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Dr. James Schnable Promoted to Professor

April 21st, 2022

Lincoln, Neb. – NFHC member, Dr. James Schnable is among 111 Faculty from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln who were recently awarded promotion and/or tenure.

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Nebraska U helps Cano Roca pursue her passion for food safety

April 13th, 2022

As a problem-solver with an affinity for STEM, it was only natural for Carmen Cano Roca to pursue food engineering as an undergraduate.

Now, she’s completing a doctoral program as a graduate research assistant in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and looks to stay close to the community she’s built for herself in the Midwest.

Students share research, life lessons in Slam presentation

April 14th, 2022

Bowen Yang, a graduate student studying bioinformatics, encouraged his audience Wednesday to better understand computer technology to benefit their work and their lives.

Yang was the audience’s choice as winner of the first-ever Student Research Days Slam, earning a $500 prize. The five students chosen for the slam were asked to answer this prompt: “What skill or ability have you developed through your research experience or creative activity that you think would make the world better if everyone had it?”

Regents tour highlights campus progress during pandemic

April 8th, 2022

A comprehensive April 7 campus tour offered the University of Nebraska Board of Regents a behind-the-scenes look at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s new facilities and ongoing, strategic projects.

The day marked the first NU Regents’ tour of any NU system institution since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.

Hochstein’s expertise, dedication lead to success for university

March 25th, 2022

Editor’s Note — This is part of a Women’s History Month series featuring women who make a positive impact on the campus community through their work as office/service employees. The Women of Service series is organized by the Chancellor’s Commission on the Status of Women. Stories will run in Nebraska Today through March 30.

Study IDs 1,000+ mislabeled, overlooked gene fragments in plants

March 4th, 2022

Researchers have overlooked especially minuscule gene fragments that are critical to the assembly of cellular machinery and could help better trace the evolutionary history of plants, says a new study led by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

After analyzing the genomes of species ranging from algae to rice, Nebraska’s Chi Zhang, Huihui Yu and their colleagues identified more than 1,000 consequential gene fragments not accounted for in prior analyses.

Distinguished scientist: Peter Mannon, MD

February 16th, 2022

This profile is part of a series to highlight the researchers who will be honored at a ceremony on Feb. 24 for UNMC's 2021 Scientist Laureate, Distinguished Scientist, New Investigator and Community Service to Research Award recipients.

Ramer-Tait named Maxcy Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources

February 9th, 2022

Grant will fund ‘Crop-to-Food Innovation’ undergraduate training program

February 18th, 2022

Lincoln, Neb. — A University of Nebraska–Lincoln research team has been awarded a $742,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish the Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates program.

Nebraska Food for Health Seminar Series Speaker - Dr. Tajuki Yamada

The Nebraska Food for Health Center is hosting their regular Food for Health Seminar Series on December 2, 2021 at 6pm CST.  The featured speaker is Dr. Takuji Yamada who will be presenting on "Metagenomic and metabolomic analyses reveal distinct stage- specific phenotypes of the gut microbiota in colorectal cancer".  This will be a virtual presentation.