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Nebraska ag land values fall 2% amid lower crop prices, rising costs

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This test is used by researchers to determine the number of generic bacteria in soil samples. Recent UNL research has found that antibiotic-resistant bacteria and genes in Nebraska soils not grazed by livestock or inhabited by people, suggesting that antibiotic resistance also occurs naturally in the environment.

Naturally antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Nebraska prairies

February 17, 2016

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(From left) Brennan Costello, Matt Foley, Andrew Minarick and Mitch Minarick

Online marketplace created by UNL students named finalist in competition

February 17, 2016

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Water for Food conference will focus on public-private partnerships

February 16, 2016

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UNL doctoral student and entomologist Erin Ingram works with Evelyn Hamlow Elementary School students Grace Ehlers and Addison Stephens on a project focused on saving honey bees.

Students swarm to UNL entomologist for class project

February 9, 2016

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Rain falls near UNL's Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory in the Nebraska sandhills. A new groundwater report issued by UNL's School of Natural Resources shows that much of Nebraska is beginning to recover from the 2012-13 drought.

Report shows groundwater levels on the rise

February 5, 2016

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A crew from Altendorf Harvesting works its way through a wheat field west of Grant, Neb. A new report issued by UNL shows that Nebraska must be proactive in developing a climate action plan.

UNL report: Nebraska must be proactive with climate action plan

February 3, 2016

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The weather disturbance that is predicted to impact the central plains on Feb. 2 is shown here east of Japan (near the "A") on Jan. 27. Some forecasting models predict the weather system will deliver 12-plus inches of snow in the region (Lincoln is near the "B"). However, UNL's Ken Dewey said it is simply too early to accurately predict the storm path or how much — if any — precipitation it will bring.

Dewey: Storm could bring heavy snow, rain or nothing at all

January 29, 2016

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UNL researchers have identified a target of disease-causing plant pathogens. From left, Panya Kim, Ming Guo, Christian Elowsky, Guangdong Li and Jim Alfano.

Researchers ID target of disease-causing plant pathogens

January 27, 2016

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Exterior photo of the west side of Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall, a brick building with numerous windows and a white paper-plane sculpture in front.

18 first-year students selected for Teacher Scholars Academy

July 16, 2025

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tractor in the sunset

Nebraska team demystifies ag succession for heirless farms

July 15, 2025

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Laila Doyle, a senior Nutritional Science and Dietetics major, poses for a photo in Leverton Hall. Doyle currently works as a researcher with UCARE (Undergraduate Creative Activities & Research Experience).

With eye toward future, Doyle dives into research

July 15, 2025

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Nebraska ag land values fall 2% amid lower crop prices, rising costs

July 17, 2025

Aerial view of a cornfield at sunrise.

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