OMAHA — A former University of Nebraska regent will spend at least the next six months in jail for driving under the influence and causing serious bodily injury during a May 2025 crash. Douglas County District Judge Jeffrey Lux on Monday sentenced Elizabeth O’Connor of Omaha to one year behind bars. Under Nebraska’s “good time” law, […]
LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska Board of Regents unanimously approved a request to seek $166 million more in taxpayer dollars for the 2027-29 budget cycle. The request calls for an additional $91 million for university operations plus $66.5 million to replace software, expand research and recruit top-performing students. The operational increase is based on a […]
LINCOLN — A proposed University of Nebraska operating budget request for the 2027-29 budget cycle would increase taxpayer dollars to NU by $91 million compared with NU’s current annual budget. The proposal before the NU Board of Regents this Thursday calls for an additional 4.25% in state appropriations each budget year. NU’s current annual appropriation is […]
Researchers at Iowa State University are working to increase interest in biomanufacturing with bioreactor kits that can be used at community colleges or high schools. Nigel Reuel, an associate professor and the Stanley Chair in interdisciplinary engineering at ISU, said students and parents understand more traditional career paths, like nursing or teaching, but usually are […]
