University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Twenty years ago, three University of Nebraska-Lincoln students pitched the winning idea at the New Venture Competition that became the global sports technology company Hudl. This year, a record 84 teams applied to compete for more than $80,000 in donor-funded prizes, with 64 student teams representing 46 majors pitching their ventures to more than 60 judges.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications recently announced the winners of the Lynn and Dana Roper Sports Writing Competition.

Students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications competed in the 2026 Philip Perry Photojournalism Challenge Feb. 21, 22 and 28.

Students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications won two first-place honors, a third-place honor and three awards of excellence in the Broadcast Education Association's Festival of Media Arts.

A record 975 first-year business students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln began tackling real-world challenges on their first day of college this fall. In Introduction to Business (MNGT 101), the first course in the college's new undergraduate curriculum, students explored different areas of business before teaming up with peer coaches and business professionals for their first collegiate competition, the inaugural Business Battle.

A record 141 students from eight colleges at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln recently demonstrated their entrepreneurial, communication and presentation skills at the 17th annual 3-2-1 Quick Pitch competition.

Sixty-four student teams recently competed for $82,500 in prizes during the 38th annual New Venture Competition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship, the two-day business plan tournament featured undergraduate and graduate students from every college at the university, representing 38 majors.

Thirty-four University of Nebraska-Lincoln students recently vied for a share of $5,000 in scholarships in the Center for Sales Excellence's Spring Team Role-Play Competition.

Students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications were awarded seven national audio awards in the Broadcast Education Association and College Broadcasters' On-Location Creative Competition.

Students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications competed in the 2025 Philip Perry Photojournalism Challenge Feb. 22-23 and March 1.

Students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications won three first place honors and four awards of excellence in the Broadcast Education Association's Festival of Media Arts in February.

Thirty-eight University of Nebraska-Lincoln students recently vied for a share of $5,000 in the Center for Sales Excellence's Fall Team Role-Play Competition. The students paired up to pitch a health care program to Husker alumni from the Undergraduate Certificate in Sales Excellence program.

A record 113 students from eight colleges at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln recently demonstrated their entrepreneurial, communication and presentation skills at the 16th annual 3-2-1 Quick Pitch competition.

Forty-one singers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Glenn Korff School of Music recently performed at the West Central National Association of Teachers of Singing auditions and took home 29% of all awards presented.

Nearly 140 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students recently competed in the inaugural Intermediate Accounting II Case Competition. Acting as junior credit analysts, the students worked in groups to prepare a loan analysis and then pitch it in less than eight minutes for the opportunity to win cash prizes totaling $6,000.

Twenty-two student teams in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Undergraduate Certificate in Sales Excellence program recently vied for $6,000 in scholarships in the Center for Sales Excellence Team Role-Play Competition, sponsored by NRC Health.

Current and former students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications earned 11 awards in the Society of Professional Journalists' Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards Competition on April 23.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Entrepreneurship hosted the 37th annual New Venture Competition, a business plan pitch event with $65,000 in funding in prizes, on April 16 and 18. With 48 teams representing nine colleges and 44 majors at the university competing in a bracket format, Eduardo Sicilia Ayala with 2%Football took first place and a $15,000 cash prize.

Twenty-one students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications won awards for outstanding creative work during the American Advertising Federation's annual Creative Nebraska Awards on Feb. 23. The students earned a gold award, seven silvers and two special judge's citations.

Twenty University of Nebraska-Lincoln students competed in the 2024 Philip Perry Photojournalism Challenge Feb. 23-24 and March 2.

A team of University of Nebraska-Lincoln accounting students recently won the 22nd annual Deloitte FanTAXtic National Case Study Competition, presenting analysis of a complex, issues-driven business tax case. The win follows the university's top finish in the eighth annual Deloitte National Audit Innovation Campus Challenge in April 2023.

Twenty-three University of Nebraska-Lincoln students participated in the Center for Entrepreneurship's 48-Hour Challenge Feb. 15-17. The event allows student teams of three to six to develop and pitch business ideas for the chance to win cash prizes.

With three scholarships on the line, 20 students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications will compete in the Philip Perry Photojournalism Challenge, Feb. 23-24 and March 2.

A student team from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications recently placed third in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Invent2Prevent competition.

Two students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications have been recognized in the Hearst Journalism Awards feature writing competition.

A record 108 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students recently showed their entrepreneurial, communication and presentation skills at the 15th annual 3-2-1 Quick Pitch competition. Hosted by the Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship, the event gives Husker students from any college a platform to deliver a three-minute business idea to volunteer judges for the chance to win cash prizes totaling $12,000.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's National Student Advertising Competition team placed second at the American Advertising Federation's District 9 competition, held in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 22.

Thirty-eight students and a faculty member in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications earned 2023 Eric Sevareid Awards for their exceptional work in broadcast journalism. The awards ceremony took place earlier this month in Minneapolis.

Students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications earned numerous awards in the Society of Professional Journalists' Mark of Excellence Region 7 competition.

Following the bracket-busting excitement of March Madness, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Entrepreneurship recently hosted its own high-stakes tournament through the New Venture Competition, a business plan pitch contest. More than 40 student teams representing seven colleges at Nebraska competed in a bracket format, with the business Dyslexico taking first place and a $15,000 cash prize.