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New STEM building, a ‘best-in-class’ facility, nearing completion

January 31, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

 By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – If you think the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s new STEM building is impressive now, wait until you see the finished product. UNK is just a few months away from unveiling the 90,000-square-foot space that will house its construction management, industrial distribution, interior and product design, aviation, cyber systems, mathematics and statistics, physics, astronomy and engineering programs. “It’s taking shape … [Read more...] about New STEM building, a ‘best-in-class’ facility, nearing completion

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: Alan Wedige, Astronomy, Aviation, College of Business and Technology, Construction Management, Cyber Systems, Engineering, Industrial Distribution, interior and product design, Kearney, Lee McQueen, Math, Physics, science, statistics, STEM, Tim Jares, UNK

Groundbreaking astronomer Tabetha Boyajian featured in Kearney Aug. 20

May 10, 2017 by admin

Who: Astronomer Tabetha Boyajian When: Sunday, Aug. 20, 7 p.m. Where: Merryman Performing Arts Center; 225 W. 22nd St., Kearney Cost: Free Audience: All ages Web: https://www.ted.com/talks/tabetha_boyajian_the_most_mysterious_star_in_the_universe?language=en KEARNEY – Something massive, with roughly 1,000 times the area of Earth, is blocking the light coming from a distant star known as KIC 8462852, and nobody is quite sure what it is. As astronomer Tabetha … [Read more...] about Groundbreaking astronomer Tabetha Boyajian featured in Kearney Aug. 20

Filed Under: Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Adam Jensen, Astronomy, Exoplanet, NASA, NRG Media, Physics, Presentation, science, Solar Eclipse, Tabetha Boyajian

Science, engineering focus of EPSCoR summer camps at UNK

March 22, 2017 by admin

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

Filed Under: Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Engineering, EPSCOR, Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, Math, science, STEM, Summer Camp, Technolgoy, Young Nebraska Scientists

PHOTO GALLERY: Park Elementary visits UNK for NanoDays

April 24, 2016 by admin

UNK students hosted students from Park Elementary in Kearney as part of NanoDays, a nationwide festival of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering. The campus visits were organized by Mariana Lazarova, assistant professor, and sponsored by the Department of Physics and Physical Sciences. NanoDays celebrations bring university researchers together with science educators to create learning experiences for both children and adults to explore the … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Park Elementary visits UNK for NanoDays

Filed Under: News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: Lab, NanoDays, Park Elementary, Physics, science

Scientist to discuss Chelyabinsk meteor Thursday at UNK

April 8, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Mark Boslough, an adjunct professor at the University of Mexico and an expert on planetary impacts and global catastrophes, will discuss the Chelyabinsk meteor event at the University of Nebraska at Kearney Thursday (April 10). On Feb. 15, 2013, a 15 million pound asteroid entered the earth’s atmosphere travelling at a speed of about 40,000 miles per hour. It exploded in an airburst about 15 miles above Chelyabinsk, Russia … [Read more...] about Scientist to discuss Chelyabinsk meteor Thursday at UNK

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Mark Boslough, news, science

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