KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney associate professor of communication and biology Mary Harner was recently awarded a $230,932 research fellowship for a project that aims to enhance the public’s understanding of river systems and their importance as a global resource. The National Science Foundation grant, awarded through the federal Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), will fund a collaboration between UNK and the University of … [Read more...] about $230K grant allows UNK’s Mary Harner to expand river research
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Science, engineering focus of EPSCoR summer camps at UNK
KEARNEY – Summer camps hosted at the University of Nebraska at Kearney will introduce campers to today's hottest topics in science and engineering. Nebraska EPSCoR – Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research – is accepting registrations for its Young Nebraska Scientists camps, which aim to develop new generations of scientists. A June 12-16 camp – “Agricultural Biotechnology: Rooting for a Bright Future” – is presented by UNK biology faculty Julie Shaffer … [Read more...] about Science, engineering focus of EPSCoR summer camps at UNK
Twigg, Shaffer involved with $20 million crop productivity research
Two University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty are among those leading a million Nebraska-based research effort to improve crop productivity. Led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and funded by the National Science Foundation's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, the program includes scientists from UNL, UNK, University of Nebraska Medical Center and Doane University working on the new Center for Root and Rhizobiome Innovation. UNK … [Read more...] about Twigg, Shaffer involved with $20 million crop productivity research
