I have always been an over-achiever, an honor-roll student, a goal-setting-top-of-my-class kind of gal. I like to know what I am working towards so I can set small milestones towards achieving whatever that next step might be. My educational path was this way:...
Academic science is quietly facing a replicability crisis. Even less fun than it sounds, it is a crisis whereby academics are struggling to repeat the published results from other laboratories.A runner demonstrates how to use the Impower Treadmill in the Biomechanics...
With the cost of college rising every year, an internship that pays for both tuition and provides an hourly wage is ideal for a college student. For students at Metropolitan Community College (MCC), that is exactly the deal they can strike with an internship at the...
The UNeTech Institute spent time and energy focused on community-centered events in July, attending Heartland Pride, Startup Omaha Week, and the Maha Festival. Community Engagement Coordinator Jennifer Pool led the charge at all three events, creating the interactive...
You can picture her, can’t you? She’s white. She’s thin. She drives an SUV. She carries a Starbucks iced latte in one hand and a large Kate Spade tote is casually thrown over her shoulder. Her hair is up in a messy-on-purpose bun, and she wears designer black trousers...
Last month Bio Nebraska, Nebraska Cures, and University of Nebraska Omaha's Center for Public Research Affairs released a qualitative study --- Nebraska's Women in STEM: Listen Then Act, Addressing the barriers and opportunities for Nebraska women in STEM --- that...
Of all of the startup jargon discussed in this series so far, the valley of death certainly feels the most ominous—and for good reason. The valley of death is a feared phase in the startup life cycle, typically occurring after the company launches a product but has...