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Nebraska in the national news: January 2021

February 2, 2021

Nebraska nets 500-plus positive media mentions in 2020

January 6, 2021

David Richardson, assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, talks with Andy Benson, director of the Nebraska Food for Health Center, after a presentation Dec. 18.

DHS, Husker officials discuss security of nation’s food system

December 21, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Sam Wortman (left), associate professor of agronomy and horticulture, and Caleb Wehrbein, a senior plant biology major, harvest peppers to evaluate their quality in an on-campus variety trial that carried on during the pandemic.

New decision support tool available to specialty crop producers

December 17, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

U.S. Drought Monitor

National Drought Mitigation Center enters into three-year USDA agreement

December 16, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Nebraska Extension and community volunteers combine flood relief efforts in spring 2019, after floods ravaged much of the state. (Photo by Jason Wessendorf, Verdigre Eagle)

Research exploring ways to help the helpers in the wake of natural disasters

December 11, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Knoll Residential Center will be the new home to Nebraska's honors program starting in fall 2019.

20 Huskers to graduate from University Honors Program

December 9, 2020

Nebraska Business students earn academic honors

December 8, 2020

Nebraska in the national news: November 2020

December 2, 2020

Extreme Light Laboratory research advancing despite pandemic

November 16, 2020

Science & Technology

Over four decades, craft brewers gained a 20% share of the U.S. beer market by collaborating to gain customers and market share. Husker marketing professor Andre Maciel recently co-authored a study analyzing how they did it and what lessons other entrepreneurs can gain from craft brewers' success.

Craft beer industry shows power of collaboration

November 6, 2020

Society & Culture

Cutline: Nebraska’s Asit Pattnaik (pictured) and UNMC’s Tom Petro are developing a vaccine framework that exploits the properties of a naturally occurring nanoparticle in an effort to produce a stronger, longer-lasting immune response than other COVID-19 vaccine candidates. They’re also taking a closer look at how SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, inhibits the immune system.

Researchers aim to use protein to ramp up COVID-19 antigens’ impact

November 5, 2020

Science & Technology