Ashlin Broz, a freshman nutritional science and dietetics major from Hayes Center, Nebraska, reacts as she checks the oxygen sensor during a photosynthesis experiment March 26 in a Manter Hall lab. The experiment is part of a Fundamentals of Biology course (LIFE 120L) offered through the School of Biological Sciences.
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Majors: Biology, microbiology Minors: Humanities in medicine Hometown: Lincoln, NE Year: Freshman Why did you select your majors and minor?Were there any events or people
A Nebraska team led by Shi-Hua Xiang and Joshua Wiggins are studying a bacterium in making cheese and buttermilk as a candidate to combat the deadly Ebola virus.
Nebraska’s Robert Zink has been busy waging a crusade to get scientists thinking beyond the confines of a traditional, jargon-heavy abstract. The effort has led to the creation of a contest through which students develop thesis or dissertation summaries that can be readily understudy by a layperson.
“As I reflect on the trip, when I am working as a doctor in the future, it is my dream to implement even a fraction of the contagious joy, love and laughter the community of Rwanda showed me.” — Zoey Armstead, senior biochemistry major
Nebraska’s Allison Johnson and Daizaburo Shizuka have found that where there is smoke, even in lieu of fire, wildlife may be forced to adapt their behavior in detrimental ways.