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Oct 9 2025	KLKN: UNL professor speaks on Israel-Hamas peace deal Ari Kohen, Schlesinger Professor of Social Justice and director of the Norman and Bernice Harris Center for Judaic Studies, was interviewed for an Oct. 9 KLKN story on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. “There’s a great sense of optimism today after two years of not feeling very optimistic at all,” he said.
Oct 9 2025	KOLN/KGIN: UNL launches Nebraska's first robotics engineering degree KOLN/KGIN aired an Oct. 7 story on the university’s new robotics engineering major — the first of its kind in Nebraska. Carl Nelson, professor of mechanical and materials engineering and associate dean for undergraduate programs in the College of Engineering, was interviewed for the story.
Oct 8 2025	KHGI: UNL launches unique robotics engineering major KHGI aired an Oct. 8 story on the university’s new robotics engineering major — the first of its kind in Nebraska. Carl Nelson, professor of mechanical and materials engineering and associate dean for undergraduate programs in the College of Engineering; Ian Goldie, a robotics engineering major; and Jessica Rudolph, ecosystem manager for The Combine, were interviewed for the story.
Oct 8 2025	KOLN/KGIN: UNL's six-year graduation rate reaches all-time high This fall, the university’s six-year graduation rate hit an all-time high of 67%, an increase of 3% over last year, KOLN/KGIN reported Oct. 8. The University of Nebraska system’s six-year graduation rate also reached an all-time high of 71.1%.
Oct 8 2025	KLKN: UNL Libraries expands access to more affordable course materials A pilot program led by the University Libraries is expanding access to no-cost or lower-cost course materials for thousands of Nebraska students — building on a program that has already saved more than $3 million since its launch. The Libraries Course Materials program allows students to access textbooks and other materials through the Libraries’ collections, including e-books with unlimited user licenses. KLIN and KLKN have aired stories on the program.
Oct 8 2025	Silicon Prairie News: FindU continues its momentum since 2024 contest victory Silicon Prairie News published an Oct. 8 article on FindU, a startup founded by Husker juniors Kenny Morales and Wilson Overfield, both students in the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management. FindU, an app that aims to match high school students with their best-fit college, won the $10,000 grand prize in last year’s Silicon Prairie Startup Week Pitch Competition. Morales and Overfield said the victory helped validate their work and inspire them to keep building their company.
Oct 8 2025	Flatwater Free Press: What if the Nebraska Territory hadn't shrunk? Kevin Smith, Olson Professor of political science, was interviewed for an Oct. 8 Flatwater Free Press column exploring if the Nebraska Territory hadn’t shrunk. “The huge obstacle (to restoring the territory), of course, is that it is hard to conceive of states, in effect, putting themselves out of business,” he said. Given the theoretical state’s eight likely Republican electoral votes, it would remain “a bit of a backwater in presidential politics,” he said.
Oct 8 2025	KOLN/KGIN: UNL students continue awareness of conflict in Gaza The group Students for Justice in Palestine held an event Oct. 8 on the Nebraska Union plaza, KETV and KOLN/KGIN reported.
Oct 7 2025	KHGI: UNL grad student wins national award for beef quality research Kyra Elliott, a graduate student in animal science at Nebraska, recently earned the 2025 Dr. Bobby VanStavern Award for Beef Quality Research from the American Meat Science Association, KHGI and Tri-State Livestock News have reported. Elliott was recognized at the Reciprocal Meat Conference for her innovative work on predicting marbling in the ribeye, a crucial factor in beef quality grading.
Oct 7 2025	The New York Times: Debate over 'conversion therapy,' once widely condemned, is back Kelsy Burke, professor of sociology, was quoted in an Oct. 7 New York Times article on the renewed debate over conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth. “Conversion therapy had an image problem in that the messaging was about making someone straight, and that was losing appeal broadly in American culture,” she said. “But there’s this new moment when it comes to debates about transgender rights that is allowing conversion therapy to be back on the table.” (This article requires a subscription.)
Oct 7 2025	Silicon Prairie News: Frontier Tech Lab unlocks affordable prototyping, innovation for Nebraska Silicon Prairie News published an Oct. 7 article on the new Frontier Tech Lab at Nebraska Innovation Studio. The first-of-its-kind collaborative prototyping hub is designed to give Nebraska innovators access to advanced manufacturing tools, engineering expertise and hands-on student support. John Strope, NIS program coordinator and the lab’s director; Adam Eakin, associate director of the University of Nebraska State Museum, which partnered with the lab; and Susan Weller, director of the NU State Museum, were interviewed for the article.
Oct 6 2025	KOLN/KGIN: Nebraska Innovation Studio celebrates 10 years with Frontier Tech Lab KOLN/KGIN aired an Oct. 6 story on Nebraska Innovation Studio celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. The makerspace is also launching the Frontier Tech Lab, a service center that will connect people and companies with new ideas to makers and students who can help turn them into reality. John Strope, NIS program coordinator and the lab’s director, was interviewed for the story.