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Dec 19 2025	Flatwater Free Press: Domingus overcomes addiction, shame to earn degree Flatwater Free Press published a Dec. 19 article on Tessa Domingus, who will receive a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration during the university’s undergraduate commencement ceremony Dec. 20 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. A recovering addict who spent 10 months in prison, she is now director of operations for the Mental Health Association of Nebraska, a Lincoln-based nonprofit that uses peer support to help people with addiction and mental health issues in Nebraska.
Dec 19 2025	Scientific American: The 10 biggest math breakthroughs of 2025 Mark Brittenham and Susan Hermiller, both professors of mathematics, recently solved a decades-old problem in knot theory. The researchers found that larger and seemingly more complex knots created by joining two simpler ones together can sometimes be easier to undo than simple ones — the opposite of what was expected. The finding was featured in Scientific American’s “10 biggest math breakthroughs of 2025” on Dec. 19.
Dec 18 2025	Silicon Prairie News: Omaha nonprofit partners with UNL students on OurStory project The College of Architecture, in partnership with Partners for Livable Omaha and Holy Name Housing Corp., has launched an innovative housing initiative to address Omaha’s growing demand for affordable, age-friendly homes. Silicon Prairie News published a Dec. 18 article on the OurStory project in Omaha’s historic Benson neighborhood. Jeffrey L. Day, professor of architecture, and Paulina Garcia-Medrano, an architecture master’s student, were interviewed for the story.
Dec 18 2025	HealthDay: The dark side of true crime reporting Kelli Boling, assistant professor of advertising and public relations at Nebraska, and Danielle Slakoff, associate professor of criminal justice at California State University, Sacramento, have published new research highlighting the impacts of true crime media on the family and friends of crime victims. HealthDay and Newsweek have published articles on the research.
Dec 18 2025	Kansas Farmer: How to create a workable family farm budget for 2026 A November 2024 article by Anastasia Meyer, associate extension educator with Nebraska Extension, was cited in a Dec. 18 Kansas Farmer article titled “How to create a workable family farm budget for 2026.” Meyer wrote that family living expenses should be tied to a farm’s financial status. “Integrating family living expenses into farm and ranch budgets provides a clear view of the full financial picture, helps avoid cash-flow issues and prevents unintentional overspending,” she wrote.
Dec 18 2025	Nebraska Ag Connection: New grant advances plant protection Through a $769,792 grant from the National Science Foundation, Richard Wilson, Charles Bessey Professor of plant pathology, is continuing work to unravel the mysteries behind effectors — virulent proteins that short-circuit plants’ natural defenses against fungal disease. KHGI and Nebraska Ag Connection have run articles on the research.
Dec 16 2025	KOLN/KGIN: College of Architecture students get festive Members of the university’s chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students recently gathered on campus to build gingerbread houses. KOLN/KGIN aired a Dec. 16 story on the activity. College of Architecture students Audrey Cherek, Maddy Hubbard, Leo Preheim and Zach Siemers were featured in the story.
Dec 16 2025	KHGI: Tick-borne illnesses on rise in Nebraska; experts warn of new threats Kait Chapman, an urban entomologist with Nebraska Extension, was quoted in a Dec. 16 KHGI story on the threat of tick-borne illnesses in Nebraska. She said ticks can remain active in the winter, as long as temperatures are above freezing. “Here in Nebraska, the weather has been kind of unpredictable,” she said. “Especially in the winter, we’ve had some warmer days.”
Dec 15 2025	The North Platte Telegraph: Hershey student named Chancellor's Scholar at Nebraska Seventeen Husker students will be recognized as Chancellor’s Scholars during the undergraduate commencement ceremony Dec. 20 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Chancellor’s Scholars are students who have maintained 4.0 grade-point averages on all collegiate work at Nebraska and elsewhere. The Norfolk Daily News, North Platte Telegraph and Hiawatha (Kansas) World have run articles on Chancellor’s Scholars from their areas.
Dec 13 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: Nebraska's firearm deer harvest down from 2024 A survey produced by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the university’s Bureau of Sociological Research was highlighted in a Dec. 13 Omaha World-Herald column. Preliminary results from the 2025 Nebraska November firearm deer season show statewide harvest fell 7% from 2024, according to the survey.
Dec 12 2025	KOLN/KGIN: Standing Bear students develop startup skills in Quick Pitch program More than 50 freshmen and sophomores at Lincoln’s Standing Bear High School — all part of the Nebraska Business Focus Program — recently participated in a quick pitch program with the university’s Center for Entrepreneurship, KOLN/KGIN reported Dec. 12. Mallory Krenk, the center’s student engagement and recruitment coordinator, was interviewed for the story.
Dec 11 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: UNL among top Lincoln employers supporting working parents The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is among 13 Lincoln organizations that have earned certification through a new program that recognizes employers who support working families with young children, the Lincoln Journal Star reported Dec. 11.