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The UNL tenure process
Most professors at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are working toward tenure, according to Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Donde Plowman. Tenure appointments give faculty a guarantee of indefinite employment that can be terminated only under exceptional circumstances. Professors work through a six-year process to reach tenure.
UNL professor Ari Kohen makes national news for liking Facebook post
University of Nebraska-Lincoln political science professor Ari Kohen received a threat after he liked a Facebook photo of a defaced campaign sign that showed Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry with googly eyes and his name spelled as “Fartenberry.” Kohen was one of 130 people to like the photo, but he was the only one to be contacted by Fortenberry’s staff. Fortenberry’s chief-of-staff William “Reyn” Archer III reached out to Kohen because he said professors should be held to a higher standard.
UNL beats out number of schools for $250,000 NASA grant
New expansions in space exploration demand not only more scientists, but also more legal professionals, and the University of Nebraska Law School is ready to provide that with a $250,000 grant from NASA to create a space law network.NASA put out a call for proposals to receive the grant, and Nebraska beat out a number of other schools that applied for the grant.
New UNL lab studies psychology of dogs and their owners
Psychologists at schools around the United States typically research humans, but a psychology professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is studying a different mammal.Jeffrey Stevens, an associate professor of psychology, has created the Canine Cognition and Human Interaction Lab, which is a part of the Department of Psychology and the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior.
UNMC researchers assist with curing cancer in mice with genome-editing technology
University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers assisted to cure cancer in mice using newly developed technology over the summer.The researchers cured melanoma, the skin cancer least common and most deadly to humans, in mice using new Efficient additions with ssDNA inserts-CRISPR genome-editing technology also known as Easi-CRISPR.The technology allowed the researchers to edit T cells; a type of white blood cell that plays an essential role in immune systems as they scan for cellular...
'In our grit, our glory': UNL jumpstarts new brand with all-campus rally
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s rebranding transition from “Come make waves where there is no ocean,” to “In our grit, our glory” has drawn attention from students and faculty in recent weeks.The new slogan adapts a football mantra — “In the deed, our glory” — and applies it to the entire university community.“It was very clear to us that we needed to tell our academic story at the same strength that we tell our athletic story,” the UNL chancellor Ronnie Green said.
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