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Major: Biological Sciences Minor: Business Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska Michelle Li, a sophomore from Lincoln, Nebraska, is majoring in biological sciences and minoring in business in the College of Arts and Sciences. "I chose biological sciences and business because they will give me a strong foundation of knowledge that is essential to the career I'm pursuing," Michelle said. She noted that her favorite course to date is Life 120: Fundamentals of Biology I. "I found the topics interesting, and I loved learning about how the world around us works," Michelle said. This last summer, Michelle participated in the College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Experience and documented her role as a research technician for the School of Natural Resources. "I would describe this experience as engaging and enjoyable, as I learned a lot about how research is conducted and the challenges that come with it," Michelle said. "I assisted in different ongoing vegetation and soil research projects, which is what the experiential learning research class was documenting." She also values the mentorship and support she received throughout her summer research experience. "The staff members I worked with contributed to my positive experience, as they were compassionate and kind," Michelle said. The knowledge Michelle gained through her experiential learning research was beneficial, and she anticipates it will inform her post-graduation plans. "This research experience allowed me to explore and discover what I’m passionate about, which allows me to contemplate different future career paths that may be suitable for me," Michelle said. @UNLsbs
Student Spotlight — Michelle Li, Biological Sciences: standing in a grassy field wearing a white cap and black jacket, recording data on a handheld yellow instrument with a clipboard.

ALT Student Spotlight — Michelle Li, Biological Sciences: standing in a grassy field wearing a white cap and black jacket, recording data on a handheld yellow instrument with a clipboard.

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Geology major Kyra Mauntel spent two weeks in the Paraguayan wilderness as part of an international research team studying what happens to bones after they reach the ground. Kyra and her fellow researchers documented bones on the landscape, recorded their condition and used GPS to track their locations so they could return in future years and measure how they changed. Ultimately, the study is designed to help scientists better understand how fossils are formed. The opportunity came from connections and experiences at Nebraska, including: ⬇️ An internship with Ashley Poust, a paleontologist and curator at the University of Nebraska State Museum, learning fossil preparation, cleaning and repair, and spending time in the museum’s Visible Laboratory. ⬇️ Working with Shane Tucker, who runs the University of Nebraska State Museum’s Highway Paleontology Program, gaining the confidence to identify even broken bone fragments in the field. Next, Kyra will attend the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology meeting in November, where she hopes to meet researchers who specialize in reptiles. From there, she will build relationships that will open the door to graduate school and, eventually, a doctorate. Read the full story on our website. #experientiallearning
Kyra Mauntel, a junior geology major from New Haven, Missouri, uses a brush to clean a fossil bone inside Nebraska Hall.

ALT Kyra Mauntel, a junior geology major from New Haven, Missouri, uses a brush to clean a fossil bone inside Nebraska Hall.

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Meet Briley Martinez, a senior turning her passion for history and anthropology into hands on museum experience! From working with artifacts to museum research through UCARE, discover how she is preparing for a future career: go.unl.edu/ps97 @ANTH_UNL @UNLHistory
Student Spotlight — Briley Martinez, Anthropology; seated at a restaurant table by a brick wall, smiling at the camera, wearing glasses and a maroon top, with a blue patterned plate and a menu visible on the table.

ALT Student Spotlight — Briley Martinez, Anthropology; seated at a restaurant table by a brick wall, smiling at the camera, wearing glasses and a maroon top, with a blue patterned plate and a menu visible on the table.

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We were proud to host and support this event at @unlincoln with our @BigTen peers! Shout out to Associate Dean June Griffin and faculty member Chad Brassil.
June Griffin leading Big Ten Academic Alliance members meeting

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June Griffin leads Big Ten Academic Alliance members meeting

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Chad Brassil presenting at Big Ten Academic Alliance members meeting

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Participants at Big Ten Academic Alliance members meeting

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“Not only would winning benefit Husker students in such a big way, but we’d be saving so many lives — that’s why this work really touches my heart.” As a history major, Taylor Hostert likes to look at the bigger picture. When she learned that there had been a nationwide blood shortage since 2020 and that a single donation could save up to three lives, she knew she wanted to help. As Taylor began her role as a student ambassador, she was struck by how many situations require blood. It’s not only used after accidents or for certain illnesses. Blood transfusions can be critical during childbirth, surgeries and other medical emergencies. Taylor is asking Husker Nation to roll up its sleeves for the Abbott We Give Blood Drive. Visit the UNL website for details. @unlhistory
History major Taylor Hostert giving blood

ALT History major Taylor Hostert giving blood

Taylor Hostert (right) of Seward, Nebraska, is an Abbott ambassador encouraging Huskers to donate in the We Give Blood Drive.

