University of Nebraska Omaha News

A former U.S. ambassador to Israel visiting Omaha today will discuss possible ways the United States can broker peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

Mandy Somer guided black fabric through her sewing machine like she's an old pro.

The mark of a great play is that it stands the test of time, continuing to move audiences decades after it was written because its message remains relevant.

Development of vast tracts of oil in Cuban-controlled waters awaits a green light from the White House, and the go signal may be just a few years away.

Police chief to speak to business group Omaha Police Chief Alex Hayes will speak Nov.

Patti Meglich, assistant professor of management at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, said a simple rule for getting the most from your 401 account, the title of her workshop session for Money Smart Nebraska Week, is to save early and often.

Dan Brown book to be discussed "The Hunt for the Lost Symbol," a documentary that explores how much of Dan Brown's new novel "The Lost Symbol" is truth and how much is fiction, will be screened at the University of Nebraska at Omaha on Thursday evening, and its director and editor will lead a discussion about the film.

The director of a Discovery Channel documentary exploring Dan Brown's latest book, "The Lost Symbol," will speak at the University of Nebraska at Omaha about creating the program.

Matt Swanson makes puzzles for a living, owns a rainbow of colored Chuck Taylor All Star shoes and a year ago graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha after taking classes for 30 years.

A University of Nebraska at Omaha graduate has been rewarded for her work on a business case done while completing her master's degree.

Job seekers came to the Mid-America Center in a steady stream Tuesday for the 2009 Fall Job Fair.

If history is any guide, the University of Nebraska system will be looking at eliminating more than 300 jobs to handle budget cuts being proposed by Gov.

A lawyer who worked on the case against the tobacco industry as portrayed in the movie "The Insider" will speak in Omaha following a screening of the movie.

Payne, Clooney are talking, but no deal yet Alexander Payne and George Clooney: a cinematic match made in heaven? Well, maybe.

Officials with the University of Nebraska at Omaha are looking for submissions of items to include in the school's centennial time capsule.

A researcher with the Environmental Protection Agency will talk about education during a lecture at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

The University of Nebraska at Omaha will be collecting items from now through Jan.

Get on the health overhaul bandwagon, or don't count on our help in your re-election. That's the hardball message liberal groups are hurling at moderate Democratic senators in a battle that is dividing their party.

In his newly appointed position as director of student programs, R. Darrell Peterson said he is looking to lead his department in creating more student leadership positions on campus and in being an advocate for students against policies that may hinder their programming and events.

The University of Nebraska at Omaha has been awarded a $194,000 federal grant to increase student and faculty exchanges between its College of Information Science and Technology and schools in Wisconsin, Austria and Germany.