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What do you want to be when you grow up?

October 5, 2017

Looking back now, he says, it probably was too serious of a talk to have with such a little boy. He was just 5 at

CNN political reporter, Husker alum Zeleny to deliver Hoagland Lecture Oct. 5

September 28, 2017

What was it like to cover a presidential election with such a surprise ending? And how do reporters cover a president who consistently derides their profession?

In memory of two big fans of the band

September 28, 2017

In memory of two big fans of the band, the Duane W. and Laurine F. Zastrow Marching Band Awards Endowment will provide stipends each year to two outstanding members of the Cornhusker Marching Band.

Student finds a way to say thanks and merci beaucoup

September 14, 2017

Recent UNL graduate who’s on her way to teach English in France says her road through college would have been rougher without support from generous people like the ones she got to meet.

Gift to help first-generation, low-income Huskers

September 11, 2017

A Texas family with Nebraska roots is joining forces with an innovative Husker program to ensure more of Nebraska’s most talented students succeed in college.

She’s a killer

August 18, 2017

She’s a killer: Young UNMC cancer researcher part of a team inside the new Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center that’s working to find ways to cure cancer.

What happens when the sun ‘turns off’?

August 17, 2017

What happens when the sun ‘turns off’? Professors from different backgrounds share their eclipse expertise with Kearney students and the community.

It’s why I’ve gotten this far

August 11, 2017

Google intern credits Raikes School: ‘It’s why I’ve gotten this far.’

New University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Business building to named Howard L. Hawks Hall

August 4, 2017

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s new business building officially has a name: Howard L. Hawks Hall.

Rhino battle comes to life at Ashfall

June 21, 2017

New sculptures at Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park allow visitors to stand with an ancient tortoise and experience an epic battle between barrel-bodied rhinos.

Search tower dedicated at Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

June 20, 2017

The artwork is the result of a gift made in honor of longtime oncologist and cancer center director, Ken Cowan.

I don’t even know how to say thank you enough

June 6, 2017

Best friends tell university supporters: You’re the best.

Points of Pride