ALT Taylor Hostert (right) of Seward, Nebraska, is an Abbott ambassador encouraging Huskers to donate in the We Give Blood Drive.

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🚀 4 days of #BigRedBoost left! With your support, we can provide CAS graduates with "So...What Now?", a customized guide for life after college filled with practical resources for life beyond campus. Thank you for investing in the next generation of Husker alumni. go.unl.edu/casbigredboost @nfund
Cover of the CAS graduate guide "So...What Now?"

ALT Cover of the CAS graduate guide "So...What Now?"

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Keith Cruise, director of the Center on Children, Families, and the Law (and a prof. in the Dept. of Psychology), shared his expertise for this story. @UNLCCFL
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New at Flatwater: Nebraska sends more than half of children in its child welfare and juvenile justice systems out of state for serious mental health care, according to a recent report. These separations can be jarring for kids, experts say. Read more 🔗 buff.ly/OrON8tU
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Meet Dorothea Mason! A junior passionate about learning from people and their life stories. From research and internships to campus involvement, she's finding meaningful ways to connect with history, culture, and the world around her. Read more: cas.unl.edu/news/meet-doroth… @unlhistory
Student Spotlight banner showing a student's name and "Anthropology and History"; smiling student wearing sunglasses leans on a railing in a sunlit plaza with rows of empty chairs before a grand neoclassical church façade.

ALT Student Spotlight banner showing a student's name and "Anthropology and History"; smiling student wearing sunglasses leans on a railing in a sunlit plaza with rows of empty chairs before a grand neoclassical church façade.

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Peter Angeletti of @UNLsbs is giving the CAS Inquire talk in the Gaughan Center Ubuntu Rm. Shout out to the 60 people on Zoom and 52 in the room joining us!
Peter Angeletti giving the CAS Inquire talk.

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Meet Chloe Charbonneau, a junior with a passion for museums, art conservation, and discovering new things. Her experiences studying museums in Japan and lemurs in Madagascar are helping shape her future career and fueling her love of learning. Read more here: go.unl.edu/9hv6 @unl_clrs @unlmodlang
Student Spotlight graphic highlighting Chloe Charbonneau, Anthropology & Art History and Criticism; she smiles wearing a blue floral kimono and holding a white bag on a street in front of traditional wooden buildings.

ALT Student Spotlight graphic highlighting Chloe Charbonneau, Anthropology & Art History and Criticism; she smiles wearing a blue floral kimono and holding a white bag on a street in front of traditional wooden buildings.

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Tomorrow at 5 p.m., Peter Angeletti (biological sciences) will give the second talk in this year's CAS Inquire series, "The Future of the Good Life". He'll explore the parallels between the chaos of societal conflicts and microbial-scale conflicts which promote chronic inflammation and cancer. Join us in the Gaughan Center or via Zoom! Details: go.unl.edu/inquireangeletti @unlsbs
CAS INQUIRE lecture: "Lessons from the Fragile Balance of Human and Microbial Communities" on Oct 6 with Peter Angeletti, Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Ubuntu Room 202, 5:00–6:00 p.m.; theme: The Future of the Good Life.

ALT CAS INQUIRE lecture: "Lessons from the Fragile Balance of Human and Microbial Communities" on Oct 6 with Peter Angeletti, Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Ubuntu Room 202, 5:00–6:00 p.m.; theme: The Future of the Good Life.

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Your donation to our #BigRedBoost project is funding a practical tool put directly in young alumni's hands: “So...What Now? A CAS Guide to Life After College” 📕 It will help them: ✅ Prepare for their first professional role ✅ Build financial confidence ✅ Navigate major life decisions ✅ Stay connected to the CAS alumni community Learn more and give at go.unl.edu/casbigredboost @nfund
Cover of the book So...What Now? A CAS Guide to Life After College

ALT Cover of the book So...What Now? A CAS Guide to Life After College

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Jay Storz, biological sciences, will give the next Nebraska Lecture (Chancellor’s Distinguished Speaker Series) Oct. 6 at 3:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union's Swanson Auditorium (livestream also available). What are the environmental limits of animal life? Storz and his South American collaborators are conducting extreme high-elevation surveys of Andean animals. The talk will explore their work and Indigenous Andean cultures' relationship to sacred Andean peaks. Visit our website to read more.
Jay Storz in the Andean mountains with text The Nebraska Lectures Chancellor's Distinguished Speaker Series.

ALT Jay Storz in the Andean mountains with text The Nebraska Lectures Chancellor's Distinguished Speaker Series.

