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
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Collaboration Initiative Retreat is Oct. 31; NU faculty invited to learn about research funding
The 2019-20 University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative Retreat will be hosted Oct. 31 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center, with a new opportunity to fund research with a global impact. The Collaboration Initiative, now in its fifth year, is designed to help NU researchers become more competitive for extramural funding. It helps foster meaningful collaborations that leverage the full intellectual capacity of faculty across the University's four … [Read more...] about Collaboration Initiative Retreat is Oct. 31; NU faculty invited to learn about research funding
UNK researchers use grape jelly to study oriole migration
Surprised by the number of orioles lured into his yard by grape jelly, Gary Lingle decided to start counting the hungry visitors. In 2015, he invited UNK associate professor of biology Letty Reichart to join the project, and they’ve been working together since. By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications GIBBON – The research project started with an odd question. How many birds does it take to eat 2 pounds of grape jelly? That’s what retired ornithologist Gary Lingle … [Read more...] about UNK researchers use grape jelly to study oriole migration
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
Marketing Mentality: Broekemier embraces technology, changing environment
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications Greg Broekemier started his professional career in retail management with JCPenney. That was more than 30 years ago, before e-commerce, social media and online advertising changed the way companies operate. “The world was so different then,” said Broekemier, whose access to technology at JCPenney was limited to a computerized inventory system. Today, it takes a lot more than that to stay ahead of the competition. Knowing how … [Read more...] about Marketing Mentality: Broekemier embraces technology, changing environment
