Research by Kevin Smith, Olson Professor of political science, and colleagues was highlighted in a Feb. 18 Dame Magazine article titled “How political chaos is affecting Americans’ mental health.” The research, from 2017 and 2022, found that politics had taken a toll on many Americans’ mental, and even physical, health. Smith, who was also interviewed for the article, said he believes he would see similar results in the wake of the 2024 election.
Oleh Khalimonchuk, biochemistry, has received a five-year, $2 million renewal of his Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institutes of Health to study the role of mitochondrial failure in a host of diseases. KHGI and Tri-State Livestock News ran articles on the research.
The University of Nebraska has launched the Artificial Intelligence Institute, which aims to position Nebraska as a national leader in shaping the future of responsible, human-centered artificial intelligence. The institute will be co-directed by Husker faculty members Santosh Pitla, biological systems engineering, and Adrian Wisnicki, English. Stories on the new institute appeared in at least six Nebraska media outlets, as well as Silicon Prairie News.
