KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is hosting a weeklong summer camp for middle schoolers who want to learn more about technology and cybersecurity. Scheduled for July 12-16 in UNK’s Discovery Hall, the Super GenCyber Girls camp uses hands-on activities to teach cybersecurity concepts, then participants learn about the technology by spending time in the lab. Based on the Six Cybersecurity Concepts, the curriculum incorporates real-world cybersecurity … [Read more...] about UNK offering free cybersecurity camp for middle schoolers
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Three UNK faculty to assist with national security research
KEARNEY – Three University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty will help the University of Nebraska amplify research for the Department of Defense and other federal agencies with national security missions. Associate professor of cyber systems Angela Hollman, associate professor of biology Brandon Luedtke and associate professor of chemistry Kristy Kounovsky-Shafer were named National Strategic Research Institute fellows. They are among 74 researchers from the NU system who … [Read more...] about Three UNK faculty to assist with national security research
Three students awarded prestigious World-Herald/Kearney Hub Scholarship
KEARNEY – Three high school seniors will attend the University of Nebraska at Kearney as Omaha World-Herald/Kearney Hub Scholars. Mackinzi Hill of Hastings, Abby Mieras of Olathe, Kansas, and Temo Molina of Stanton are this year’s recipients of the prestigious scholarship, awarded to the top scholars admitted to the UNK Honors Program. Offered by the Honors Program and supported by the Omaha World-Herald and Kearney Hub newspapers, this scholarship is one of the … [Read more...] about Three students awarded prestigious World-Herald/Kearney Hub Scholarship
Closing the Divide: Rural Measures project addresses broadband disparities in Nebraska
VIEW THE 2021 NEW FRONTIERS RESEARCH MAGAZINE By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications The internet is an integral part of everyday life for most Americans. We use it to communicate with friends and family, stream our favorite television shows and shop from the comfort of our living rooms. More importantly, this technology connects health care providers with patients, teachers with students and businesses with a global marketplace. Affordable, high-speed internet is … [Read more...] about Closing the Divide: Rural Measures project addresses broadband disparities in Nebraska
Fall Symposium showcases UNK student research projects
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The World Theatre is an “awesome” part of the Kearney community, according to Ryan Range. “I’ve enjoyed many movies there. I love the place,” said Range, a junior at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. That makes sense for someone majoring in multimedia production with a film studies minor. Others, though, may not be as familiar with the 93-year-old building that once served as a vaudeville theater. It was the … [Read more...] about Fall Symposium showcases UNK student research projects
