Winter 2020 UNO Magazine Now Available

The Winter 2020 issue of the award-winning UNO Magazine has been released and is currently arriving at the homes of UNO graduates across the country - and the world.

With the theme "Animal Tales," this issue features incredible stories of the work our alumni are pursuing personally and professionally, as well as ongoing research and community engagement efforts from our students, facutly and staff.

Whether it's the former history of Aksarben Village as the Ak-Sar-Ben Race Track, work being done by UNO biologists to uncover new species of dinosaur, or alumni making an impact at the Henry Doorly Zoo, it's a wild world full of Maverick Spirit.

Read the latest issue online, or download it in a PDF. 

Betting on UNO

If you really want to Know the O, you need to know horses. For what today is a home for Mavericks — Scott Campus — once was a home for ponies — the Ak-Sar-Ben Race Track and Coliseum.

Canine Connections

Is there something happening physiologically between people and pooches that makes this bond so close? In 2014, a team of UNO researchers was one of the first to observe a connection between species.

Furry Fashions

Thanks to the UNO Bookstore, pet owners can put the “O” in Fido. Early in 2019 the bookstore added pet clothing to its expansive list of UNO apparel available on campus and online.

Heavenly Wind Among Saints and Sinners

UNO Geology Professor George Engelmann discovered a fossilized treasure trove — and a first-of-its-kind relative to the dinosaurs.

More Collaborative Than A Barrel of Monkeys

In its fourth decade, UNO’s Callitrichid Research Center is strengthening research collaborations and exploring new questions about what marmosets can tell us about ourselves.

Nuts About Black Squirrels

How are melanistic squirrels, or black squirrels as most call them, expanding westward across the U.S.? Students in James Wilson's class are studying to find out.

Santa Paws Gives Fido and Friends a Holiday to Remember

For 13 years, UNO PRSSA has made it easy for those in the Omaha community to make sure Spot, Rover and Fido are given as much attention as Rudolph, Donner and Blitzen.

Taming Wildlife Reservations

A local wildlife rescue organization turned to students from the College of Information Science & Technology at UNO to reign in an out-of-control reservation system.

Walk This Way

UNO Biomechanics staff turn to squirrels, pigs, cockroaches and other insects and animals for insights that better human mobility and health.