Research and Creative Activity Fair Awards Announced

The UNO Office of Research and Creative Activity have identified 16 students to receive recognition for their oral and poster presentations.

News

Blansett publishes biography of Richard Oakes

Kent Blansett, History, recently published the first book-length biography of Richard Oakes, a Red Power activist of the 1960s who was a leader in the Alcatraz takeover and the Red Power Indigenous rights movement. The book is titled "A Journey to Freedom: Richard Oakes, Alcatraz, and the Red Power Movement."

Biology grad student researches elephant pregnancies

Chelsi Marolf, biology grad student, is featured in The Gateway for her research on pregnancies of African elephants.

Moore publishes second book for science teachers

Chris Moore, Associate Professor of Physics and George Haddix Community Chair of Science, recently published his second book Teaching Science Thinking: Using Scientific Reasoning in the Classroom.