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Jennifer Mize Nelson (from left), vice chancellor for research and innovation, moderates a panel discussion that included, Alan Dostal, associate director of research at Nebraska Public Power District; Dan Hoffman, chief executive officer of Invest Nebraska; Jeff Raikes, co-founder of the Raikes Foundation; Kei Koizumi, a science and technology adviser to the Obama and Biden administrations; and Kim Morrow, chief sustainability officer for the city of Lincoln.

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Jennifer Mize Nelson (from left), vice chancellor for research and innovation, moderates a panel discussion that included, Alan Dostal, associate director of research at Nebraska Public Power District; Dan Hoffman, chief executive officer of Invest Nebraska; Jeff Raikes, co-founder of the Raikes Foundation; Kei Koizumi, a science and technology adviser to the Obama and Biden administrations; and Kim Morrow, chief sustainability officer for the city of Lincoln.

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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.

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