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Recent graduate Lucas Timm developed strategies for teaching students to read as a tutor in the Kit and Dick Schmoker Reading Center at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. This fall, he’s taking those lessons into the classroom as a first-year teacher in the Mead Public Schools.
What began as a search for the right major turned into a globe-spanning career in speech-language pathology. Now, this UNL graduate is paying it forward with a planned gift to support future students.
A hub for STEM education at UNO, the Durham Science Center renovation marks a significant step in the university’s aims to prepare the next generation of STEM professionals in Nebraska.
Ruth Scott is one of the most transformational and generous donors in University of Nebraska history. In this Q&A, she discusses her favorite philanthropic projects and the joy of giving.
UNL’s network of entrepreneurship programs is ranked No. 42 in the world and No. 12 in the Midwest. This ecosystem has a tremendous economic impact on the state.
Andreas Katsaounis of Omaha was inspired to start his own business as a senior in high school because of his passion for the sport of pickleball. Those dreams have flourished at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln through a program that helps students recognize their entrepreneurial potential.
A century after a group of students convinced their professor to teach them actuarial science courses, UNL has become top provider of actuarial science graduates to insurance companies across Nebraska.
Meet four future physicians who will study in the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex in Kearney. These remarkable students aim to practice in rural Nebraska, helping to address critical workforce challenges.
By Lexi Bodlak, Public Relations Storyteller, Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program Good people, good drinks and the good life. Abby Miller, a recent University of Nebraska–Lincoln graduate, found her passion and purpose in bringing these three things together. Miller, who grew up in Mead, Nebraska, enrolled as a freshman in Engler 101, the introductory course in the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program. During a class pitch competition, she realized she could make memories and a profit through
Burnett Society member Paul Garnett has been a loyal Husker Athletics fan ever since he moved to Nebraska from his home state of Missouri nearly 49 years ago.
