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Samuel Bak standing in his new gallery on the UNO campus.

Hope in the Darkness

May 26, 2023

Students are learning the art of moving forward through the work of Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak.

Memorializing a Mother’s Inspiration

May 23, 2023

Architecture grad Richard Griffin was inspired by his mother’s resolve as she raised her three children alone. In gratitude, he established a scholarship at his alma mater in her honor.

Like Mother, Like Son

May 22, 2023

Leland Essary is proud of the accomplishments of his mother, Theta Cole Bullington, a respected leader in public health nursing. In tribute, Leland established a scholarship in her name.

UNK and UNMC have teamed up to construct the Rural Health Education Building, which will not only increase capacity to enroll more health care students but will also significantly expand nursing programs and bring the UNMC College of Medicine to Kearney.

Campus Kickoff Events Draw Interest and Enthusiasm for Campaign

March 6, 2023

Enthusiasm was on full display as approximately 1,500 students, faculty and staff from across the University of Nebraska System gathered to celebrate the launch of Only in Nebraska: A Campaign for Our University’s Future.

Hunter Suchsland Cade Ludwig posing with their Big Jig Box in the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program.

Fishermen with a vision find purpose through UNL’s Engler program

March 1, 2023

University of Nebraska–Lincoln graduates Hunter Suchsland and Cade Ludwig found a way to monetize their passion for fishing through the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program. The duo started their fishing lure business with seed money and advice from the UNL program. “We’ve quadrupled sales and customers from year one to year two,” Suchsland said.

Large crane working on Kiewitt Hall construction at UNL.

Kiewit Hall Represents a New Landmark for University of Nebraska

March 1, 2023

The College of Engineering’s Kiewit Hall isn’t slated to open until January 2024, but the still-under-construction building is already a landmark at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln — both for what it is and what it represents for Nebraska.

Joe and Millie Williams sitting together.

$20 million gift creates scholarships for UNMC pharmacy students

March 1, 2023

Because of an extraordinary investment by Joe and Millie Williams, UNMC College of Pharmacy students will receive scholarships ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 beginning next fall. “We want to give at least some dollars to just about every student that applies,” says College of Pharmacy Dean Keith Olsen, Pharm.D.