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Aug 10 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: Lincoln school leaders balance benefits, pitfalls of AI Guy Trainin, professor of education in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, was interviewed for an Aug. 10 Lincoln Journal Star article on the growing use of artificial intelligence in schools. He said he has seen a cautious but open-minded approach to AI implementation in multiple K-12 school districts. “You need a flexible framework that will allow people to move with time, and that’s why I think a lot of K-12 schools are moving rather carefully because they don’t want to set things in stone that they would have to undo,” he said.
Aug 10 2026	Rural Radio Network: Is Nebraska more humid because of all that corn? Eric Hunt, assistant extension educator in agricultural meteorology and climate resilience, was interviewed for an Aug. 10 Rural Radio Network on how much cornfields affect humidity in Nebraska. Hunt said evapotranspiration can push dew points higher but that the atmosphere is also warmer and capable of holding more moisture than it was decades ago. “Another factor that we have to really consider: The oceans are warmer than they were 40 years ago,” he said. “Planet’s warming.”
Aug 10 2026	Nebraska Examiner: Marvin says he never planned to leave Senate race Dona-Gene Barton, associate professor of political science, was interviewed for an Aug. 10 Nebraska Examiner article on Legal Marijuana NOW U.S. Senate candidate Mike Marvin. She said the party’s presence in the race is “unlikely to be enough to make a difference in the final election result, as has been the case in past statewide elections.”
Aug 7 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: University of Nebraska tuition discounts grow The University of Nebraska system plans to offer nearly $66 million in tuition discounts this year to high-performing students and those from median-income households, as well as to children of veterans and first responders. The Lincoln Journal Star published an Aug. 7 article on the tuition remissions. Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold, president of the NU system, was featured in the article.
Aug 7 2026	The Jerusalem Post: Jerusalem's Armenians are under attack, and world is looking away Bedross Der Matossian, professor of history and Hymen Rosenberg Professor of Judaic Studies, wrote an Aug. 7 op-ed for The Jerusalem Post on the city’s Armenian community facing increased harassment, intimidation and discrimination from extremist haredi and nationalist Jewish youths. He called for existing laws to be consistently and vigorously enforced; stronger legal sanctions to be considered; human rights organizations to investigate recurring incidents; and global media to call more attention to the incidents.
Aug 6 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: NU to ask state lawmakers for increase in aid based on inflation University of Nebraska administrators are asking the Board of Regents to approve a plan requesting a 4.25% increase in state appropriations for both the 2027-28 and 2028-29 fiscal years, meant to keep pace with inflation. The proposed increase, if approved by regents Aug. 13, will go to the Legislature ahead of a 90-day session scheduled to convene in January. Stories on the proposal have appeared in KOLN/KGIN, the Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska Public Media, News Channel Nebraska and Rural Radio Network.
Aug 6 2026	KMTV: Drought has returned to Omaha area, but is it here to stay? The U.S. Drought Monitor — produced jointly by the university’s National Drought Mitigation Center, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and the U.S. Department of Agriculture — was cited in an Aug. 6 KMTV story on drought conditions in the Omaha area. The latest monitor showed Douglas County in moderate drought, with severe drought from Blair to Florence.
Aug 6 2026	The Armenian Mirror-Spectator: Der Matossian appointed Zoryan's genocide research director Bedross Der Matossian, professor of history and Hymen Rosenberg Professor of Judaic Studies, has been appointed director of genocide research at the Zoryan Institute, The Armenian Mirror-Spectator reported Aug. 6. Der Matossian is an internationally recognized scholar of the Armenian genocide, the late Ottoman Empire and modern Middle Eastern history.
Aug 5 2026	KOLN/KGIN: UNL campus construction underway at multiple sites KOLN/KGIN aired an Aug. 5 story on ongoing construction projects at the university — including at the Nebraska Union, Lied Center for Performing Arts and Memorial Stadium. Josh Overocker, associate vice chancellor in Student Life, and Wendy Johnson, assistant vice president with Facilities Planning and Capital Programs, were interviewed for the story.
Aug 5 2026	KLKN: Wisnicki weighs in on AI use in the classroom Adrian Wisnicki, professor of English and co-director of the University of Nebraska’s AI Institute, was interviewed for an Aug. 5 KLKN story on students using artificial intelligence for coursework. Wisnicki said many view AI literacy as a valuable job skill. “After three years, faculty and administrators are still figuring it out, and figuring out how to engage with it in the classroom and how to set different kinds of boundaries,” he said.
Aug 5 2026	Midwest Newsroom: Timpe discusses affordable childcare shortage, legislation Brenden Timpe, assistant professor of economics, was interviewed for an Aug. 5 Midwest Newsroom article on the Childcare Modernization Act of 2025, introduced by Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer, which aims to address the shortage of affordable childcare in the United States. Timpe said he thought the bill would help improve access to childcare but stressed that increased wages and worker retention would be key to maintaining a level of heightened supply. “There are people who want to work in this sector, but they simply can’t make it work as providers (because of low pay),” he said.
Aug 5 2026	KFXL: Nebraska Grazing Conference draws ranchers to Kearney Nearly 200 ranchers and farmers from Nebraska and beyond gathered in Kearney Aug. 4-5 for the 26th annual Nebraska Grazing Conference, KFXL reported Aug. 5. Mitch Stephenson, associate professor of agronomy and horticulture and associate director of the Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center; and Leah Christen, a junior agricultural leadership, education and communication major at Nebraska, were interviewed for the story.