Kristy Kounovsky-Shafer’s research is guided by a piece of advice she received as a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For every question you answer, five more questions should arise. “That means you’re actually doing something interesting,” Kounovsky-Shafer said. “Because if you’re not doing something interesting, then you get no more questions out of the project.” This is how the associate chemistry professor approaches her research at the … [Read more...] about Kristy Kounovsky-Shafer: ‘Sometimes success is being able to do something no one else has done before’
2020
Surabhi Chandra: ‘I want to understand and provide a molecular basis for diabetes-related diseases’
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the world, with an estimated 2 million new cases diagnosed in 2018 alone. In the United States, about 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime. Like many other forms of cancer, there are certain factors that impact a person’s breast cancer risk and their chances of beating the disease. Diabetes is one of them. Surabhi Chandra, an associate professor in the University of Nebraska at … [Read more...] about Surabhi Chandra: ‘I want to understand and provide a molecular basis for diabetes-related diseases’
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
Cause and Effect: Philip Lai studies brain’s connection to communication, behavior
View New Frontiers Research Magazine By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications As a young boy, Philip Lai didn’t know much about his older sister’s brain injury. It’s not something the family discussed. Sally attended a different elementary school for a couple years and took medication for severe headaches, but Lai wasn’t sure why. “I really didn’t understand what was going on until around high school,” said Lai, an assistant professor in the University of Nebraska … [Read more...] about Cause and Effect: Philip Lai studies brain’s connection to communication, behavior
Annette Moser: ‘My Main Focus Will Always Be My Students’
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’
