Agronomy and Horticulture

Stephen Mason talks with students about their final project and presentation in the Agronomy 405 Crop Management Strategies course.  Fran Benne | Agronomy and Horticulture
Stephen Mason talks with students about their final project and presentation in the Agronomy 405 Crop Management Strategies course. Fran Benne | Agronomy and Horticulture

Mason ‘graduating’ to new opportunities

Stephen Mason, agronomy and horticulture professor emeritus, has led a distinguished career at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and officially retired Sept. 5 after 33 years of teaching and research.
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More details at: https://agronomy.unl.edu/news/mason-graduating-new-opportunities
 
Debalin Sarangi presents at the 2017 Science Slam: Postdoc Edition.  Murtaza Nalwala | Civil Engineering Major
Debalin Sarangi presents at the 2017 Science Slam: Postdoc Edition. Murtaza Nalwala | Civil Engineering Major

Sarangi named winner in Science Slam: Postdoc Edition

Debalin Sarangi, an agronomy postdoctoral research associate, was one of three winners in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s second annual Science Slam: Postdoc Edition held Nov. 8. The event was part of the university’s 2017 Fall Research Fair. Continue reading…

More details at: https://agronomy.unl.edu/news/sarangi-named-winner-science-slam-postdoc-edition
 
Bison graze at the Niobrara Valley Preserve in 2013, one year after historic wildfires swept through the region. Woodland in the distance still shows signs of the fire.   Chris Helzer | The Nature Conservancy
Bison graze at the Niobrara Valley Preserve in 2013, one year after historic wildfires swept through the region. Woodland in the distance still shows signs of the fire. Chris Helzer | The Nature Conservancy

Ecologists show that Nebraska Sandhills can withstand wildfire

After wildfires ravaged hundreds of thousands of acres of grasslands and forest in northwestern Nebraska in 2012, some feared that the national landmark Sandhills ecoregion had been irreparably damaged. Continue reading…

More details at: http://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/ecologists-show-that-nebraska-sandhills-can-withstand-wildfire
 
Nicolas Cafaro la Menza receives the Widaman Distinguished Graduate Assistant Award from Archie Clutter, ARD Dean.  Greg Nathan | University Communication
Nicolas Cafaro la Menza receives the Widaman Distinguished Graduate Assistant Award from Archie Clutter, ARD Dean. Greg Nathan | University Communication

Graduate students earn fellowships and awards

Eight Department of Agronomy and Horticulture graduate students were honored with fellowships and awards by the Agricultural Research Division and the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at the Distinguished Fellowships and Awards Luncheon on Nov. 6. Continue reading…

More details at: https://agronomy.unl.edu/news/graduate-students-earn-fellowships-and-awards-0
 
 
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