KEARNEY – The Mari Sandoz Heritage Society selected University of Nebraska at Kearney graduate student Broc Anderson as the 2020-21 recipient of its Mari Sandoz Research Award. Anderson, who is pursuing a Master of Arts in history at UNK, received a $1,000 grant to conduct research that emphasizes new insights on Sandoz or new approaches to her life and work. Born in 1896 in Sheridan County, Nebraska, Sandoz was an internationally known biographer and novelist who … [Read more...] about UNK grad student Broc Anderson receives Mari Sandoz Research Award
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Protecting Free Speech: Grad student Hillesheim takes closer look at landmark Supreme Court decision
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications Jacob Hillesheim approached his master’s thesis the same way a police detective investigates a crime. He recognized the importance of the 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case Brandenburg v. Ohio, but he wasn’t satisfied with the scholarly articles – or lack thereof – focusing on this landmark decision. “This case introduced the rubric the Supreme Court uses today to define what freedom of speech means and our limits on political speech,” … [Read more...] about Protecting Free Speech: Grad student Hillesheim takes closer look at landmark Supreme Court decision
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
Amber Alexander receives KUDOS award from NU Board of Regents
Amber Alexander, online program coordinator for the UNK Department of History, received the University of Nebraska Board of Regents KUDOS award Friday. KUDOS awards recognize university staff for their professional expertise, service and “superior dedication” to UNK and the University of Nebraska. It is the university’s top staff award. Alexander has been a member of the UNK staff since 2012. Her responsibilities include serving as a key point of contact for the … [Read more...] about Amber Alexander receives KUDOS award from NU Board of Regents
The View from Here: Vail takes close look at aerial spraying’s impact on agriculture
By JAN TREFFER THOMPSON From 30,000 feet above the Great Plains, you can’t actually see political boundaries. Just hills and valleys, fields and streams. But when people look at environmental issues in “flyover country,” historian David Vail says, too often all they see is a battle line with producers and their farm chemicals on one side and environmentalists on the other. Vail has a different perspective. The University of Nebraska at Kearney assistant professor … [Read more...] about The View from Here: Vail takes close look at aerial spraying’s impact on agriculture
