As UNK enters the fourth week of the fall semester, one of our top goals is to safely continue in-person learning, teaching and work activities and limit the potential for a move to remote operations. Widespread vaccinations have proven to significantly reduce positive cases of COVID-19 on campus and in the community. UNK strongly encourages students and employees to be fully vaccinated, and several opportunities are available for free vaccinations through UNK Student … [Read more...] about UNK stresses vaccinations; Masks required in classrooms, labs beginning Wednesday
University of Nebraska at Kearney
‘Ask a Scientist’ panel on stem cells, COVID-19 features UNMC’s Dr. Ali Khan
KEARNEY – Dr. Ali Khan will lead a panel discussion on COVID-19, stem cells and other topics at an upcoming “Ask a Scientist” event in Kearney. The discussion, “How Do We Know What We Know About Health Science?” begins at 5 p.m. Sept. 23 at Kearney’s Platte Valley Brewery, 14 N. Railroad St. The talk is presented by the University of Nebraska at Kearney chapter of Sigma XI, The Scientific Research Society and Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures. Khan is dean of … [Read more...] about ‘Ask a Scientist’ panel on stem cells, COVID-19 features UNMC’s Dr. Ali Khan
PHOTO GALLERY: Weather delay, Missouri Southern can’t stop Lopers in opener
GAME STORY: Lopers After Dark ... UNK Blanks Missouri Southern After Lengthy Delay Junior quarterback TJ Davis ran for three touchdowns, and the Loper defense limited Missouri Southern State to 184 total yards as the University of Nebraska at Kearney won its season opener 38-0 Thursday night at Ron & Carol Cope Stadium at Foster Field. The game was slated for a 7 p.m. kickoff, but inclement weather pushed things back almost 2 1/2 hours. UNK's fourth straight win over … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Weather delay, Missouri Southern can’t stop Lopers in opener
Otto Olsen comes crashing down at hands of Chancellor Kristensen
Following months of abatement work and site preparation, construction crews began demolition Thursday morning of the Otto C. Olsen building at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. With much of the interior already gutted, Chancellor Doug Kristensen brought down the first wall on the west half of the building. Bricks, glass and metal crunched under the arm of the excavator as a handful of people gathered to watch. “There’s nostalgia, but I don’t think there’s any … [Read more...] about Otto Olsen comes crashing down at hands of Chancellor Kristensen
