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July 31, 2019 Northwestern University
Scientists from Northwestern University and Caltech have produced electricity by simply flowing water over extremely thin layers of inexpensive metals, including iron, that have oxidized. These films represent an entirely new way of generating electricity and could be used to develop new forms of sustainable power production. Read more about: Researchers produce electricity by flowing water over extremely thin layers of metal
Contact: Megan Fellman, 847-491-3115, fellman@northwestern.edu
April 24, 2019 Northwestern University
For people who survive a heart attack, the days immediately following the event are critical for their longevity and long-term healing of the heart’s tissue. Now researchers at Northwestern University and University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) have designed a minimally invasive platform to deliver a nanomaterial that turns the body’s inflammatory response into a signal to heal rather than a means of scarring following a heart attack. Read more about: Fixing a broken heart: Exploring new ways to heal damage after a heart attack
April 4, 2019 Indiana University
People watching "social shows" like "Dancing with the Stars" or "The Bachelor" on television and simultaneously sharing their views on Twitter are more likely to be committed to the program and shop online, according to new research from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. Read more about: Tweeting while viewing doesn't diminish TV advertising's reach and often leads to online shopping
Contact: George Vlahakis, 812-855-0846, vlahakis@iu.edu
March 4, 2019 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Thanks in part to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's James Schnable, humanity has finally gotten to know one of its oldest crops on a genetic level. Read more about: Sequenced genome of ancient crop could raise yields
Contact: James Schnable, 402-472-4540, schnable@unl.edu
February 27, 2019 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Spraying corn with one of its own defensive compounds substantially reduced colonization by aphids, according to new research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Read more about: Experiments underscore overlooked aspect of defending corn from pest
Contact: Joe Louis, 402-472-8098, joelouis@unl.edu
February 19, 2019 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Bacteria may play an important role in whether a woman develops cervical cancer, according to global health research newly published by scientists from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Read more about: Link between cervical microbiome and cancer discovered
Contact: Peter Angeletti, 402-472-3986, pangeletti2@unl.edu
February 18, 2019 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
By doubling the levels of an essential amino acid, David Holding's team is making the crops more appealing from both dietary and economic perspectives. Read more about: Genes to proteins: Efforts enriching nutrition of popcorn, sorghum
Contact: David Holding, 402-472-1357, dholding2@unl.edu
January 23, 2019 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
A University of Nebraska–Lincoln research team led by Steven Barlow and Greg Bashford will soon bring to clinical trials new technology to help patients affected by cerebrovascular stroke. The research is assisted through a partnership with CHI Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha. Read more about: Nebraska researchers readying revolutionary stroke treatment
Contact: Steven Barlow, 402-472-4381, steven.barlow@unl.edu
January 21, 2019 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers have shown that your choice of a post-workout snack may depend on when you make it. Read more about: Pre-emptive decision on post-workout snack may fight indulgence
Contact: Karsten Koehler, 402-472-7521, kkoehler3@unl.edu
January 11, 2019 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nebraska's Ali Tamayol and colleagues are using a sugar-heavy recipe to reduce the margin of error in a delicate surgical procedure. Read more about: Sugary stent eases suturing of blood vessels
Contact: Ali Tamayol, 402-472-2375, atamayol@unl.edu
December 20, 2018 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Husker researchers Eric Weaver, Brianna Bullard and Brigette Corder may have identified a vaccine that would defend against Zika virus without producing antibodies. Read more about: Nebraska virologists discover safer potential Zika vaccine
Contact: Eric Weaver, 402-472-1971, eweaver2@unl.edu
December 19, 2018 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nebraska's Colin Meiklejohn and colleagues have shown that a selfish streak in genes known to drive species apart might occasionally bring them closer together. Read more about: Study: Selfish genes can act as both makers, breakers of species
Contact: Colin Meiklejohn, 402-472-2720, cmeiklejohn2@unl.edu
