Fall overture

Gavin Gillespie (from left), Avryn Schardt, Liam Fitzgerald and other snare drums from the Cornhusker Marching Band took to Sheldon Sculpture Garden on Aug. 15 to play the first beats of the fall semester.

Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing

Gavin Gillespie (from left), Avryn Schardt, Liam Fitzgerald and other snare drummers from the Cornhusker Marching Band took to Sheldon Sculpture Garden on Aug. 15 to play the first beats of the fall semester. The band's fall camp goes into full swing Aug. 16 as more than 300 students report for final tryouts and season practice.

Avryn Schardt’s sunglasses reflect the marching band snares as they practice in the Sheldon Sculpture Garden on Aug. 15. — Avryn Schardt’s sunglasses reflect the marching band snare drummers as they practice in the Sheldon Sculpture Garden on Aug. 15.

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Alex Moreira Bezerra, a first-year classics and religious studies major, celebrated his arrival on campus with a stop at the “Value of N” sculpture at the Nebraska Alumni Center. Learn more at https://go.unl.edu/3iwp.
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Students taking part in the Summer Youth Empowerment Camp took part in a July 24 tour of the Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center. The camp teaches youth about agriculture and STEM fields. Learn more at https://go.unl.edu/7r0j.
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln celebrated the groundbreaking for NFARMS at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center on Aug. 14. The project will explore advancing precision agriculture. Learn more at https://go.unl.edu/or0j.
Senshu High School students took part in the Dinner in a Nebraska Home event on Aug. 11. University staff and cultural ambassadors from Lincoln’s Southwest High School opened their homes to share a meal with the students. Learn more at https://go.unl.edu/5ar6.
Peter McCornick, executive director of the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, received the Sukup Global Security Award from the American Society of Agriculture and Biological Engineers. The award honors an outstanding record of enhancing food security through engineering. Learn more at https://go.unl.edu/er5w.
The Nebraska men’s basketball team recently hosted Jacob Deaver, a 10-year-old from Bellevue, Iowa. Deaver recently underwent a successful surgery to address heart complications. Learn more at https://go.unl.edu/r6y5.

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