Mandela Washington Fellowship returns to Nebraska in summer 2022
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is proud to announce its selection as an Institute Partner for the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, the university will host 25 of Africa’s bright, emerging civic engagement leaders for a six-week leadership institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
Canadian gymnast finds home at Nebraska
Elite Nebraska freshman gymnast Emma Spence is ready for a new adventure after moving from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada to compete for the Huskers. After starting gymnastics at around seven years old, Spence built up quite the resume, earning a spot on the Canadian National Team in 2017 and placing high in multiple international competitions representing her home country. In 2020, she was an alternate for the Canadian Olympic team.
Digital project focuses on Nebraska’s Holocaust stories
Beth Dotan has worked in the Holocaust education field for many years, including at the Ghetto Fighters House Museum in Israel and as the founding director of the Institute for Holocaust Education in Omaha. In pursuing her doctorate at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, she saw an opportunity to continue that work and focus specifically on Nebraska's survivors and liberators.
31 Huskers earn Gilman Scholarship for education abroad
In 2021, 31 University of Nebraska–Lincoln undergraduates earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to support credit-bearing study abroad, internship abroad or virtual international opportunities. During the March 2021 application cycle, 12 Huskers received a Gilman scholarship to study abroad or complete a virtual international program, and 19 Huskers were awarded during the October 2021 cycle.
McQuillan, Walker named AAAS fellows
Two University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society. Fellows are selected by their peers for scientifically or socially distinguished achievements that advance science or its application.
Huskers help power Mayan temple preservation
Husker researchers Heather Richards-Rissetto, Richard L. Wood and Christine E. Wittich spent much of June deep underground, up to 30 meters below, taking lidar scans of Temple 16 at Copán, a UNESCO World Heritage site that was once a Mayan metropolis located in western Honduras.
Former Rural Fellows say program helped them gain skills, knowledge
Rural Prosperity Nebraska's Rural Fellowship program recently finished its eighth year. Since 2013, students from around the globe have spent their summers living, working and serving in rural Nebraska communities. During their immersive internships, Student Fellows have strengthened towns' websites, created hike-and-bike trails and initiated small-business development programs, among other community development projects.
Engineering grad takes aerospace interest to NASA
After a trip to the Strategic Air and Space Museum in elementary school, Winkelmann-Kerl was determined to become a rocket scientist. She came to Nebraska as a mechanical engineer searching for aerospace experience, and immersed herself in the aerospace field, gaining experience through undergraduate research and Aerospace Club. Today, that interest in aerospace has turned into a career as she works on the NASA Power Propulsion Element.
Schaffert’s ‘Perfume Thief’ earns international recognition
Since its publication Aug. 3, Timothy Schaffert's "The Perfume Thief," has ridden a wave of continual success. Most recently, the novel was selected by Penguin Random House International for the One World One Book program. The publisher only selects up to two titles annually for this global promotion.
Conversation Partners Program seeking campus volunteers
All students, staff and faculty members are invited to sign up for the Programs in English as a Second Language Conversation Partners Program. Its main purpose is to connect international students with University of Nebraska–Lincoln community members through authentic and friendly conversations and interactions.