September 2018 News Release Archive
UNO Well Represented Among 2018 OEAA Nominees
September 28, 2018On Sunday, Sept. 23, the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards announced its 2018 nominees, which included multiple with UNO connections.
Pilot Program Gives MMI Student Maverick Experience
September 28, 2018The Munroe-Meyer Institute, in partnership with UNO, provides students with intellectual/developmental disabilities the Maverick experience.
Proposed New Policy: Regulations on the Use of University Facilities and Grounds
September 27, 2018The University Facilities and Grounds draft policy is now open for review and comment on the campus policy library.
Mammel Hall Addition Moving Forward
September 27, 2018University of Nebraska regents approved the program statement for the privately-funded addition at their October meeting.
University Unveils Health Plan Enhancements
September 26, 2018President Hank Bounds, Ph.D. and Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. address the university on the new health benefits plan.
Senior Looks to Break Barriers, Improve Communities
September 26, 2018Tiffany Hunter, a senior real estate major, recently became the first UNO student to earn a national scholarship to support women pursuing careers in commercial real estate.
Flag Lowering for Arlene Steier
September 26, 2018The UNO flag will be lowered for UNO student Arlene Steier who has passed away.
Ebdon Earns Lifetime Achievement Award
September 25, 2018The Association for Budgeting and Financial Management has awarded Dr. Carol Ebdon the 2018 Paul Posner Pracademic Award.
Student Veteran Honored In Washington DC
September 24, 2018Kat Clyde took part in the Nebraska Female Veterans Flight, which honored female veterans from every war since World War II.
Participants Needed for Exercise and Food Study
September 24, 2018This study is designed to determine how exercise affects food choices.
UNO Recognized for Student Voter Engagement
September 20, 2018The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge has awarded UNO with a Silver Seal for having a voter participation rate of more than 63 percent in 2016.
Walker Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award
September 18, 2018The American Society of Criminology - Division of Policing has awarded UNO Professor Dr. Samuel Walker with its 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award.
UNO Television Dedicates New 4K Studio
September 14, 2018The conversion to 4K HDTV was made possible by grants from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association, The Knowledge Network, a coalition of five Omaha-area schools that airs programming on Cox and CenturyLink channels, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
UNO Flag Lowered in Honor of John Patrick Nicholson
September 14, 2018The UNO flag will be lowered on Friday, Sept. 14, in memory of John Patrick Nicholson, a student who passed away earlier this month.
A Message from President Hank Bounds
September 13, 2018Results from a survey conducted by Gallup regarding campus climate.
Shizuoka University President Visits UNO to Celebrate Decades-Long Partnership
September 12, 2018On Friday, Sep. 7, Shizuoka University President Kiyoshi Ishii visited UNO and reflected on a 39-year friendship between the two schools
Incoming Students Share Common Experiences, Make New Connections
September 12, 2018This year, more than 2,100 incoming students had the opportunity to come together, before the start of the semester, to share their experiences of reading Willa Cather's "My Antonia"
Flag Lowering for JoAnn Carrigan
September 11, 2018The UNO flag will be lowered for UNO retiree JoAnn (Jody) Carrigan who recently passed away.
Boocker Serves as Delegate at Phi Kappa Phi Biennial Convention
September 10, 2018Boocker currently serves as president of the UNO chapter and attended the convention as the chapter’s voting delegate.
NU System Awards Graduate Students With Presidential Fellowships
September 06, 2018NU President Hank Bounds has named Kaitlin Sundberg, who is pursuing a master's degree in history, and Anthony Starke, a doctoral candidate in public administration, as recipients of two 2018-19 Presidential Graduate Fellowships
UNO Recognized Nationally for Sustainability Efforts
September 05, 2018Two national organizations have identified UNO as one of the nation's top higher education institutions when it comes to sustainable campus efforts
UNO Welcomes Another Record Class of First Year Students
September 04, 2018UNO has achieved another record-setting incoming first year class for the fourth year running while also recording a slight decline to overall enrollment.
Summer 2018 UNO Magazine Now Available
September 04, 2018The issue's theme is "Nebraska" and includes articles on how UNO has impacted Nebraskans across the state and it's continued efforts to reach for the stars.