Research on maize by Art Zygielbaum, Betty Walter-Shea and Tim Arkebauer found that when plants get dry, chloroplasts align themselves in such a way so that leaves reflect and transmit more light. Previously, researchers believed that only changes in pigment concentration affected light absorption. Continue reading…
Businesses and agencies in Lincoln are turning to Environmental Studies students for help researching answers to a variety of environmental questions. Continue reading…
Danny Martin and other Sustain UNL representatives braved cold and rain on Friday, Feb. 3, to kick off the RecycleMania competition at UNL. We're competing against colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada to see who can recycle the highest proportion of waste. Continue reading…
Ruopu Li, a Ph.D. candidate in Natural Resources, will defend his dissertation, "Groundwater Pollution Risk Assessment under Scenarios of Climate and Land Use Change in the Northern Great Plains," at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in Hardin Hall 901. Continue reading…
Join us for a free screening and discussion of Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time, at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the Hardin Hall Auditorium. Curt Meine, senior fellow with the Aldo Leopold Institute, will introduce the documentary and lead discussion.
Congratulations to Duane Eversoll, SNR professor emeritus, who received two awards last year for service to the discipline of geology, and is preparing to publish "Landslides of Nebraska." Continue reading…
Ever wondered what goes on at a soil judging competition? Members of UNL's Soil Judging Team explain on this new video how and why they evaluate texture, structure and other characteristics.
Holly Barnard from the University of Colorado-Boulder will present "Ecohydrology: Coupling, Connectivity and Challenges in Forested Catchments" at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the Hardin Hall auditorium. Continue reading…