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A windmill stands in a charred field in western Nebraska.

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A rural asphalt road is flanked by crops.

Local crops could provide green solution for blacktop repair

July 30, 2021

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Recycling stations

Chancellor's Environment Commission seeking new members

July 30, 2021

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Sierra Conway, an undergraduate student at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, collects RNA from a set of diverse corn varieties that her research team is growing and studying at the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture research fields in Lincoln. Conway is part of James Schnable’s research group at Nebraska, which is partnering with Iowa State University and six other institutions to launch the AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture.

Husker researcher part of multi-university effort to improve ag decision-making

July 29, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Campers complete art projects near Lake Olgallala at Cedar Point Biological Station.

Cedar Point continues tradition of experiential learning

July 29, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Dennis Ferraro (left), professor of practice in Nebraska’s School of Natural Resources, has won the 2021 Conservation Education Award from The Wildlife Society.

Ferraro earns Wildlife Society's education award

July 27, 2021

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The three Rural Fellows and local partners pause in front of one of the downtown Chadron murals. Jenny Nixon (left), Chantelle Schulz, Hanna Jemison, Jacy Hafer and Kerri Rempp, tourism director for the Discover Northwest Nebraska.

Rural Fellows spend summer strengthening Panhandle communities

July 23, 2021

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Society & Culture

An artist’s rendering of the entrance to the planned Equine Sports Complex at Nebraska.

Kimmel Foundation gives $1M for new equine sports complex

July 21, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Dr. Carol Swarts (left) chats with Angela Pannier during the July 13 ceremony recognizing Pannier as the inaugural Swarts Family Chair in Biological Systems Engineering.

Pannier honored as inaugural Swarts Family Chair in Biological Systems Engineering

July 20, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Students at a undergraduate research fair poster session

Student Research Days to showcase Husker scholarship across disciplines

April 3, 2026

A historical document is on a computer screen, with the head of a student in the foreground. Students transcribed these documents for a digital humanities research project.

Nebraska center celebrates 20 years of transforming humanities research

April 3, 2026

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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

Agriculture & Environment

Forum begins shaping university's Bold Path Forward

April 3, 2026

UNL administrators, faculty and staff sitting around a table discussing the future of the university.

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