December 18, 2018 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
After eight years of gathering data from more than 1,000 pigs infected with porcine circovirus 2, Husker researchers have identified the gene associated with pigs’ susceptibility to the deadly swine disease. Read more about: Husker research brings swine industry closer to broad virus protection
Contact: Daniel Ciobanu, 402-472-8066, dciobanu@unl.edu
November 12, 2018 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
An archaeological team led by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Michael Hoff recently unearthed a rare, second-century figural floor mosaic in the ancient Roman city of Antiochia ad Cragum on the southern coast of Turkey. Read more about: Husker-led team discovers 'extraordinary' Roman mosaic in Turkey
Contact: Michael Hoff, 402-472-5342, mhoff1@unl.edu
October 22, 2018 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nebraska's Peter Wagner and colleagues have concluded that ecosystems over 500 million years old featured more diversity and specialization than once thought. Read more about: Study: Earth's earliest animals formed semi-complex ecosystems
Contact: Peter Wagner, 402-472-2663, peterjwagner@unl.edu
October 5, 2018 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nebraska's Michael Sealy has two screws in his left elbow — and a plan to make permanent medical implants like his a remnant of the past. Read more about: Sealy, world-class 3D printers set to create dissolvable medical implants
Contact: Michael Sealy, 402-472-1659, sealy@unl.edu
September 24, 2018 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
With the help of some microscopic canals, squishy materials and chemistry, Nebraska’s Stephen Morin is throwing a curve into the normally flat landscape of circuitry. Read more about: Technique expands circuitry to curved, textured surfaces
Contact: Stephen Morin, 402-472-4608, smorin2@unl.edu
The University of Nebraska has received a $250,000 NASA Space Law pilot-program grant to create a nationwide network of students, faculty and practitioners interested in space law and policy. Read more about: University of Nebraska to create Space Law Network
Contact: Elsbeth Magilton, 402-472-1662, elsbeth@unl.edu
September 20, 2018 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Timothy Nelson, associate professor of psychology at Nebraska, is studying how certain cognitive processes that develop throughout childhood affect health behaviors during adolescence and beyond. His research could lead to novel interventions to prevent and treat obesity. Read more about: Nebraska researchers eye link between cognitive abilities, weight
Contact: Timothy Nelson, 402-472-7707, tnelson3@unl.edu
September 14, 2018 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
A research team led by Nebraska's Donald Umstadter has confirmed a theory that plasma electrons within the path of intense laser light pulses are almost instantly accelerated to almost the speed of light. Read more about: 'Optical rocket' created with intense laser light
Contact: Donald Umstadter, 402-472-8115, donald.umstadter@unl.edu
September 12, 2018 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Pollen grains and an electron microscope helped Husker researchers identify what Vittoria della Rovere took to ease her discomfort in her dying hours. Read more about: Written in pollen: Study reveals deathbed detail of 17th-century duchess
Contact: Karl Reinhard, 402-875-2863, kreinhard1@unl.edu
September 6, 2018 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been named leader of the TORUS project, the most ambitious investigation of severe storms and tornadoes using drones ever conducted. Read more about: Researchers at Nebraska to lead largest drone-based study of storms
Contact: Adam Houston, 402-472-2416, ahouston2@unl.edu
July 30, 2018 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Popular media often depict illicit drug use as an urban problem, but new University of Nebraska–Lincoln research shows access to illegal drugs is the same, no matter where a person lives. Read more about: Research shows drug access the same in urban, rural areas
Contact: Patrick Habecker, 402-472-8320, phabecker2@unl.edu
July 25, 2018 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Husker researchers have engineered a bacterium that produces more hydrogen than any before it — a breakthrough in the effort to scale up production of the clean-burning fuel. Read more about: Team shatters theoretical limit on bio-hydrogen production
Contact: Raghuveer Singh, 352-214-9540, raghuveer@huskers.unl.edu
July 5, 2018 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nebraska's Martin Centurion and colleagues have captured the clearest glimpse yet of a photochemical reaction – the type of light-fueled molecular transformations responsible for photosynthesis, vision and the ozone layer. Read more about: 'Molecular movie' captures chemical reaction on atomic scale
Contact: Martin Centurion, 402-472-5810, martin.centurion@unl.edu