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Oct 2 2025	Farm Journal: How Nebraska is tackling the rural veterinarian shortage Farm Journal published an Oct. 2 story on the Nebraska Elite 11 Veterinarian Program, a partnership between Gov. Jim Pillen and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln aimed at addressing the state’s shortage of food animal veterinarians. Deb VanOverbeke, Dr. Marvel Baker Professor and head of the Department of Animal Science, and Sydney Hutchinson, a junior animal science and pre-veterinary medicine student and Elite 11 scholarship recipient, were interviewed for the story.
Oct 1 2025	American Psychological Association: How dogs think Research led by Jeffrey Stevens, Susan J. Rosowski Professor of psychology and founding director of Nebraska’s Canine Cognition and Human Interaction Lab, was highlighted in an Oct. 1 American Psychological Association article titled “How dogs think.” The lab is observing whether dogs act differently around odors collected from humans before and after a stressful task.
Oct 1 2025	KOLN/KGIN: Battle of the Bands returns for UNL homecoming KOLN/KGIN aired an Oct. 1 story on the second annual Battle of the Bands at the Bourbon Theater, part of the university’s homecoming festivities. Five local bands, each with at least one member attending the university, competed for the chance to be one of two bands selected for the final round during the Cornstock festival on Oct. 3. The band Hold Your Breath — featuring Husker students Mauricio Aguilera Ortiz, Hap Christiansen, Caleb Dick and Elijah Nacke — was interviewed for the story.
Oct 1 2025	Rural Radio Network: Government shutdown, farm bill expiration leave many questions Brad Lubben, extension associate professor of agricultural economics, was interviewed for an Oct. 1 Rural Radio Network story on the dual effects of the federal government shutdown and the expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill. He said shutdowns and late farm bills aren’t unusual — but having both at once complicates the path forward.
Sep 30 2025	KTIV: Program is working to combat teacher shortage in Nebraska KTIV (Sioux City, Iowa) aired a Sept. 30 story on the Nebraska Department of Education’s Grow Your Own Teacher Apprenticeship Program, created in 2023, which aims to ease the state’s teacher shortage by helping paraprofessionals earn their teaching degrees. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is one of eight colleges and universities in the state participating in the program.
Sep 30 2025	KHGI: Husker researcher receives $739K grant to study micro-, nanoplastics With a $739,205 National Science Foundation Early Career Award Program grant, Lucia Fernandez-Ballester, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is working to better understand how micro- and nanoplastics enter the environment, with the goal of designing safer plastic materials. KHGI aired a Sept. 30 story on the research.
Sep 30 2025	KOLN/KGIN: 'Drought Download' video series visualizes U.S. Drought Monitor A new video series by the National Drought Mitigation Center provides an audio-visual recap of weekly U.S. Drought Monitor updates. The “Drought Download” is released on Thursday afternoons through a collaborative effort among the center’s climatologists and communicators. KOLN/KGIN ran a Sept. 30 story on the video series.
Sep 30 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: NU preparing for possible federal government shutdown The University of Nebraska is bracing for a government shutdown after Republicans and Democrats failed to agree over federal spending and health care subsidies, the Lincoln Journal Star reported Sept. 30. In an email to students, faculty and staff, NU President Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold said the university system “is preparing carefully and we will keep you informed every step of the way.” KOLN/KGIN aired a similar story.
Sep 30 2025	Omaha World-Herald: UNL, UNO slip in U.S. News college rankings The University of Nebraska–Lincoln ranked 158th in the U.S. News and World Report’s Best National University’s list, down from 152nd in the 2025 list, the Omaha World-Herald reported Sept. 30. UNL ranked 84th on U.S. News’ list of top public universities.
Sep 29 2025	The Hindu: Clustering maize plants can improve their insect resistance James Schnable, professor and Nebraska Corn Checkoff Presidential Chair of the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, was quoted in a Sept. 29 article in The Hindu on a new study showing that clustering maize plants together can improve their insect resistance. He was not involved in the research. (This article requires a subscription.)
Sep 29 2025	The North Platte Telegraph: Lexington, North Platte students part of entrepreneurship accelerator The university’s Center for Entrepreneurship welcomed 33 students into the Nebraska Entrepreneurship Accelerator this fall. The North Platte Telegraph published a Sept. 29 article on its area students in the cohort.
Sep 29 2025	KOLN/KGIN: Hearing for UNL's proposed budget reductions begin Wednesday The Academic Planning Committee has scheduled a series of hearings, Oct. 1-10, to gather feedback on the university’s $27.5 million in proposed budget reductions. Stories on the hearings have appeared in KFOR, KOLN/KGIN, the Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska Public Media and WOWT.