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Mar 20 2026	Earth.com: Study reveals why people fear some spiders more than others An interdisciplinary team at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is using state-of-the-art eye-tracking technology to pinpoint the physical characteristics of spiders that may contribute to arachnophobia. Stories on the research have appeared in KHGI, KOLN/KGIN, the Lincoln Journal Star, Earth.com and Phys.org.
Mar 20 2026	Nebraska Farmer: Do you have what it takes to be a livestock veterinarian? Nebraska Farmer published a March 20 article on the Nebraska Elite 11 Veterinarian Program, a partnership between the State of Nebraska and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln that aims to address the state’s shortage of food animal veterinarians. Claire Stauth, a junior animal science and pre-veterinary medicine student in the Elite 11 program, and Kerri Koch-Koenig, a Creighton, Nebraska, veterinarian and Husker alumna, were interviewed for the story.
Mar 19 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: Sandhills Calving System protects calf health, profitability From March 16-20, the Lincoln Journal Star ran Nebraska Today articles on the following topics: research by Nicole Buan (methanogens), Dane Kiambi (Ticketmaster’s crisis communication failures) and Jun Wang (data center efficiency); a Husker-themed bracket; the “Food Truck for the Physics Mind”; Agronomy and Horticulture’s Christine Barta; Nebraska ag land values; the Sandhills Calving System; a statewide tornado drill; student Melkie Sherman; Barta Brothers Ranch; and Nebraska Athletics’ pledge to donate spring game ticket proceeds to Nebraska wildfire relief.
Mar 19 2026	KHGI: Nebraska LEAD Program honors Class 43 fellows at banquet The Nebraska LEAD Program honored the 30 fellows of Class 43 during the Nebraska Agricultural Leadership Council’s Annual Recognition Banquet, held March 13 on East Campus. The banquet celebrated the fellows’ completion of the two-year leadership development program and recognized key supporters. KHGI and Tri-State Livestock News have run articles on the fellows.
Mar 18 2026	Nebraska Public Media: University of Nebraska receives record $500M contract The National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska, a nonprofit institute sponsored by U.S. Strategic Command, has received a $500 million contract — NU’s largest ever — Nebraska Public Media reported March 18. Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Rick Evans, the NSRI’s executive director, and Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold, president of the NU system, were quoted in the story.
Mar 18 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: National Quilting Day event is March 21 The International Quilt Museum will host its 16th annual National Quilting Day celebration from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 21, the Lincoln Journal Star reported March 18. The free public event will include demonstrations, lectures, hands-on projects and access to current exhibitions.
Mar 18 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: High tea to benefit UNL music students The university’s Friends of Opera group will host the fundraiser “High Tea and Songs of Spring” from 2 to 4:30 p.m. March 21 at Lincoln’s Wilderness Ridge Club and Resort, the Lincoln Journal Star reported March 18. The group helps provide scholarships, support for auditions and more for Husker music students.
Mar 18 2026	Progressive Farmer: Nebraska farmland values fall again The value of agricultural land in Nebraska declined 1% over the past year to an average of $3,905 per acre as of Feb. 1, according to the preliminary report from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s 2025-26 Farm Real Estate Market Survey. It is the second consecutive year of declining land values since the market reached $4,015 per acre in 2024. Stories on the report have appeared in KHGI, Nebraska Public Media, News Channel Nebraska, Progressive Farmer and Tri-State Livestock News.
Mar 17 2026	New York Post: After viral clip, some parents feel they can't measure up A March 2024 study by Ciera Kirkpatrick, assistant professor of advertising and public relations at Nebraska, and Sungkyoung Lee, associate professor of strategic communication at the University of Missouri, was highlighted in a March 17 New York Post article on YouTube star Ms. Rachel showing off her 1-year-old daughter’s impressive vocabulary. The study found that new mothers with a higher social comparison orientation — or tendency to compare oneself to others — were more negatively affected by idealized portrayals of motherhood than those with a lower such orientation.
Mar 17 2026	Norfolk Daily News: Gas prices shaped by local market forces Eric Thompson, K.H. Nelson Professor of economics and director of the university’s Bureau of Business Research, was interviewed for a March 17 Norfolk Daily News article on how local market forces can affect gas prices. “So, obviously, states can differ because of different taxes,” he said. “But within a state, different locations have higher costs with getting the fuel delivered, or may have a less competitive wholesale market, and that can influence costs.”
Mar 17 2026	Farm Progress: Nebraska wildfires leave ranchers scrambling for forage Randy Saner, a livestock systems educator with Nebraska Extension, was interviewed for a March 17 Farm Progess article on how wildfires in western and central Nebraska are leaving cattle ranchers scrambling for forage. “If we get precipitation this spring, like we did in a previous recent fire near North Platte, those forages will grow back,” he said. “But ranchers are going to have to feed cows in a confined setting with stored or purchased hay until they can graze those burned pastures this fall.”
Mar 16 2026	Omaha World-Herald: Nebraska finishes season with second-warmest winter on record Despite a recent cold spell, Nebraska finished its climatological winter — which runs from December through February — with its second-warmest average temperature on record, according to the Nebraska State Climate Office. That average temperature came in at 33.2 degrees Fahrenheit, just short of the 33.3-degree average recorded in 1991-92, said Eric Hunt, assistant extension educator of agricultural meteorology and climate resilience for Nebraska Extension. The Omaha World-Herald published a March 16 article on the near record.