Topic: University of Nebraska

When college students reinvent the world

Kansas State University professor Michael Wesch’s ‘World Sim’ course – aka Anthropology 204 – helps students create new ‘cultures’ to get beyond the multiple choices to understanding the ‘why’ of global affairs.

E-Science: Massive experiments, global networks

Worldwide computer grids mean even small-timers can contribute to ‘big science.’

USA

A front-row view of JFK's presidency

Ted Sorensen's loving portrait of his boss, John F. Kennedy.

Pullman porters tell tales of a train ride through history

Working the sleeping car was one of the best jobs African Americans could get after the Civil War. Though it involved serving well-off whites, the Pullman Company helped create the first black middle class in America.

Scientists read Antarctic mud for climate change insight

A four-inch core sample is a chapter of ancient history in which a Neanderthal amoeba or a worm can thicken the plot for researchers.

Scientists read Antarctic mud for climate change insight

A four-inch core sample is a chapter of ancient history in which a Neanderthal amoeba or a worm can thicken the plot for researchers.