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UNL Crops Judging Team coach Garrett Kuss stands with members (from left) Xavier Ettwein, Gabrielle Clifton, Maddie Weber, Abby Frank, Clinton Turnbull, Alex Banzhaf and Ryan Groff.

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Eric Weaver, professor of biological sciences and director of the Nebraska Center for Virology, poses for a photo in his lab at the Morrison Life Sciences Center. Weaver has developed a vaccine approach that shows promise in protecting against highly pathogenic bird flu.

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Nebraska's small-grains program produces award-winning wheat for baking

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Nebraska’s Naim Bautista and Jay Storz are part of an international research team that studied how localized genetic adaptations can help a single species thrive across diverse environments.

Storz earns Fulbright to study high-altitude life in the Andes

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In November 2025, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture professor Patricio Grassini was named an American Society of Agronomy Fellow, the highest distinction in the organization.

Grassini named 2025 American Society of Agronomy fellow

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A power line is seen running through a scorched field on a cloudy day.

Workshops help western Nebraska producers manage drought conditions

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A person sets a trap in the trees.

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A recent study examined the association between intergenerational co-parenting and child social-emotional development.

Study finds intergenerational co-parenting benefits children

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Zach Eden, a member of the Love Library collections maintenance and delivery team, weights a volume of Laurus so it lays open underneath a scanner. Eden is one of the staff members working on digitizing the library's archive of Laurus, a student-produced literature and art journal.

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Nebraska U ranks in top 9% worldwide for agriculture, natural resources

June 30, 2026

A tractor pulls the test car (yellow) and an additional tractor for weight as it rounds the test track on east campus. The University of Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory (NTTL) is the officially designated tractor testing station for the United States. It has operated for more than 100 years. East Campus.

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