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Phenobot, an IANR-created robot, measures leaf angle on corn to see how well the plant is performing photosynthesis in a field northeast of 84th and Havelock streets. Lina Lopez-Corona, a university research technician, operates the robot.

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Nebraska LEAD 34 fellows pose with their hosts at the Pioneer-DuPont Agriculture and Nutrition Research Center near Bucharest, Romania, in January. Applications are available for LEAD group 36.

LEAD fellowship applications available for group 36

March 31, 2016

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UNL landscape services employees Michael Tomjack (left) and Fred Thorne use a vibrating plow to install new irrigation pipe by the Van Brunt Visitors Center. UNL has started a campuswide upgrade of its irrigation system. When complete, it is projected to decrease campus water usage by at least 20 percent annually.

Irrigation upgrade to cut UNL's water use, expense

March 30, 2016

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Milda Vaitkus, project manager in UNL's School of Natural Resources, runs the "Where's the Weather" booth during the 2014 Weatherfest. The 16th annual Weatherfest will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium will run from 1 to 4 p.m. April 16 at Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St.

Weatherfest, Severe Weather Symposium return to UNL April 16

March 30, 2016

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Registration open for NU FEWS Jumpstart workshop

March 30, 2016

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Program to focus on importance of water

March 30, 2016

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Students work in a lab at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis, Nebraska. A new agreement will allow Curtis students who finish a specific two-year track to transfer to UNL and earn a bachelor's degree from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.

UNL agriculture college, NCTA sign transfer agreement

March 23, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

UNL researchers are part of a new USDA-funded project designed to address water challenges in the Ogallala Aquifer region. Data collected will be used to develop crop management and irrigation technologies to help maintain aquifer health.

Ogallala Aquifer is focus of new USDA-funded research project

March 22, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Photographers crowd the front of a boat during a tour of Prince William Sound and the Columbia Glacier in Alaska. A new report issued by UNL outlines how rapid warming in the Arctic is influencing weather effects in the central United States.

Report examines how changing Arctic weather impacts the Midwest

March 21, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Phenobot, an IANR-created robot, measures leaf angle on corn to see how well the plant is performing photosynthesis in a field northeast of 84th and Havelock streets. Lina Lopez-Corona, a university research technician, operates the robot.

Nebraska U ranks in top 10% worldwide for agriculture, natural resources

July 9, 2025

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Five elk, including a bull, are seen in the Pine Ridge area in Dawes County, Nebraska, during the fall rut.

Scientists study movement of elk in agricultural landscapes

July 9, 2025

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Color portrait of Terri Hogue, math teacher at Falls City Middle School, on a UNL campus background.

Longtime Falls City teacher Hogue earns McAuliffe Prize

July 9, 2025

Society & Culture

Huskers partner with Lincoln church to create community arts center

July 10, 2025

Jean Stryker (left) shows Jessica Hernandez how to dip a stamp into paint for a printmaking activity at the Art Chapel on June 30. The Art Chapel is part of the church's community outreach, providing an accessible space for people to pursue creativity at no to low cost. Open studio time is available from 6 to 9 p.m. each Monday at the chapel.

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