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Research by UNL's Brandon Bosch examines what a changing Batman reveals about Americans’ attitudes toward authority during the past half century.

From Nebraska Today

What kind of hero do we need?

April 4, 2016

A new study by UNL sociologists Tara Warner and Courtney Thrash shows that rural Nebraska youths are more likely to use alcohol than urban peers.

From Nebraska Today

Study examines rural, urban youths' substance use

March 28, 2016

Alice MillerMacPhee

MillerMacPhee finalist in UNL's first Science Slam

March 23, 2016

From Nebraska Today

Study: On gay issues, Nebraska far less ‘Red’ than label suggests

February 15, 2016

From Nebraska Today

Study examines gender roles in parenting magazines

January 29, 2016

Tara Warner

From Nebraska Today

Compared to whites, more minority youth expect to die young

November 18, 2015

Michael Killingsworth: 2015 Alan P. Bates Award recipient

October 29, 2015

From Nebraska Today

Study: In some countries, college-educated more likely to keep faith

October 26, 2015

Straley awarded NSF grant to study how discrimination affects brain health

October 23, 2015

Eddie Welles, (left, in blue) a sophomore marketing major, smiles after accepting a group hug from members of UNL's Thompson Scholars group. The hugs were part of a sociology project designed to break social norms.

From Nebraska Today

Free hugs experiment breaks social norms

October 9, 2015

Patience Mudundulu

Meet Patience Mudundulu

October 2, 2015

Kristen Olson appointed to National Academies panel

September 11, 2015