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Grassini is partner in project to optimize crop placement in sub-Saharan Africa

March 9, 2022

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Daniela Manhani Mattos teaches agricultural economics on East Campus.

Manhani Mattos advises students in community development

March 9, 2022

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A research paper by Trenton Franz, associate professor of hydrogeophysics at Nebraska, and co-authors points to an innovative irrigation approach that could decrease water use while increasing producer profitability.

Husker researchers develop tool to make irrigation more efficient

March 8, 2022

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Calvin Schrock, research manager in animal science, cuts a pork carcass in May 2020. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has announced plans to develop the Small Meat Processing Plant of the Future to address workforce shortages and other challenges faced by small meat processors.

Animal Science to develop small meat processing plant

March 4, 2022

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Tomato and pepper plants that include bioplastic film grow on East Campus test plots. The film was developed by 15 researchers from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Kansas State University and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

Nebraska part of multi-state ag effort to unwrap bioplastic benefits

March 4, 2022

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Study IDs 1,000+ mislabeled, overlooked gene fragments in plants

March 3, 2022

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Steven Thomas, a professor of river and stream ecology at UNL, was part of an international, interdisciplinary research team that spent four years working to understand how strategic planning can reduce the impact of hydropower development on the entire Amazon River basin. That reseach is the basis of a new article in Science. Thomas took this photo of Alex Flecker, left, and Suresh Suthi, both of Cornell University, on a visit to South America during the course of the research. Flecker, Suthi

Husker researcher plays key role in Amazon basin project

March 2, 2022

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Nebraska Sandhills rated as world’s most intact prairie

February 28, 2022

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Middle school students learn about water science during a STEM camp, sponsored by the northeast Nebraska education compact, at Northeast Community College.

Northeast Nebraska education compact expands outreach to students

June 25, 2025

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Kelly Coleman stands in her office in Louise Pound Hall, where she works in Services for Students with Disabilities.

Coleman builds individual connections to provide equal access to students

June 25, 2025

Irina Filina, associate professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, gestures to a graphic of Iceland showing the locations of several volcanoes she wants to visit with students on an upcoming trip.

Filina earns Fulbright to conduct research on proposed Icelandia

June 24, 2025

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6,700-plus Huskers named to Deans’ List for spring 2025

June 27, 2025

Ayana Robbins, a sophomore graphic design major from Omaha, works on her tablet near the Meier Commons greenspace on May 8.

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