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With a nearly $875,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, Dai Shizuka and Faiza Hafeez will investigate whether communication facilitates a deeper social relationship between birds, or whether pre-existing social ties foster enhanced communication. They will use new acoustic and tracking technologies, as well as artificial intelligence-based tools, to follow colonies of breeding red-winged blackbirds at Cedar Point Biological Station near Ogallala, Nebraska. The researchers are interested in signal propagation, which refers to how information, such as an alarm call, spreads through a group of birds. Shizuka has long explored birds’ social networks through the lens of time and place, examining how flock mates’ relationships with each other shape their use of resources and responses to environmental conditions. Hafeez brings acoustics expertise to the study. “What’s different about this study is the merging of the communication network idea and the social network idea,” Shizuka said. “Applying technology to the question of signal propagation is also pretty new. People are using sound localization techniques and microphone array systems to study individual behavior in birds and monitor populations, but we’re taking the next step and using it to parse out the social dynamics of communication.” The pair is also collaborating with the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts to develop a museum exhibit that recreates how a red-winged blackbird colony communicates. Read the full story on our website. @unlsbs
Faiza Hafeez (left), a graduate teaching assistant in the School of Biological Sciences, and Dai Shizuka, Susan J. Rosowski Professor of biological sciences, look for birds while in the indigenous garden on City Campus.

ALT Faiza Hafeez (left), a graduate teaching assistant in the School of Biological Sciences, and Dai Shizuka, Susan J. Rosowski Professor of biological sciences, look for birds while in the indigenous garden on City Campus.

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"Being a resident assistant at Schramm Hall has truly changed my life for the better in two major ways: 1. It has taught me transferable skills that have and will continue to set me up for success in the real world, and 2. It has amplified the connections and community that I have built here on campus." Read more from political science major Amisha: go.unl.edu/ae6u @unlpolisci @unlstudentlife
Amisha with peers in a dorm room

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Amisha with peers at the Nebraska gateway

ALT Amisha with peers at the Nebraska gateway

Amisha with peers outside of Schramm Hall next to a Herbie Husker sign

ALT Amisha with peers outside of Schramm Hall next to a Herbie Husker sign

Amisha with two peers wearing hats and leis

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From Psychology student to helping the next generation of Huskers! ❤️ Meet Shaundra, a 2026 Psychology graduate who is now working in UNL Admissions while pursuing her Masters in Higher Education Administration. Passionate about mentoring students, she hopes to help others find their place at UNL. Read more about Shaundra's journey here: psychology.unl.edu/news/alum…
Shaundra Wierderholt

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What are the parallels between the chaos of societal conflicts and microbial-scale conflicts which promote chronic inflammation and cancer? In one week, Peter Angeletti (biological sciences) will give the second talk in this year's CAS Inquire series, "The Future of the Good Life". Join us! Details: go.unl.edu/inquireangeletti @unlsbs
CAS INQUIRE lecture: "Lessons from the Fragile Balance of Human and Microbial Communities" on Oct 6 with Peter Angeletti, Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Ubuntu Room 202, 5:00–6:00 p.m.; theme: The Future of the Good Life.

ALT CAS INQUIRE lecture: "Lessons from the Fragile Balance of Human and Microbial Communities" on Oct 6 with Peter Angeletti, Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Ubuntu Room 202, 5:00–6:00 p.m.; theme: The Future of the Good Life.

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From moving to the U.S. in 2015 to graduating from Nebraska in 2026, Diman Khudhur's journey is one of determination, hard work, and a passion for helping others! 🎓 Read more about her CAS experience and plans for law school here: go.unl.edu/atjo @UNLPoliSci
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ALT Alumni spotlight graphic with a red text panel beside a campus photo of a graduate (Political Science–Finance) wearing a black gown and red university stole while holding a diploma.

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Congratulations to the CAS homecoming royalty finalists! ✨️ Eswar Ramamurthy, biochemistry ✨️ Carson Reznicek, data science ✨️ Halle Settles, psychology Election by the student body is Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Winners will be crowned Oct. 3 at halftime of the Nebraska-Maryland football game. @unl_math @unl_biochem
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What do you wish you'd known the day after graduation? We are raising support through #BigRedBoost to provide every graduating CAS student with: “So...What Now? A CAS Guide to Life After College” 📕 ➡️ A resource for taking their next steps, from managing finances to building a meaningful career and more. Let’s help Huskers succeed beyond graduation. 🚀 go.unl.edu/casbigredboost @nfund
Front and back cover of So...What Now? A CAS Guide to Life After College

ALT Front and back cover of So...What Now? A CAS Guide to Life After College

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