Name: Mahesh Pattabiraman Title: Associate Professor of chemistry College: Natural and Social Sciences Education: Postdoctoral Fellow, Florida International University, 2009; Ph.D., organic chemistry, University of Miami, 2006; Master of Science, inorganic chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, 2001; Bachelor of Science, chemistry, University of Madras, 1999. Years at UNK: Five Area of research/specialization: Organic and inorganic supramolecular chemistry, photochemistry, host-guest … [Read more...]
Nebraska Safety Center $86K grant helps train Nebraska’s miners
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – The Nebraska Safety Center has received a $86,168 grant to train new workers and contractors in Nebraska’s mining industry. The grant from the Mine Safety and Health Administration helps the Safety Center offer training that focuses on electrical safety, lockout/tagout, proper handling of machinery and materials, hazard communication chemical safety, and first aid. The Safety Center has administered statewide safety training for miners … [Read more...]
Greg Brown, Todd Bartee receive RFI grants for rural health, wellness projects
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty Gregory Brown and Todd Bartee have received Rural Futures Institute grants for projects addressing challenges and opportunities facing rural populations in areas of family health, wellness and health science education. They are among nine award recipients receiving almost $400,000 in grants, which engage faculty and students from across the four University of Nebraska campuses as well as Kansas University, Purdue University, Peru State … [Read more...]
Safety Center renews $5.8 million grant to train transit drivers
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – The Nebraska Safety Center received a $5.8 million grant to train transit drivers from transportation, bus and transit companies across Nebraska. The grant, from the Nebraska Department of Roads, follows a three-year collaboration between the Nebraska Safety Center at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s College of Business and Technology and Center for Public Affairs Research at University of Nebraska at Omaha. The partnership … [Read more...]
TRiO program gets $1.4M grant to help disadvantaged students
By AUSTIN KOELLER UNK Communications KEARNEY – A University of Nebraska at Kearney program that helps disadvantaged students meet their academic needs and complete undergraduate degrees has received funding for another five years. The TRiO Student Support Services program received a Department of Education $1.4 million grant, which funds the UNK program through 2020 at an annual cost of $285,819. The federal grant allows roughly 200 UNK students to be served by the TRiO program, which … [Read more...]
