VIEW THE 2021 NEW FRONTIERS RESEARCH MAGAZINE By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications When Melissa Wuellner takes her daughter Lily fishing, they aren’t too concerned about the size of their catch. Small bluegill, crappie and bass are enough to excite the 8-year-old. “More than anything, what she really likes is seeing the fish nibble on her worm,” Wuellner says with a smile. For Wuellner, an associate biology professor at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, … [Read more...] about Fish Finder: Melissa Wuellner’s research improves angling opportunities
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Liaquat Hossain: Collaboration key to public health preparedness, disaster response
VIEW THE 2021 NEW FRONTIERS RESEARCH MAGAZINE Liaquat Hossain takes a multidisciplinary approach to teaching and research. He’s always looking for ways to solve real-world problems through collaborations with academic colleagues and business partners. “I have a natural inclination to step outside the boundaries of the traditional faculty-school-college structure and explore formal and informal academic partnerships with other colleges and industry partners, including … [Read more...] about Liaquat Hossain: Collaboration key to public health preparedness, disaster response
Journey to Freedom: Graduate thesis addresses slavery in Nebraska Territory
VIEW THE 2021 NEW FRONTIERS RESEARCH MAGAZINE By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications Most Nebraskans have never heard of Celia and Eliza Grayson. Unlike the man who owned them, Stephen F. Nuckolls, their names largely faded into history. “A lot of people don’t realize there were enslaved people in Nebraska,” said Gail Shaffer Blankenau, a professional genealogist and researcher from Lincoln. She’s hoping to change that. In her master’s thesis – “Journey to … [Read more...] about Journey to Freedom: Graduate thesis addresses slavery in Nebraska Territory
Brain Gain: Ladan Ghazi Saidi studies bilingualism’s effects on healthy aging
VIEW THE 2021 NEW FRONTIERS RESEARCH MAGAZINE For Ladan Ghazi Saidi, working at the University of Nebraska at Kearney is a dream come true. Both of her parents were university professors in Tehran, and she spent a lot of time hanging out on campus as a child. “That interaction with their colleagues, students and other staff really shaped my personality and goals in life,” said Ghazi Saidi, who knew at a young age that she wanted to follow in her parents’ … [Read more...] about Brain Gain: Ladan Ghazi Saidi studies bilingualism’s effects on healthy aging
Power of Place: Nebraska settings integral part of Hollander’s storytelling
VIEW THE 2021 NEW FRONTIERS RESEARCH MAGAZINE By KIM HACHIYA When she moved to Kearney, Nebraska, seven years ago, Jessica Hollander faced her anxieties about her new community, new life and new realities by observing and writing. She had just won the prestigious Katherine Anne Porter Prize for excellence in short story writing for her collection “In These Times Home Is A Tired Place.” Now a second collection of short stories, “Mythical Places,” builds on the … [Read more...] about Power of Place: Nebraska settings integral part of Hollander’s storytelling
