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Husker students dive into lunchtime waste at Lincoln Southwest High School to help measure the success of recycling and composting programs.

The University of Nebraska's premier all-male a cappella group, Bathtub Dogs, helps set the mood for Nebraska Shark Week.

Students describe what to expect at the research fair.

Through an agreement celebrated Nov. 16, ConAgra Foods hopes to foster a culture of innovation related to food science. For example, the collaboration will help further understanding and knowledge related to popcorn and tomato breeding and research. ConAgra Foods will leverage leased space in greenhouses at Nebraska Innovation Campus where it will grow and research tomatoes, such as those used in Hunt’s and Ro*Tel brands, alongside university students and faculty.

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University of Nebraska officials, government leaders and developers gathered November 16, 2012, to break ground on the first phase of Nebraska Innovation Campus. It was announced that ConAgra will be the first tenant. 

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The Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience has been at the forefront of its field since its founding in 1988. Now, UNL scientists and engineers have a state-of-the-art research facility that gives them added momentum to continue making life-changing discoveries in one of the nation's highest-priority research areas.

Located at 16th and W streets, the new 32,000-square-foot Voelte-Keegan Nanoscience Research Center provides centralized research facilities for more than 80 physics, chemistry, engineering and other faculty members from the colleges of Arts and Sciences and Engineering. The building conveniently adjoins Jorgensen Hall, UNL's home of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, which opened in 2010, and is across 16th Street from the College of Engineering complex.

Read more about the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience and the Voelte-Keegan Nanoscience Research Center