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Kudos to UNL McNair Scholar Caitlin Cemer who presented her research on “Understanding the Interaction of the Gap Genes ...
08/12/2026

Kudos to UNL McNair Scholar Caitlin Cemer who presented her research on “Understanding the Interaction of the Gap Genes Kruppel and Hunchback in the Embryological Development of the Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Leconte)” during the 2026 McNair Summer Research Colloquium, the UCLA National McNair Conference, and the UNL Summer Research Symposium. Caitlin’s summer project was guided by Dr. Ana Maria Vélez, Department of Entomology.👏

Congrats to UNL McNair Scholar Elizabeth Chhoeung who presented her research during the 2026 McNair Summer Research Coll...
08/12/2026

Congrats to UNL McNair Scholar Elizabeth Chhoeung who presented her research during the 2026 McNair Summer Research Colloquium, the UCLA National McNair Conference, and the UNL Summer Research Symposium. Elizabeth’s summer project on “Co-Occurrence of Nitrate, Nitrite and Arsenic in Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Groundwater Wells” was guided by Dr. Martha Rhoades, School of Natural Resources. 👏

Kudos to UNL McNair Scholar Trace Bilby who presented his research during the 2026 McNair Summer Research Colloquium, th...
08/12/2026

Kudos to UNL McNair Scholar Trace Bilby who presented his research during the 2026 McNair Summer Research Colloquium, the UCLA National McNair Conference, and the UNL Summer Research Symposium. Trace’s summer project on “Risk and Resilience in School-Based Delinquency” was guided by Dr. Trisha Rhodes, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice.👏

Shout out to UNL McNair Scholar Grant Nielson who presented his research on “Investigating the Subcellular Localization ...
08/11/2026

Shout out to UNL McNair Scholar Grant Nielson who presented his research on “Investigating the Subcellular Localization of Puccinia sorghi Effector Proteins” during the 2026 McNair Summer Research Colloquium, the UCLA National McNair Conference, and the UNL Summer Research Symposium. Grant was mentored by Dr. Saet-byul Kim, Department of Plant Pathology. 👏

Shout out to UNL McNair Scholar Aiden Smith who presented his research on “Oriented 4-Moves: A Computational Investigati...
08/11/2026

Shout out to UNL McNair Scholar Aiden Smith who presented his research on “Oriented 4-Moves: A Computational Investigation” during the 2026 McNair Summer Research Colloquium and the UCLA National McNair Conference. Aiden was mentored by Dr. Mark Brittenham, Department of Mathematics. 👏

Shout out to UNL McNair Scholar Harley Boutard who presented his research during the 2026 McNair Summer Research Colloqu...
08/11/2026

Shout out to UNL McNair Scholar Harley Boutard who presented his research during the 2026 McNair Summer Research Colloquium, the UCLA National McNair Conference, and the UNL Summer Research Symposium. Harley’s summer project, “Characterizing How and Why Sexual and Gender Minority College Students Use Cannabis in a Cannabis-Prohibitive State” was guided by Dr. Dennis McChargue, Department of Psychology. 👏

Congrats to UNL McNair Scholar Isabella Maddox who presented her research during the 2026 McNair Summer Research Colloqu...
08/11/2026

Congrats to UNL McNair Scholar Isabella Maddox who presented her research during the 2026 McNair Summer Research Colloquium, the UCLA National McNair Conference, and the UNL Summer Research Symposium. Bella’s summer project on “Characterizing Soybean Stem Fungal Communities and Their Antagonistic Potential Against Key Pathogens” was guided by Dr. Dylan Mangel, Department of Plant Pathology.👏

Congrats to UNL McNair Scholar Aida Burks who presented her research during the 2026 McNair Summer Research Colloquium, ...
08/10/2026

Congrats to UNL McNair Scholar Aida Burks who presented her research during the 2026 McNair Summer Research Colloquium, the UCLA National McNair Conference, and the UNL Summer Research Symposium. Aida’s summer project on “Childhood BMI and Children's Self-Worth: Does Parental Emotional Support Matter?” was guided by Dr. Seulki Kim, Department of Sociology. 👏

Shout out to UNL McNair Scholar Justin Hernandez who presented his research during the 2026 McNair Summer Research Collo...
08/10/2026

Shout out to UNL McNair Scholar Justin Hernandez who presented his research during the 2026 McNair Summer Research Colloquium, the UCLA National McNair Conference, and the UNL Summer Research Symposium. Justin’s summer project on “Which Playground Features Do Children Use Most? Examining Children’s Use of Natural and Manufactured Playground Features” was guided by Dr. Anne Schutte, Department of Psychology. 👏

Kudos to UNL McNair Scholar Savannah Schutte who presented her research on “Exploring the Fractal Patterns in Pascal’s T...
08/10/2026

Kudos to UNL McNair Scholar Savannah Schutte who presented her research on “Exploring the Fractal Patterns in Pascal’s Triangle and the Trinomial Triangle Modulo n” during the 2026 McNair Summer Research Colloquium, the UCLA National McNair Conference, and the UNL Summer Research Symposium. Savannah’s summer project was guided by Dr. Mark Walker, Department of Mathematics.👏

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