Sema Kaplan (left) and Mahmut Kaplan
Visiting scientists from Turkey conducting research at Nebraska

Sema Kaplan and Mahmut Kaplan are visiting scholars from Turkey in Lincoln for about a year to learn and collaborate with researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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International students holding flags
International Student Advisory Board seeking student volunteers

Students can now apply to serve on University of Nebraska–Lincoln's International Student Advisory Board. The organization is seeking officers and general members. Interested students should be passionate about advocacy for the international student community at Nebraska.

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Katherine Ankerson
Ankerson named Nebraska’s new executive vice chancellor

Katherine Ankerson, an academic leader who directed a revitalization of the College of Architecture, has been named the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's next executive vice chancellor for academic affairs.

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Nathan Mueller (left), Nebraska Extension educator, assesses an on-farm experiment
University part of global on-farm research movement

Since its beginning in 1989, the Nebraska On-Farm Research Network has helped producers, in partnership with Nebraska Extension, analyze experiments suited to the specific conditions of their fields. This collaboration has boosted agronomic understanding, as well as producer profits. On-Farm Experimentation, or OFE, is a growing phenomenon worldwide, and a new journal article co-authored by a Nebraska Extension specialist explains that global dimension and the opportunities to better coordinate conventional agronomic research with producer-generated findings and analysis.

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Evgeny Tsymbal “holds” a rendering of the atomic structure
New data-decoding approach could lead to faster, smaller digital tech

Most scientists would blanch at being labeled a spin doctor. But when it comes to Evgeny Tsymbal, Ding-Fu Shao and their colleagues, the lab coat fits. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln physicists have charged to the forefront of spintronics, a next-gen class of data storage and processing poised to complement the digital electronics that have ruled the realm of high tech for decades.

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Blessing Ademokoya, a doctoral candidate in entomology, poses with the state museum’s collection of stink bugs.
Support made all the difference for international entomology grad

A series of circumstances brought Blessing Ademokoy of Nigeria to pursue her doctorate in entomology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She’s worked on research related to stink bugs — a common but destructive insect — and their impact in terms of yield loss and how to manage them. She’s published several articles, with six more in process, and her finds from Nebraska fields are slated to become a part of the University of Nebraska State Museum’s permanent collections.

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Bryan Chavez
NCPA helps fuel Chavez’s collegiate dreams

As a first-generation student from an immigrant family, Bryan Chavez didn't always see college as accessible. But through scholarships from the Nebraska College Preparatory Academy and the support of his loved ones, Chavez will accomplish his goal on Dec. 18 by graduating from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with degrees in computer science and mathematics.

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A headshot of Bernardine Evaristo.
Nebraska’s African Poetry Book Fund takes lead on international award

After 10 years of celebrating the work of emerging African poets, the Brunel International African Poetry Prize, formerly supported by Brunel University London, will be renamed the Evaristo African Poetry Prize. The prize will be operated by the African Poetry Book Fund at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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Khalid Yusuf, who served as a Diversity Ambassador, stands in his graduation regalia near the Gaughan Multicultural Center.
Yusuf credits McNair Program for helping him find his path

The son of Somali immigrants, Khalid Yusuf grew up with an appreciation for learning, and coming to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln turned out to be the “perfect opportunity” for him to pursue higher education.

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Emira Ibrahimpasic and Kate Kunzman were awarded the 2021 Award for Excellence in Education Abroad Curriculum Design by The Forum on Education Abroad.
Ibrahimpasic, Kunzman nationally recognized for education abroad curriculum design

Emira Ibrahimpasic, assistant professor of practice in the School of Global Integrative Studies, and Kate Kunzman, Education Abroad coordinator in the College of Arts and Sciences, earned the 2021 Award for Excellence in Education Abroad Curriculum Design from The Forum on Education Abroad for their summer 2021 course, "Negotiating Peace: From Conflict to Coexistence."

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