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Campus food pantry gets big boost from UNK Athletics, community

May 8, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Athletic Department teamed up with the Kearney-area community Friday to support Lopers during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. UNK Athletics launched its “Lopers Love to Help” initiative to ensure the campus food pantry, Big Blue Cupboard, can continue serving students and employees in need. “In these challenging times, we have an obligation to be leaders on campus by serving … [Read more...] about Campus food pantry gets big boost from UNK Athletics, community

Filed Under: Athletics, News Tagged With: big blue cupboard, Builders, coronavirus, Cunningham's Journal, Five Points Bank, Hy-Vee, Katie Ackermann, Kearney, KRVN, Luis Olivas, Marc Bauer, Scott Shafer, University of Nebraska Foundation, UNK Athletics

UNK professors discussing Queen Anne’s mysterious maladies at Science Café

February 12, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

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

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Faculty, News Tagged With: Allen Thomas, Biology, Cunningham's Journal, Doug Biggs, History, Kearney, Kim Carlson, Queen Anne, Science Cafe, Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Honor Society, Stuart, UNK

UNK’s Katherine Moen discussing link between mental rotation and STEM skills

January 22, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

WHAT: University of Nebraska at Kearney Science Café HOSTED BY: Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Honor Society TITLE: “Optimizing STEM skills: Understanding the attentional and neural mechanisms of mental rotation” TOPIC: Spatial reasoning is a critical skill in STEM disciplines and in many everyday tasks. Performance on spatial reasoning tasks, such as mental rotation, predicts success in chemistry, engineering, aviation and several other professions. Thus, … [Read more...] about UNK’s Katherine Moen discussing link between mental rotation and STEM skills

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Faculty, News Tagged With: Cunningham's Journal, Katherine Moen, Kearney, mental rotation, psychology, Science Cafe, Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Honor Society, spatial reasoning, STEM, UNK

Science Café highlights effects of insect outbreaks in forests

December 4, 2019 by Tyler Ellyson

WHAT: University of Nebraska at Kearney Science Café HOSTED BY: Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Honor Society TITLE: “Forest recovery following insect outbreak” TOPIC: North American landscapes are being transformed by widespread tree decline and mortality caused by native and invasive forest pests. UNK assistant biology professor Gregory Pec will discuss how tree loss following biotic disturbance alters plant and soil microbial communities, soil biogeochemical … [Read more...] about Science Café highlights effects of insect outbreaks in forests

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Faculty, News Tagged With: Cunningham's Journal, Gregory Pec, Kearney, Science Cafe, UNK

UNK professor Said Abushamleh discussing wearable antennas at Science Café

November 14, 2019 by Tyler Ellyson

WHAT: University of Nebraska at Kearney Science Café HOSTED BY: Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Honor Society TITLE: “Flexible Antennas for Wearable Applications: Design and Challenges” TOPIC: Wireless body area networks (WBAN) and wearable antennas are becoming more widespread in applications such as health monitoring and smart watches. Two important features should be considered in the wearable antenna design: comfort level and specific absorption rate (SAR). … [Read more...] about UNK professor Said Abushamleh discussing wearable antennas at Science Café

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News Tagged With: Cunningham's Journal, Kearney, Said Abushamleh, Science Cafe, smart watch, UNK, WBAN, wearable antenna

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