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"What If..." Stories

Stories about innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship from throughout Nebraska!

Television
Surgical Robot
How a first-of-its-kind miniature surgical robot, developed by UNL engineering professor Shane Farritor and his company, Virtual Incision, is transforming abdominal surgery.
Television
American Outlaws
The Lincoln-based American Outlaws is the huge, influential fan club for U.S. national soccer, with more 20,000 in the U.S. and abroad.
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Opendorse
Blake Lawrence and Adi Kunalic created Opendorse to help athletes market themselves.
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SheMate
Omaha entrepreneur Teresa Friesen created SheMate to connect young female athletes with female college athletes for mentoring and advice.
Television
Whiteclay Makerspace
In a building that was once sold alcohol in a small village notorious for fueling alcoholism on the nearby Pine Ridge Reservation, the new Whiteclay Makerspace is now providing jobs and resources for Oglala Lakota artists.
Television
No More Empty Pots
How an innovative, multidimensional Omaha non-profit is working to solve local food insecurity.
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Making Macarons
Meet Omaha food entrepreneur Melissa Pressler and learn how to make macarons.
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Good Living Camp
A unique Rabble Mill and Nebraska 4-H partnership brought rural and urban Nebraska kids together to zipline, skateboard, create beats and more in Halsey National Forest, plus the chance to learn about each other’s worlds.
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Ranch Technology
Will the "ranch of the future" include virtual fencing, automated feeders and 3D imaging? A look at what researchers at UNL’s Gudmundsen Lab in the Sandhills are working on.
Other
Wyatt's Bomb Squad
How six-year-old entrepreneur Wyatt Cogley started a business.
Science
BigRedSat Balloon Launch
Nebraska middle and high school students working with NASA to build a satellite, launch a high altitude balloon to test payload.
Science
Fungus Creations
Central Community College student Katy Ayers “grew” a canoe from mycelium, the vegetative body of a fungus that forms mushrooms. Grants and passion for sustainability in hand, now she’s building mycelium bee hotels.
Science
Offutt Lab
How scientist/detectives work to identify missing service members inside the Offutt Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency lab at Offutt Air Force Base near Bellevue.
Science
Retail Aware
Keith Fix was a tech entrepreneur before he was a teenager. His latest venture is Retail Aware, an Omaha start-up using sensors to provide shopper data to some of the biggest companies in the world.
Science
Grain Weevil
Grain bins can be deadly for farmers who need to get inside to shift grain. Three guys had an idea; build robots to do the job instead. The Aurora-based start-up Grain Weevil was born.
Television
Experimental Music
"What If..." story on experimental music performer, composer and educator Stacey Barelos
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Feya Candles
"What If..." story on Feya Candle Company and entrepreneur Sarah Spitsen
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Storm Chasing
"What If..." story on the TORUS severe weather research project
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Shrimp Farming
"What If..." story on a rural entrepreneur raises shrimp
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Root Research
"What If..." story on maize root research at UNL
Television
Upstream Farms
"What If..." story on Upstream Farms
Other
Tom Field on Entrepreneurs
UNL Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program Director Tom Field talks about entrepreneurs
Television
On the Go Gelato
"What If..." story about On the Go Gelato, a business started by high school students in Bassett, NE.
Television
Dog Braces
"What If..." story on a rural entrepreneur who makes leg braces for dogs
Television
Homestead Painting Restoration
"What If..." story on Homestead Painting Restoration
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Spidercam
"What If..." story on Spidercam
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Mullen Remote Education
"What If..." story on remote education in Mullen, NE during COVID-19
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Do Space
"What If..." story on Do Space
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Bike Union
"What If..." story on the Bike Union
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Highlander Project
"What If..." story on a new development trying to break the cycle of poverty in north Omaha
Other
Entrepreneurs Panel
Entrepreneurs discuss pros and cons of starting a business in Nebraska
Television
Ord economic development
"What If..." story on Ord economic development
Television
UNO Biomechanics
"What If..." story on UNO Biomechanics
Television
Winston, young composer
"What If..." story on Winston, young composer
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Winston Schneider's four-note composition
Young composer creates a song from four notes for our "What If..." program
Television
Church Restoration
"What If..." story on Church Restoration
Television
UNMC iEXCEL
"What If..." story on UNMC iEXCEL
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Quantified Ag
"What If..." story on Quantified Ag
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Growing Great Beginnings
"What If..." story on Growing Great Beginnings
Television
Flywheel's Work Culture
"What If..." story on Flywheel's Work Culture