University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications was one of eight college teams selected to compete for the national title in the National Student Advertising Competition. UNL will compete at the American Advertising Federation national conference in Boca Raton, Fla., on May 29.

Forty graduating seniors at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln were initiated into membership in Phi Beta Kappa this spring.

More than 2,900 students received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in ceremonies May 9-10.

Kaley Cook, a senior global studies major with minors in English, political science and film studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach and study in the Czech Republic during the 2014-15 academic year.

Thirty-two University of Nebraska-Lincoln students were recognized last month as outstanding agents of character and integrity by being named to "Franco's List."

University of Nebraska-Lincoln psychology major and Japanese and sociology double minor Rachel O'Hanlon, a graduate of Lincoln East High School, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Bulgaria for the 2014-15 academic year.

Forty-five University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration students who were honored with awards for academic achievement at the CBA Honors Ceremony on April 13.

Kelleen Browning, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln student with majors in German and German secondary education and a graduate of Skyline High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho, has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Scholarship in Germany for the 2014-15 academic year.

Paul Strauss, a doctoral candidate in history at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been awarded a Fulbright Research Grant to conduct dissertation research in Germany during the 2014-15 academic year.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Ashley Rutland has won a $1,000 Christian Lieding Scholarship for her overseas study in visual communication to Japan this summer.

Students, faculty and alumni will be honored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at its annual Ivy Day ceremonies on April 19.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduate students will be honored in conjunction with UNL's All-University Honors Convocation April 13.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduate students will be honored in conjunction with UNL's All-University Honors Convocation April 13, including 32 seniors who will be recognized as Chancellor's Scholars, the university's highest undergraduate academic honor.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has awarded stipends to 44 undergraduates to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer.

While many students headed home or to a beach over spring break, a group of University of Nebraska-Lincoln students participated in a service-learning trip focused on civil rights.

5 UNL students win Omaha Press Club Foundation scholarships

Brianna Foster, a senior broadcasting journalism and news-editorial major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is among a select group of students chosen for a fellowship program to increase diversity in the broadcast news industry.

With work on surgical robotics happening daily at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering, students will reach new heights -- literally 35,000 feet -- to conduct research for NASA on robotic surgery for space travel. A UNL engineering team will return for its seventh year with NASA's Microgravity University later this spring, this time studying the effects of microgravity on robotic capsule endoscope (RCE) propulsion and tissue adhesion techniques in the small intestine.

Sophie Tatum of LaGrange, Ill., a junior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, began an internship with CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" program in New York City in February.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced its fall semester 2014 Deans' List for its eight colleges and the Honor Roll for undeclared students in the Explore Center.

Local students were among more than 1,500 students who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in ceremonies Dec. 20 and 21. The graduates included:

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln granted degrees to approximately 775 students at commencement exercises Aug. 16 and 17. The graduates included:

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has awarded more than 1,600 scholarships to 2013 Nebraska high school graduates who will will enroll at UNL this month. The total potential value of the scholarships is approximately $15.3 million. The scholarship winners include:

Area students were among 36 high-achieving 2013 high school graduates accepted into the highly competitive Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for fall 2013. The students include:

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the students named to the Deans' List/Honor Roll for the spring semester of the 2012-13 academic year. Students from this area who qualified included:

Thirty-five graduating seniors at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln were initiated into membership in Phi Beta Kappa this spring. The inductees included the following area students, all of whom were in UNL's May 4 graduating class.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln granted degrees to more than 2,750 students at commencement exercises May 3 and 4. The graduates included:

University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduate students will be honored in conjunction with UNL's All-University Honors Convocation April 14 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, including 42 seniors who will be recognized as Chancellor's Scholars, the university's highest undergraduate academic honor. Students are recognized at Honors Convocation for their cumulative academic achievements (compared with Dean's List, which is for one semester). Honorees include: az? Chancellor's Scholars, students who graduated in December or who will receive their degrees in May or August and have maintained 4.0 grade-point averages on all collegiate work at UNL and elsewhere; az? Superior Scholars, seniors graduating in the 2012-13 academic year who have been recognized at Honors Convocation each year of their enrollment; az? High Scholars, students other than Chancellor's Scholars and Superior Scholars who are in the top 10 percent of their class. Students from this area who will be honored include:

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the students named to the Deans' List/Honor Roll for the fall semester of the 2012-13 academic year. Students from this area who qualified included:

This year, a team of University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineering students will pilot a free-flying vehicle--like the radio-controlled helicopters popular as holiday gifts--not to escape their courses, but to help NASA research. Selected university teams will perform experiments on reduced gravity missions flying from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, July 26-Aug. 3, during the 2013 NASA SEED Microgravity University. It's the sixth consecutive year that UNL has qualified for the program. NASA Microgravity University conducts scientific research that helps the U.S. space program advance its efforts. Projects are prepared by students with mentoring from NASA and industry representatives, then conducted during "Flight Week" aboard a series of parabolic flights in specially-equipped aircraft that reach 35,000 feet in altitude. Area students on the UNL microgravity team include: