University of Nebraska Lincoln News

The following poem by Kathryn Stripling Byer is the second in a series of related poems calledSouthern Fictions.

This upcoming school year, I will be attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I chose to major in the biological sciences, chiefly because I plan on becoming a physician.

It's 10:30 a.m. and the temperature is creeping toward triple digits. Bubba Starling rises from the aluminum plank in the dugout, grabs his bat and slips his blue helmet over his buzzed head.

Courtney was awarded a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship. She will enroll in Duke University in the fall.

Stuhr Museum Executive Director Joe Black: "Heritage tourism brings a lot to the state, it brings a lot to this region of Nebraska, and it brings a lot to Hall County." Estimated by experts to be the state's third largest industry, tourism plays an important role in the economy of the Tri-Cities. Unique, heritage-themed attractions like the ... (more)

LUBBOCK, Texas - No one's talking about giving intelligence tests, but researchers say they've shown that plants have smarts - the sort needed to help them survive dry times.

A 25-year-old man faces an arson charge, accused of setting fire to three books at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Love Library North.

A Painted Lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui, stops by an Omaha garden. Steve Spomer, a University of Nebraska entomologist, said it is the most widely distributed butterfly in the world.

The Davis High School Jazz Band will perform its final concert of the year, "Jazz on a Summer's Eve XXII," at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 1, at the Brunelle Performance Hall at DHS, 315 W. 14th St.

A nursing home resident who suffers from dementia threatened officers with a fistful of safety pins; relatives say they'll file a complaint.

This week, we're taking you on a virtual journey to help tackle one of our community's most intractable problems.

Newswise - SpaceX's Tuesday launch of its Dragon capsule atop its Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station opens a new era in commercial spaceflight.

Nebraska's winter wheat crop is maturing at a rapid pace because of this year's unusually warm spring, so harvest will happen early in the state.

In addition to being involved in de novo 2 and SGS3, the Arabidopsis genome encodes 12 uncharacterized SGS3-like proteins.

Schneider Graduates From Centenary Marisa Rose Schneider a resident of Alpharetta, was among 195 students from Centenary College of Louisiana who received undergraduate and graduate degrees during the College's Commencement Exercises held on May 5. Schneider received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration.

Q: What does this insect have in common with a horse conch, a Key lime pie and a sabal palm? A:... Former Oasis High School Principal Chris Terrill stands in front of the lobby of the school with school guidance counselor Terry Hall.

Former Oasis High School Principal Chris Terrill stands in front of the lobby of the school with school guidance counselor Terry Hall.

The paintings of Georgia O'Keefe taught us a lot about bones in the desert, but there's more to learn, and more to think our way into.

Deb Fischer celebrates her Republican Senate primary victory with her mother, Florence Strobel, Tuesday in Lincoln.

Warren Buffett offered some dismissive words on higher education in a conversation with MBA students last month .