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An aerial photo of an American flag waving over scaffolding connecting grain elevators in a small town.

UNL partners with Iowa State, others on major biomanufacturing initiative

July 14, 2026

Science & Technology

Ozan Ciftci, Kenneth E. Morrison Distinguished Professor of food engineering, operates an integrated supercritical carbon dioxide extractor-bioreactor, using green technology to extract lycopene — a high-value health and wellness-promoting bioactive compound — from tomato waste while simultaneously producing biodiesel.

Poll: Rural Nebraskans concerned about biosecurity, hopeful for bioeconomy

December 4, 2025

Agriculture & Environment

Color portrait of Huang Li, research assistant professor of biochemistry and Heuermann Research Fellow at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, on a red campus background.

Department of Energy lab to support Li’s research on bioenergy crops

April 18, 2025

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Ozan Ciftci, Kenneth E. Morrison Distinguished Professor of food engineering, operates an integrated supercritical carbon dioxide extractor-bioreactor, using green technology to extract lycopene — a high-value health and wellness-promoting bioactive compound — from tomato waste while simultaneously producing biodiesel.

Nebraska-based global center to drive bioeconomy solutions for future of food

January 21, 2025

Science & Technology