University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The University of Nebraska, (UNL) was founded in 1869 as a Public Land Grant university in Lincoln, Nebraska. UNL has a full range of academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate level. Today, UNL has approximately 23,000 students. Notable colleges at UNL include, the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, College of Engineering, College of Law and College of Journalism and Mass Communications. UNL is ranked by the Carnegie Foundation as a research-intensive university.
Lincoln, NE 68588
Young men who feel body shame less hopeful about relationships, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—It's no longer just Barbie dolls that evoke a sense of unattainable beauty. Now, it seems G.I. Joe's biceps and six-pack abs are doing the same. Increasingly, objectification and heightened masculinity ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 15, 2013 |
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Research connects early childhood with pain, depression in adulthood
(Medical Xpress)—It's common knowledge that a child who misses a meal can't concentrate in school. But what happens years down the road? Does that missed meal have any bearing on health in adulthood?
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 27, 2013 |
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Researchers to study the developmental implications of toddlers' sleep patterns
ZZZs don't always come easy for children still learning their ABCs.
Pediatrics
Oct 04, 2012 |
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Feces fossils lend new insights into connection between Native-Americans, diabetes
Why do Native Americans experience high rates of diabetes? A common theory is that they possess fat-hoarding "thrifty genes" left over from their ancestors – genes that were required for survival during ancient cycles ...
Diabetes
Jul 24, 2012 |
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UNL research to power handheld traumatic brain injury diagnostic device
A handheld tool is under development to diagnose traumatic brain injuries on the spot using technology developed by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln chemist. Such a device could yield critical and in some cases life-saving ...
Medical research
Jul 12, 2012 |
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Study: Kids with behavior issues, disabilities are bullied more, bully others more
(Medical Xpress) -- Students receiving special-education services for behavioral disorders and those with more obvious disabilities are more likely to be bullied than their general-education counterparts -- and are also more ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 27, 2012 |
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Study IDs new genetic links to impulsivity, alcohol problems in men
Being impulsive can lead us to say things we regret, buy things we really don't need, engage in behaviors that are risky and even develop troublesome addictions. But are different kinds of hastiness and rashness embedded ...
Genetics
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Study: Youths in residential treatment have high rates of health problems
The issues involving a number of youths who land in residential treatment programs such as Boys Town are familiar: They have histories of juvenile delinquency; they struggle in school; they come from unstable homes; they ...
Health
Oct 19, 2011 |
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When it comes to college hookups, more is said than done
College students talk about hooking up -- a lot. In fact, they talk about it much more than it actually happens, and they believe other students are having the encounters more often than they actually are, as a new study ...
Health
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Study: Low-income families' diets often fall short in nutrition
(Medical Xpress) -- More than seven in 10 low-income families in a new University of Nebraska-Lincoln study struggled to reach adequate levels of nutrition in their diet, researchers said.
Health
Jun 22, 2011 |
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