Otoe-Missouria artists, ranging from traditional to contemporary and working in any medium, were selected to co-create an art exhibition reflecting on healing, reconciliation, and reconnecting to the land. Reflections of Our People is a key part of the new Mellon-funded initiative "Walking in the Footsteps of our Ancestors: Re-Indigenizing Southeast Nebraska." The initiative, a partnership between the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma and the Center for Great Plains Studies, aims to promote healing and reconciliation in our region by reconnecting the Otoe-Missouria Tribe to one of their homelands in southeast Nebraska and engaging non-Native people with the history and ongoing presence of the Otoe-Missouria and other Indigenous peoples in our region.
As part of the creative process, selected artists attended Otoe-Missouria Day, which was held on September 21, 2024, in Lincoln, Nebraska, and participated in an artist retreat on September 22, 2024, at Homestead National Historical Park in Beatrice, Nebraska.
This will be the first exhibition to center Otoe-Missouria artists and their creative work. The exhibit will be held at the Great Plains Art Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, which sits on Otoe-Missouria homelands, and then travel to Oklahoma. Jessica Moore Harjo, Ph.D. (Otoe-Missouria/Osage/Pawnee/Sac & Fox), is the curatorial director for this exhibition.
It’s the time of year to gather and give back to the community. Join us at the Elevator for an Access Period packing party with drinks and light appetizers.
Please consider bringing Access Period’s most needed products: thin pads, tampons, or individually wrapped liners. Monetary donations help the most because they can buy in bulk.
Access Period helps combat period poverty by providing free menstrual products to anyone who needs them in Omaha and throughout Nebraska.
This Nebraska Academy of Sciences Teach-In will explore the history of Vaccines, and the process by which a vaccine must pass in order to be approved. The Panel will also discuss the Politization of Vaccines and its impacts on society. more info...
The Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences is designed to promote science and technology across Nebraska by providing incentives for 6-12 grade students to apply creativity and critical thought to solutions of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and engineering problems. It offers an opportunity for students to meet, exchange ideas, and discuss career possibilities with scientists and engineers from colleges and industries.
Students will develop a scientific research project, write an abstract of the project, and give an oral presentation the day of the competitions. Students will compete in two divisions: Grades 6-8 in the Junior Division and Grades 9-12 in the Senior Division. Each Regional Science Competition will select 6 junior and 6 senior high projects to advance to the State Science Fair. Judges at the State Science Fair will nominate Senior Division projects to attend the American Junior Academy of Sciences Conference.
The Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences is designed to promote science and technology across Nebraska by providing incentives for 6-12 grade students to apply creativity and critical thought to solutions of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and engineering problems. It offers an opportunity for students to meet, exchange ideas, and discuss career possibilities with scientists and engineers from colleges and industries.
Students will develop a scientific research project, write an abstract of the project, and give an oral presentation the day of the competitions. Students will compete in two divisions: Grades 6-8 in the Junior Division and Grades 9-12 in the Senior Division. Each Regional Science Competition will select 6 junior and 6 senior high projects to advance to the State Science Fair. Judges at the State Science Fair will nominate Senior Division projects to attend the American Junior Academy of Sciences Conference.
The Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences is designed to promote science and technology across Nebraska by providing incentives for 6-12 grade students to apply creativity and critical thought to solutions of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and engineering problems. It offers an opportunity for students to meet, exchange ideas, and discuss career possibilities with scientists and engineers from colleges and industries.
Students will develop a scientific research project, write an abstract of the project, and give an oral presentation the day of the competitions. Students will compete in two divisions: Grades 6-8 in the Junior Division and Grades 9-12 in the Senior Division. Each Regional Science Competition will select 6 junior and 6 senior high projects to advance to the State Science Fair. Judges at the State Science Fair will nominate Senior Division projects to attend the American Junior Academy of Sciences Conference.
The Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences is designed to promote science and technology across Nebraska by providing incentives for 6-12 grade students to apply creativity and critical thought to solutions of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and engineering problems. It offers an opportunity for students to meet, exchange ideas, and discuss career possibilities with scientists and engineers from colleges and industries.
Students will develop a scientific research project, write an abstract of the project, and give an oral presentation the day of the competitions. Students will compete in two divisions: Grades 6-8 in the Junior Division and Grades 9-12 in the Senior Division. Each Regional Science Competition will select 6 junior and 6 senior high projects to advance to the State Science Fair. Judges at the State Science Fair will nominate Senior Division projects to attend the American Junior Academy of Sciences Conference.
The Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences is designed to promote science and technology across Nebraska by providing incentives for 6-12 grade students to apply creativity and critical thought to solutions of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and engineering problems. It offers an opportunity for students to meet, exchange ideas, and discuss career possibilities with scientists and engineers from colleges and industries.
Students will develop a scientific research project, write an abstract of the project, and give an oral presentation the day of the competitions. Students will compete in two divisions: Grades 6-8 in the Junior Division and Grades 9-12 in the Senior Division. Each Regional Science Competition will select 6 junior and 6 senior high projects to advance to the State Science Fair. Judges at the State Science Fair will nominate Senior Division projects to attend the American Junior Academy of Sciences Conference.
For five decades, the Center for Great Plains Studies has elevated the region as a place worthy of study, appreciation, and conservation. For our 50th anniversary, the annual Great Plains conference will celebrate our past and look to the next 50 years and beyond. This conference invites us to dream big about the future of people and land in our region. Join us for an interdisciplinary conference featuring keynotes, panels, workshops, and special events in Lincoln, Neb.
April 1-2: Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center, 2021 Transformation Dr.
Full schedule coming soon.
NU students will use code GPstudent when registration site is live for $25 conference ticket.
Parking
March 31: Use garage parking downtown like the Que Place or Larson garages.
April 1-2: Conference parking is available in the lot north of Transformation Drive in Zone 9900 and is paid through the Passport Parking app.
The Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences is designed to promote science and technology across Nebraska by providing incentives for 6-12 grade students to apply creativity and critical thought to solutions of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and engineering problems. It offers an opportunity for students to meet, exchange ideas, and discuss career possibilities with scientists and engineers from colleges and industries.
Students will develop a scientific research project, write an abstract of the project, and give an oral presentation the day of the competitions. Students will compete in two divisions: Grades 6-8 in the Junior Division and Grades 9-12 in the Senior Division. Each Regional Science Competition will select 6 junior and 6 senior high projects to advance to the State Science Fair. Judges at the State Science Fair will nominate Senior Division projects to attend the American Junior Academy of Sciences Conference.
Come and Share your Science at the 136th Annual Spring meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences! Students, Professionals, Faculty and Citizen Scientists are invited to submit an abstract of original research or synthesis of research/literature to one of the Sections of the Academy for inclusion in the published Program of the Annual meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences. Sections include: Aeronautics, Applied Science and Technology, Anthropology, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, Physics, and Teachers of Science. Network with scientists across the state, and present your research! more info...
Nebraska Academy of Sciences and the Nebraska Geological Society's 3rd annual Fall Field Trip The Fall Geology themed field trip is being developed, but will take place in a weekend in September of 2025, and include one Saturday overnight camping. The Field Trip will focus on three main themes:
1. Yellowstone Hot Spot ash deposits and visit to Ashfalls Fossil Beds, guided by the Superintendent
