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July 9, 2026

Brock and Logan Score Big at Center for Entrepreneurship Competition

Back in high school, juniors Brock Anderson and Logan Hoffman of Lincoln built a business to help place local youth sports officials with games. As Huskers, they brought a new element of their business to the Center for Entrepreneurship’s New Venture Competition, earning both insights and cash prizes for their pitch.
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June 24, 2026

Brandon Helps Rural Nebraskans Tackle Emergency Preparedness

Brandon Jurgens, a junior from Filley, Nebraska, signed up for the Rural Fellows program wanting to see what he had to offer rural Nebraskans as a Husker student. His project will tap both his communications and his intrapersonal skills as he surveys Knox County locals on how to best improve their emergency comms systems.
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June 12, 2026

Ella Follows in Her Dad's Footsteps to Restore Nebraska Grasslands

Senior Emma Bullerman grew up helping her dad, the restoration director at Prairie Plains Resource Institute, with his work out in the field. Today, she’s right back alongside him as an intern for the organization, building off her work from the same UNL program he graduated from in the 90s.
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May 27, 2026

Leonardo Wants to Help Campus Feel Like a Small Town

Growing up in Neligh, Nebraska, New Student Enrollment Orientation Leader Leonardo Luna-Duran was unsure how he’d feel about the transition to campus life in Lincoln. To his pleasant surprise, he found that campus felt a lot like home.
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May 22, 2026

Bee Lab Research Keeps Paige Buzzing

Even though her research on bees can get pretty complicated, her motivation isn’t: Paige just really, really loves bees.  

“I just think bees are super cool,” Paige laughs. "I was thinking about going to med school when I first came to Nebraska, but in my heart, I knew I had this love for bees that I wanted to explore. So, during my freshman year, I got a job working at the Bee Lab.” 

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May 14, 2026

Berlyn Races Through Record-Setting Season

Schutz was a multi-time state champion at Lincoln East High School before coming to NU. Though she considered other programs, it was Husker Athletics’ emphasis on academics and a well-rounded collegiate experience that helped her know she found her home.