KEARNEY - Annette Moser grew up around agriculture. The University of Nebraska at Kearney chemistry professor was raised on a farm near Blue Hill. She’s also had a longtime interest in environmental issues. Her current research project lies at the intersection of those two areas. Moser, an analytical chemist, is measuring the amount of glyphosate and its main metabolite in soybean tissues and soil samples using a liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC- MS) … [Read more...] about Annette Moser: ‘My Main Focus Will Always Be My Students’
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The Water’s Edge: Mary Harner connecting people, river systems
See more about creative collaborations related to watersheds at WitnessingWatersheds.com and PlatteBasinTimelapse.com By KIM HACHIYA The most interesting things seem to happen at the edges where two disparate entities meet. A seed touches the soil; a city creeps into the country; a river rubs against the bank. The proximity triggers all sorts of reactions that scientists love to explore. They sometimes observe them in labs, manipulating environments in a test tube … [Read more...] about The Water’s Edge: Mary Harner connecting people, river systems
Kim Carlson: ‘Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History’
Kim Carlson discovered her love of genetics as an undergraduate at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She was inspired by her former biology professor, Doug Lund, who retired in 1999 after a 37-year career here. “He encouraged me to pursue genetics,” Carlson said. “His advice was, ‘If you love it, then do it. You will be happy you did.’” Now in her 17th year as a UNK faculty member, the professor and assistant chair in the Department of Biology takes the same … [Read more...] about Kim Carlson: ‘Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History’
Building Healthy Families: Kate Heelan using $2.5M grant to keep focus on kids
View New Frontiers Research Magazine By JAN TREFFER THOMPSON Dr. Kate Heelan grew up eating right and staying active, became a high school athlete and earned a college soccer scholarship. When her own children started school, though, she realized why so many people have trouble staying healthy. “I saw my daughter, who’s very smart, being fed everywhere she went. She would get A's, she would get perfect attendance, and every reward she was given was a food reward,” … [Read more...] about Building Healthy Families: Kate Heelan using $2.5M grant to keep focus on kids
UNK research project targets national opioid epidemic
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Roughly two-thirds of all drug overdose deaths involve opioids, which kill an average of 130 people in the United States each day. Of those opioid-related deaths – more than 47,000 in 2017 alone – about a third are caused by pain medications legally prescribed to patients. The U.S. is in the midst of an “epidemic of prescription opioid overdoses,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which notes … [Read more...] about UNK research project targets national opioid epidemic
