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UNL senior vice chancellor Barbara Couture named NMSU president

Barbara Couture, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was appointed Thursday as the new president of New Mexico State University. She leaves behind a lasting legacy at UNL, as well as yet another administrative position that will need to be filled. Full story

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UHC helps smokers take steps to kick habit

A colorful booth sat in the Nebraska Union yesterday, inviting smokers and other tobacco users to walk by and see firsthand what their habit was doing to their bodies.

NU Regents to vote on embryonic cell research

The University of Nebraska’s embryonic stem cell research debate will boil down to a single vote by the NU Board of Regents during its Friday meeting.

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Nebraskans hold candle light vigil for health care reform

A few hundred people gathered in front of the Nebraska State Capitol last night to rally for and against bringing a debate on the health care reform bill.

UNL geography bowl tests students’ maps skills

While some grumble that Americans have trouble finding Iraq on a map, some students are trying to fight this stereotype and prove they know their geography.

Not-so-chilly temps predicted for Nebraska’s winter

It tends to get cold in Nebraska. Really cold. January’s average high temperature is 33 degrees, according to the High Plains Regional Climate Center. There are, on average, 144 days where temperatures fall below freezing, with 16 days of those falling below zero degrees.

UNL wins $3.1 million water research grant

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is playing to its strengths in water education and research in launching a doctoral program focused on creating a new breed of water experts who understand the science, economics and laws involved in the use of one of Nebraska’s most in-demand resources.