Lots of talk nationally about Nebraska's biocontainment unit at UNMC. Nebraska Public Media did a documentary about its history a few years ago. It answers a lot of the questions about how and why they became experts in highly contagious diseases.
I hadn't realized in 1963 Nebraska fired up one of the earliest demonstration nuclear power plants, then shut down within a couple years. It's buried just outside of Lincoln! This podcast episode is really interesting background on the Hallam Plant.
E.A. Kral was a school teacher and legit UFO investigator in the 70s and 80s. His files and investigations are now available through the University of Nebraska archives. Interesting story by Nebraska Public Media today. https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/flying-saucers-over-the-sandhills-ufo-investigations-now-public-in-university-of-nebraska-archives/
One of the early advocates of UFO investigation donated his materials to the University of Nebraska. They were only unsealed last year. MUFON investigations from the 70s included. The NPR station in Nebraska was the first to take a review. Interesting story!
So much fascinating info about AkSarben's origins and demise in this podcast. Includes interviews with a trainer, a track manager, and an ESPN reporter who covered it back in the day. https://youtu.be/fGvxVsbkpdQ?si=ebDLD070weKd-KwP