KEARNEY – The Mari Sandoz Heritage Society selected University of Nebraska at Kearney graduate student Broc Anderson as the 2020-21 recipient of its Mari Sandoz Research Award. Anderson, who is pursuing a Master of Arts in history at UNK, received a $1,000 grant to conduct research that emphasizes new insights on Sandoz or new approaches to her life and work. Born in 1896 in Sheridan County, Nebraska, Sandoz was an internationally known biographer and novelist who … [Read more...] about UNK grad student Broc Anderson receives Mari Sandoz Research Award
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UNK professors, students study air base history in ‘Kearney Goes to War’ project
By AUSTIN KOELLER UNK Communications KEARNEY – Two University of Nebraska at Kearney professors have been awarded a grant to conduct a digital history project documenting Kearney during World War II. Assistant Professor of History Jeff Wells and Jacob Rosdail, associate professor of communications, are examining the history of Kearney Army Air Field and Kearney community through the digitization of items from the Buffalo County Historical Society Trails and Rails … [Read more...] about UNK professors, students study air base history in ‘Kearney Goes to War’ project
