Media often reaches out to the people at the School of Natural Resources for comments on current affairs. Check out these stories featuring SNR that broke in March.
o The search for the next University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor continued, with additional candidate interviews.
The Lincoln Journal Star quoted Pat Shea, a longtime faculty member in the UNL School of Natural Resources, March 1, in “Chancellor finalist stresses leadership role of flagship campus”.
http://journalstar.com/news/local/education/chancellor-finalist-stresses-leadership-role-of-flagship-campus/article_0d4fa121-ddb9-509a-a623-d369edcaab34.html
o The report “Understanding and Assessing Climate Change: Implications for Nebraska,” by researchers at UNL’s School of Natural Resources, is sited in The Hastings Tribune.
A second report on climate change in Nebraska by Don Wilhite, SNR professor of applied climate science, and Kim Morrow, a Nebraska Extension educator and climate change resource specialist in Lincoln, also is utilized for the March 8 article, “UNL reaching out to producers on climate, weather concerns.”
http://www.hastingstribune.com/news/unl-reaching-out-to-producers-on-climate-weather-concerns/article_a751fff0-e553-11e5-91f3-d3789ba00775.html
o National Drought Mitigation Center climatologists continued to help assess whether recent rains are putting a dent in California’s drought.
Reuters quoted Brian Fuchs on March 24 in “Severity of California’s drought eases with help from El Nino rains”.
http://news.trust.org/item/20160324194602-v9089
o Wilhite and Morrow’s report also is highlighted in The Grand Island Independent on March 25: “Report examines how changing Arctic weather impacts the Midwest.” The same article featured a photograph by SNR’s Ken Dewey, applied climate science mission area leader.
http://www.theindependent.com/arctic-weather-research-with-photo/article_adac3bfb-61ca-5358-b883-0330d81c22e0.html
This list is not comprehensive. If you saw SNR featured in an article, blog or other news medium not included here, please forward the link and information to Shawna Richter-Ryerson at srichter-ryerson2@unl.edu.
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