KEARNEY, Neb., March 30 -- The University of Nebraska Kearney issued the following news release:

Applications for the next Startup Studio cohort are due April 9, with all current UNK students from any major eligible to apply. More information is available here.

By TYLER ELLYSON

UNK Communications

KEARNEY - For University of Nebraska at Kearney students with big ideas, entrepreneurship is no longer something reserved for the future.

Through Startup Studio, a yearlong cohort offered by UNK's Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development (CERD), students are stepping into the role of business owner right now - testing ideas, building connections and learning firsthand what it takes to turn a concept into reality.

Launched by CERD Dir...