By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – You don’t need fancy lab equipment to conduct educational science experiments. Just follow Letty Reichart’s lead. The University of Nebraska at Kearney associate biology professor is livestreaming family-friendly activities from her kitchen to keep kids across the country entertained and engaged while they’re stuck at home during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. “Kids are out of their routine. Adults are … [Read more...] about UNK professor turns kitchen into virtual science lab for kids stuck at home
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UNK biology, plant science scholarship established by Alan and Irene Smith
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney alumnus Alan L. Smith feels he was never able to fully participate in his college experience. While studying at UNK, then called Kearney State College, he was juggling a job while concentrating on his studies in biology and plant science during the early 1960s. To assist future generations of UNK students and enable them to participate more fully in all the university has to offer, Smith and his wife, Irene, have established … [Read more...] about UNK biology, plant science scholarship established by Alan and Irene Smith
UNK professors discussing Queen Anne’s mysterious maladies at Science Café
WHAT: University of Nebraska at Kearney Science Café HOSTED BY: Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Honor Society TITLE: “Queen Anne – Our ‘Favourite’ Medical Mystery” TOPIC: Queen Anne, the last of the Stuart family to rule Britain, died in 1713, possibly as the result of a stroke. To this day, the mysterious illnesses that affected the queen are the topic of much speculation and her cause of death is still debated. University of Nebraska at Kearney biology professor … [Read more...] about UNK professors discussing Queen Anne’s mysterious maladies at Science Café
UNK researcher Joe Dolence looking for better ways to treat peanut allergy
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Food allergies affect more than 4 million U.S. children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with peanuts ranking high on the list of culprits. There is no cure for this growing public health concern, which can have life-threatening consequences. “I hear too many stories of kids who accidentally ingest a certain food, and they die from it,” said Joe Dolence, an assistant professor of biology at … [Read more...] about UNK researcher Joe Dolence looking for better ways to treat peanut allergy
Biologist Scott Gilbert speaking at UNK’s April 26 DNA Day
KEARNEY – Biologist and biology historian Scott Gilbert is the featured speaker for the seventh annual Doug Lund DNA Day at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He will present “We Are All Lichens: How Developmental Symbiosis Is Challenging Our Biological Notions of Individuality” at 4 p.m. April 26 in Copeland Hall Room 142. The event is free and open to the public. The Howard A. Schneiderman Professor of Biology, emeritus, at Swarthmore College and a Finland … [Read more...] about Biologist Scott Gilbert speaking at UNK’s April 26 DNA Day
