By JAN TREFFER THOMPSON It’s hard to say when the music starts, exactly. Opening notes insinuate themselves on the listener, coming into focus as if emerging from a fog. Sounds blink in and out of existence in the space above a low rumble that builds into ripples of musical prose. Listening to Anthony Donofrio’s “Between Event and Crisis” is a bit like chasing fireflies on a summer evening, both exhilarating and peaceful. Or, maybe it’s more pensive, like solving a riddle. Sure, Donfrio … [Read more...]
Prison Attitudes: Wulf-Ludden studies relationships, violence among inmates
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications She spends her time in small, nondescript rooms. Where white – gray if you’re lucky – is the color of choice. And the air is different inside. This place, with its cement floors, protective glass and stainless steel in every direction, is where Timbre Wulf-Ludden’s research takes her. Inside prison walls across the Midwest. In front of hardened criminals. Analyzing a social system and prison culture that few on the outside have experienced or … [Read more...]
Fluorescence: Cao studies hydrogen sulfide as cure for neurodegenerative diseases
By KELLY BARTLING Hydrogen sulfide is an interesting compound. H2S. A colorless gas, it’s that stinky rotten egg smell. It’s toxic and volatile – can make humans and animals sick or it can explode. But chemists such as University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Haishi Cao know the human body produces small amounts of H2S as a signaling molecule. As a top university researcher in bio-organic chemistry, Cao may one day find the right amount of hydrogen sulfide that in the brain could be a … [Read more...]
Fitness Motivation: Matt Bice examines physical activity as a behavior, lifestyle
By TODD GOTTULA Fitness tracking devices are exploding in popularity. Nike Fuelband. Fitbit Flex. Jawbone Up. Garmin Vivofit. Striiv Fusion. The list – and hype – of wearable fitness trackers continues to grow, and the technology has evolved into a popular social trend that is part of many of our daily lives. They provide insight into our fitness and allow us to analyze personal data, track activity, and monitor progress. But if you think your fitness band is key to losing weight, … [Read more...]
‘Nebraska-Centric’ Economics: Passion for home state brings Dority back to Kearney
By KIM HACHIYA Bree Dority was a college sophomore when she realized a class was speaking to her way of thinking. That class, introductory economics, often is dreaded by business majors. Marketing, accounting or finance seem more “real world.” Economics has a reputation as being the “dismal science,” dreary and boring. But Dority clearly remembers her epiphany during principles of microeconomics that “this is exactly how I think about making choices. This makes so much sense to me.” She … [Read more...]
