Diego Riveros-Iregui will head for the Colombian highlands this summer for further research on how development affects paramo ecosystems – grasslands that supply water to millions of people in the cities below. Continue reading…
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/8j9
Visit Joan Konecky, SNR's new embedded librarian, Mondays (after today), Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., in the Hardin Hall lobby, to see how she can help you. Continue reading…
The latest statewide groundwater monitoring report by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Conservation and Survey Division (CSD) shows mixed results, depending on where and when groundwater levels are compared, but over the past five years, and especially over the past year, news is generally good. Continue reading…
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/q2m
Shannon Brewer, Oklahoma State University, will present “Environmental Flows in an Arid Landscape,” at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, in the Hardin Hall auditorium. Her talk is part of the Spring 2012 Water Seminar Series. Continue reading…
Do you give talks, provide educational activities or organize events as part of your work at SNR? Add that information to the new SNR Public Outreach page -- http://snr.unl.edu/publicoutreach/index.asp. To add information, go to your profile and follow the update link. Continue reading…
Do you need to use webinars for outreach or collaboration? We now have Adobe Connect webinar capabilities, available at no charge to faculty and staff of the School of Natural Resources. Continue reading…
Michael Roberts, an economist from North Carolina State University, will speak on “Food Commodity Prices: Stylized Facts and Prospects for the Future,” at 3:30 p.m. April 5 in the Hardin Hall auditorium. The talk is free and open to the public. Continue reading…
How well do you really know the people, places and services of the School of Natural Resources? We have devised the Know Your SNR quiz to help you find out. Anyone who gets all 10 answers right will be eligible for a drawing for a $25 gift certificate from Nebraska Maps and More. Continue reading…
Monica A. Haddad, associate professor of Urban and Regional Planning at Iowa State University, will present “Planning for Open Space: A Spatial Analysis of Subdivisions in Des Moines” at 2 p.m., Friday, April 6, in Hardin Hall 228, as this week’s geography seminar. Continue reading…
Jane Okalebo will present "Evaluation of Community Land Model (Version 3.5) and Noah Land surface models (coupled to Weather Forecasting Model) for predicting weather variables" at 2:30 April 2 in Hardin Hall 901. Her talk is part of the Applied Climate Science grad student seminar series.
Bike UNL will host its second annual event highlighting the university’s ongoing efforts to become a bicycle friendly-designated campus. The free event is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 5 on the Nebraska Union plaza and features local vendors, demonstrations, games, prizes and entertainment. Continue reading…