By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Nearly 100 high school and middle school students competed Tuesday in the Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences Central Regional Science Fair at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Students from Adams Central in Hastings, Central City, Eustis-Farnam, Hastings High School, St. Cecilia in Hastings and Wilcox-Hildreth competed. … [Read More...]
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5K fun run to benefit student leadership fund at UNK
KEARNEY – The UNK Loper Programming and Activities Council’s Fun 5K Walk/Run is set for 9 a.m. on April 12. The race begins at Cope Memorial Fountain, continues around campus and finishes back at the fountain, said Heather Wolf, assistant director of Student Activities at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Prizes donated from area sponsors will be drawn at the … [Read More...]
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Three finalists for College of Education dean begin interviews
KEARNEY – Three candidates have been selected as finalists for the dean of the College of Education at University of Nebraska at Kearney. They will be on campus this month to interview and make presentations on their credentials and visions for the education college. The finalists are: Jodi Kupper (Pronounced Cooper), dean of the School of Education at Peru State College; … [Read More...]
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Safety Center gets $639K grant to train transit drivers
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – The Nebraska Safety Center has received a $639,329 grant to train more than 1,000 transit drivers from transportation, bus and transit companies across Nebraska. The grant, from the Nebraska Department of Roads, is the largest secured in the 36-year history of the Safety Center’s operation in Kearney. The three-year … [Read More...]
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Faculty Writing Place offers comfort, private space for research
By ADRIANNA TARIN UNK Communications KEARNEY – A new series of workshops at the University of Nebraska at Kearney has been established to help support and enhance faculty research and writing. The Faculty Writing Place, which follows a trend at other universities across the country, is a half-day or one-day workshop that allows faculty to gather and write with no … [Read More...]
