By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kim Carlson knows firsthand how frustrating it can be to spend a couple hundred dollars on a college textbook that gets used for one semester. The University of Nebraska at Kearney biology professor went through the process this summer when her son Zane enrolled in classes as a freshman. “I know how expensive books are, and it’s ridiculous,” Carlson said. According to survey data from the College Board, the … [Read more...] about OER program saves UNK students thousands of dollars in textbook costs
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Perfect chemistry: Couple ties the knot at UNK, where they met three years ago
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney biology professor Kim Carlson usually doesn’t play matchmaker. In fact, it’s something she tries her best to avoid. But this connection was undeniable. Carlson and her husband Darby, a senior lecturer in UNK’s Department of Biology, were part of the same hiring committee for an assistant professor position three years ago. They had just interviewed Nick Hobbs, a Wichita, Kansas, … [Read more...] about Perfect chemistry: Couple ties the knot at UNK, where they met three years ago
UNK professors discussing Queen Anne’s mysterious maladies at Science Café
WHAT: University of Nebraska at Kearney Science Café HOSTED BY: Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Honor Society TITLE: “Queen Anne – Our ‘Favourite’ Medical Mystery” TOPIC: Queen Anne, the last of the Stuart family to rule Britain, died in 1713, possibly as the result of a stroke. To this day, the mysterious illnesses that affected the queen are the topic of much speculation and her cause of death is still debated. University of Nebraska at Kearney biology professor … [Read more...] about UNK professors discussing Queen Anne’s mysterious maladies at Science Café
Science Cafe: Carlson, Biggs discussing how genetics solved Romanov mystery
WHAT: University of Nebraska at Kearney Science Café HOSTED BY: Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Honor Society TITLE: “The Romanovs – The History of a Genetic Mystery” TOPIC: Kim Carlson, UNK professor of biology, and Doug Biggs, UNK professor of history, will discuss how modern genetic techniques can be used to solve a historical mystery. Their topic is the assassination of the Romanov family and how DNA techniques were used to determine if skeletal remains found in two … [Read more...] about Science Cafe: Carlson, Biggs discussing how genetics solved Romanov mystery
Kim Carlson: ‘I’m most thankful for’ Crock-Pot mashed potatoes, grandma Vicki, Def Leppard
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kim Carlson has had the same Thanksgiving tradition for as long as she can remember. Drive to her hometown of Scribner, eat lunch at her dad’s house on Sixth Street and “act silly and do things I normally wouldn’t do unless my siblings are around,” said the UNK biology professor. The second oldest of seven children, Carlson spends Thanksgiving with her dad Des Smith, four brothers, three sisters, nieces and nephews – 31 people … [Read more...] about Kim Carlson: ‘I’m most thankful for’ Crock-Pot mashed potatoes, grandma Vicki, Def Leppard
