Joseph Francisco, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Xiao Cheng Zeng, Ameritas University Professor of chemistry, led a new study that was highlighted in the “Concentrates” section of Chemical & Engineering News. The study reveals a chemical reaction among water, ammonia and sulfur trioxide that may lead to the formation of ammonium bisulfate, a salt that in turn contributes to the formation of atmosphere-polluting aerosols.
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Chigozie Obioma, English, earned a 2016 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Debut Literary Work. Obioma's novel, "The Fishermen," also was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize in late 2015.
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Nicole L. Smith, sophomore geology and environmental studies major, has been awarded the George E. Condra Memorial Scholarship for 2015. Smith’s emphasis of study is in hydrology. She knew from a young age she wanted to be a geologist and work to protect and conserve our most valuable resource - water. The George E. Condra Memorial Scholarship is in memory of Dr. George E. Condra, director of the Conservation and Survey Division of UNL from 1921 to 1954.
