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A windmill stands in a charred field in western Nebraska.

Nebraska Extension, USDA partners hosting wildfire recovery meetings

April 3, 2026

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Ashley Mercer, co-director of Earthstock, stands in the green space outside the City Campus Union in a blue shirt and jeans.

Mercer combines love for policy and environment with Earthstock

April 3, 2026

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A well measuring tape is positioned next to an irrigation well head in preparation for making a water level measurement.

Groundwater levels continue to decline amid persistent drought conditions

April 3, 2026

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Four panelists — a man and three women — speak to a crowd.

Yeutter Institute symposium to examine future of global trading system

April 1, 2026

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A rainbow forms over an irrigation pivot in a grain field, with a blue sky in the background.

Study highlights role of risk attitudes in crop insurance outcomes

March 31, 2026

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University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumna Allison Porter Carpenter (center) floats during a zero-gravity parabolic flight as part of a study of the wearable gravity countermeasure “Skinsuit.” The flight took place aboard NASA’s specially modified “Vomit Comet,” which flies parabolic arcs to simulate 20- to 30-second periods of weightlessness for astronaut training and equipment testing. (Image credit: Steve Boxall)

Husker alumna reaches for the moon with NASA role

March 30, 2026

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A crane flies toward the sun during a red sunrise, while hundreds of Sandhill Cranes sit along the Platte River in Nebraska.

Students embark on spring break to experience majestic crane migration

March 27, 2026

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Michael Forsberg, left, Research Assistant Professor in the School of Natural Resources, helps Lilliane Roberts, a senior Fisheries and Wildlife major, set up their camera as they prepare to watch Sandhill Cranes arrive on the Platte River.

Forsberg helps immerse Huskers in the wonder of Nebraska

March 27, 2026

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Color portrait of journalist and author Caleb Gayle on a color campus background.

Gayle wins Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize

May 13, 2026

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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

May 13, 2026

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Edgar Cahoon stands inside his laboratory in Beadle Hall at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Scientific equipment and research materials are visible in the lab around him.

Cahoon elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 12, 2026

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Leiter honored with top law libraries association award

May 14, 2026

Richard Leiter, an older man with greying hair and a beard, stands in a brown button-down with glasses, in front of a bookcase.