Add to EJ Playlist  While we all expect major corporations and institutions like UNO to be as up to date as possible with their technology, this task is not so easy for small businesses with only one to four employees on the pay roll. However, that doesn't make the need to learn how to use technology any less important. Enter Dr. Sajda Qureshi, a professor of Information Systems College of Information Science and Technology at the Peter Kiewit Institute, and her team of researcher-stud ents, who, for the past five years, have been taking their skills and providing "IT counseling" to local microenterprise s, as part of the "Information Technology for Development" program, in order to make sure they are some of the few that ultimately succeed.

Add to EJ Playlist  While we all expect major corporations and institutions like UNO to be as up to date as possible with their technology, this task is not so easy for small businesses with only one to four employees on the pay roll. However, that doesn't make the need to learn how to use technology any less important. Enter Dr. Sajda Qureshi, a professor of Information Systems College of Information Science and Technology at the Peter Kiewit Institute, and her team of researcher-stud ents, who, for the past five years, have been taking their skills and providing "IT counseling" to local microenterprise s, as part of the "Information Technology for Development" program, in order to make sure they are some of the few that ultimately succeed.

Add to EJ Playlist  Anonymous. Most recognize the word as the catch-all name for poems, short-stories and even novels with no author. Dr. Robin Gandhi, however, is more familiar with the word as the pseudonym for a collection of computer hackers who have become famous for their recent acts of cyberterrorism. Gandhi, and his research teams (KEWI - Knowledge Engineering [KE] techniques to Web Intelligence [WI]), have been working over the past several years to help warn potential targets that they might be attacked by groups, or individuals, like Anonymous.

Add to EJ Playlist  Anonymous. Most recognize the word as the catch-all name for poems, short-stories and even novels with no author. Dr. Robin Gandhi, however, is more familiar with the word as the pseudonym for a collection of computer hackers who have become famous for their recent acts of cyberterrorism. Gandhi, and his research teams (KEWI - Knowledge Engineering [KE] techniques to Web Intelligence [WI]), have been working over the past several years to help warn potential targets that they might be attacked by groups, or individuals, like Anonymous.

Add to EJ Playlist  As part of his COMRADES (COoperative Multi-Robot Autonomous DEtection System) studies, which are funded by the United States Department of Defense, Dr. Raj Dasgupta is working with colleagues and students in the Computer Science Department at UNO to program robots in such a way that they work together to form teams with the task of detecting landmines. Watch the video for more

Add to EJ Playlist  As part of his COMRADES (COoperative Multi-Robot Autonomous DEtection System) studies, which are funded by the United States Department of Defense, Dr. Raj Dasgupta is working with colleagues and students in the Computer Science Department at UNO to program robots in such a way that they work together to form teams with the task of detecting landmines. Watch the video for more

Add to EJ Playlist  For most people in the United States, the title "Neo-nazi" conjures up multiple associations with groups like the Klu Klux Klan, images like the swastika and even movies like American History X or Triumph of the Will, but for Pete Simi, a professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, it is another name for a very particular part of American life. In this video, Dr. Simi explains his research and why it is important to explore some of this country's darker corners.

Add to EJ Playlist  For most people in the United States, the title "Neo-nazi" conjures up multiple associations with groups like the Klu Klux Klan, images like the swastika and even movies like American History X or Triumph of the Will, but for Pete Simi, a professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, it is another name for a very particular part of American life. In this video, Dr. Simi explains his research and why it is important to explore some of this country's darker corners.

Add to EJ Playlist  UNO's Jennifer Huberty, an associate professor in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation -- part of the College of Education - has spent the last decade trying to understand and correct the choices we make in regards to our own physical health. Here she explains some of her most recent projects involving school-aged kids and women.

Add to EJ Playlist  UNO's Jennifer Huberty, an associate professor in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation -- part of the College of Education - has spent the last decade trying to understand and correct the choices we make in regards to our own physical health. Here she explains some of her most recent projects involving school-aged kids and women. Read more about Dr. Huberty at http://maverick land.unomaha.ed u

Add to EJ Playlist  Dr. Leslie Decker, an instructor and research in of the UNO School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation's Biomechanics Core Facility, was recently awarded a two-year, $163,000 grant from the National Institute for Health to study what causes older adults to be more susceptible to falling. http://www.unom aha.edu/news/re leases/2010/11/ 24_decker.php

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