The University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) is a major public research university located in Lincoln, Nebraska. Founded in 1869, it is the oldest university in Nebraska and the flagship university of the University of Nebraska system. UNL offers a wide range of programs across multiple colleges, including Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources, and Law, among others. Known for its strong research efforts, UNL is classified among “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity” and has made significant contributions particularly in the fields of agriculture, economics, and psychology. The university also emphasizes innovative teaching and public engagement, extending its impact beyond campus through cooperative extension services that reach across the state. UNL’s campus is characterized by a mix of historic and modern architecture, vibrant student life, and a strong tradition in athletics, particularly its football team, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, which plays a significant role in the culture of the university.
Researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln studied North America’s fossil record over 66 million years, revealing insights into mammalian diversity and ecological shifts that could…
New analysis has implications for other forensic examinations that rely on large databases and algorithms for comparisons. New research highlights the importance of careful application…
Participants whose brains aged more slowly had a nutrient profile that was similar to that of the Mediterranean diet. Scientists have been extensively researching the…
Yield losses intensify when groundwater dwindles, data shows. Three decades of data have informed a new Nebraska-led study that shows how the depletion of groundwater…
The study dismisses any connection to Incan rituals, suggesting that mice ascended independently. In the midst of the driest desert on Earth, atop 20,000-foot volcanoes,…
Exposure to particles from baby food containers kills up to 75% of cultured kidney cells. The fastest way to heat food and drink might also…
Nebraska scientists have used a data-driven technique, Epigraph, to create a potentially universal vaccine against swine flu. Long-term trials on hogs showed it to be…
New research holds the potential to measure the mental health tolls on voters. A new study indicates that the anxiety of Americans regarding politics reaches…
Neurons’ signaling can be altered by mirror-image molecules. With the help of some sea slugs, chemists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have found that one…
An experiment has reinforced the connection between contaminants. Eight years ago, the data was robust but only suggestive, and the evidence was strong but circumstantial….
Experiments on ancient proteins reveal that mutations are more numerous and nuanced than previously believed. A study by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln investigated crocodiles’ unique…
Study first to investigate and demonstrate the effects of ‘virovory’ Over a single day, in the placid waters of a single pond, a million virus…
Experiments show grass’s resilience-building tricks work for corn, too. Grass is famously resilient. But Paspalum vaginatum, a species better known as seashore paspalum, can tolerate…
Virtual Immune System Roadmap Unveiled A step-by-step plan for an international effort to create a digital twin of the human immune system will be presented…
Diet-size relationship found across deep time, multiple vertebrate groups. According to a new study, the U-shaped association between diet and size in modern land mammals…
Design also poised to save space, retain memory in event of power loss. A new spin on one of the 20th century’s smallest but grandest…
Any cook worth their salt knows that a dash of the stuff — which consists mostly of the compound sodium chloride — will dissolve when…
Findings indicate global warming could reduce biodiversity in tropics. The bulging, equator-belted midsection of Earth currently teems with a greater diversity of life than anywhere…