Top Journal Star photos for May

A team led by a UNL researcher has reported the first clear evidence of a strong association between a type of eye cancer and Epstein-Barr virus.

Out of the more than 750 providers surveyed by the Buffett Early Childhood Institute, two-thirds said they are experiencing staff turnover, with 69% reporting staff leaving the early childhood field entirely. 

The move to re-up mask mandates at two Lincoln schools comes after 10 COVID-19 cases at Eastridge Elementary and 11 at Zeman Elementary.

Earlier this month, the NWU Board of Governors approved a resolution to tear down the three-story facility at the corner of 50th Street and Madison Avenue in northeast Lincoln.

Construction crews started tearing down Gallagher Hall, which sits on the southwest edge of Creighton University's campus, last week.

"The Bell Affair," a new film by three University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members, explores slaves Daniel and Mary Bell's long fight for freedom. The film will premiere in Washington, D.C., this week.

Landon Ludwig initially faced a first-degree sexual assault charge, but he ultimately pleaded no contest to two counts of child abuse and criminal trespassing, all misdemeanors, as part of a plea deal. 

The prom held by the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired brings together high school students in special education programs from across Southeast Nebraska.

There's more work to be done, but Nebraska schools are "light years ahead" of where they were even four or five years ago, according to the state's school safety and security director.