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Dr. Jason Carbaugh, Hastings College visiting assistant professor of biology, recently published a research article in Insectes Sociaux.  Carbaugh’s research determined if the aggressive red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, located in the southeast part of the United States, has color vision.  The study involved pair choice trials, in which workers were digging and removing

Due to weather, Preston Love Jr. is unable to make it to Hastings College to speak at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22. Organizers are working with Love to reschedule his talk to a date in February. The day and time will be announced once it’s confirmed. You can find the original announcement here.

Following a national open call for art, Ekaterina Popova and Alicia Puig of Create! Magazine are set to open the “In Your Own Words” exhibition at Hastings College on Thursday, January 23 in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). The exhibition highlights a diverse range of media, subject matter and artistic expression that represents a

NOTICE: Due to weather, Preston Love Jr. is unable to make it to Hastings College to speak at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22. His talk has been rescheduled to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 23, in French Memorial Chapel . Hastings College is commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an event on

At the National Communication Association’s annual convention in Baltimore, Maryland, one Hastings College student received a top award for a research paper, another was elected to a national advisory board and a professor was given a service award. Senior Alli Kennon, a communication studies major from Spicer, Minnesota; senior Elizabeth Hansen, an English major from

The Hastings College Department of Visual Arts is hosting Art on Elm, an art auction fundraising event at the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC), February 15. A silent auction will run from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., followed by a live auction and glass art demonstrations, which will wrap up around 9:00 p.m. The event costs

Hastings College has announced the Dean’s List for its fall 2019 semester. For the semester, 419 students from 21 states and 10 countries were named to the Dean’s List, with 256 students achieving a 4.0 grade point average. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 to

The Hastings College Department of Visual Arts is hosting glass artist Jason Christian of Seattle, Washington, January 9-11, 2020, at the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). Christian will give a lecture about his work, career, the Northwest style of glass blowing and the value of a team in the glass studio on Thursday, January 9

Nine students from the Columbus, Nebraska-area are enrolled and finding success at Hastings College. On Tuesday, December 17, several of those students met with local business leaders, community members, Hastings College alumni and high school students to share their experiences at the College. “Both the faculty and staff at Hastings College have been supportive of

Nine nursing students with ties to Hastings College participated in a Nursing Pinning ceremony at the College’s French Memorial Chapel on Thursday, December 12 as part of the Creighton University College of Nursing graduation ceremony. The ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated nurses, who are presented with a special pin from faculty and