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Aug 21 2026	Flatwater Free Press: Osborn staffers infiltrated rival political party, tried to dissolve it Geoff Lorenz, associate professor of political science, was quoted in an Aug. 21 Flatwater Free Press article on two paid staffers of Dan Osborn’s 2024 Senate campaign joining an effort to try to dissolve the rival Legal Marijuana NOW Party last year. Lorenz called the effort a “wild case” of political operatives using election laws to prevent third parties and third-party candidates from succeeding. “If I was going to do what they were trying to … I would only do it if I really believed that actually, legally speaking, I counted as an officer of this party,” he said.
Aug 21 2026	Norfolk Daily News: Rancher's stewardship shaped by NU research, extension The Norfolk Daily News ran an Aug. 21 article on Sandhills rancher and Husker alumnus Homer Buell’s deep connections to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. For more than 40 years, Buell has worked with university researchers, extension educators and fellow producers to better understand grazing systems, land management and long-term ranch sustainability.
Aug 20 2026	KOLN/KGIN: New online resource brings together community engagement priorities, UNL Kathleen Lodl, associate dean and Nebraska 4-H program administrator with Nebraska Extension, and Jentry Barrett, coordinator for extension’s Engagement Zone 12, were featured in an Aug. 20 segment on KOLN/KGIN’s “Pure Nebraska.” They discussed the community assets repository on the All Things Nebraska website.
Aug 20 2026	York News-Times: Nebraska awards 604 degrees in August ceremony The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred 604 degrees during a combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony Aug. 15 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Gothenburg Leader, Lexington Clipper-Herald and York News-Times have run articles on graduates from their areas.
Aug 19 2026	Nebraska Public Media: UNL receives $37 million for ag research facility The university has received an additional $37 million in federal funds for a new facility on Nebraska Innovation Campus. The National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture, a partnership between the university and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, will focus on precision agriculture technology, sustainable production and climate resiliency. Stories on the project have appeared in KETV, Nebraska Examiner, Nebraska Public Media and Rural Radio Network.
Aug 18 2026	KOLN/KGIN: Cornhusker Marching Band prepares for fall season KOLN/KGIN aired an Aug. 18 story on the Cornhusker Marching Band’s preseason camp. Tony Falcone, associate director of bands and director of the marching band, and Hudson Carrico, a junior broadcasting and journalism major and drum major, were interviewed for the story.
Aug 18 2026	KOLN/KGIN: Nebraska tests homelessness prevention program The university’s Center on Children, Families and the Law is joining Right at Home, a national initiative to stop homelessness before it starts. As one of 10 partner communities, the center will work with Destination: Home and a coalition of national organizations to build a Nebraska homelessness prevention system modeled on Destination: Home’s nationally recognized approach. KOLN/KGIN and KLKN published Aug. 18 stories on the partnership.
Aug 18 2026	KOLN/KGIN: Major projects bring changes as Huskers return for fall semester KOLN/KGIN and KLKN ran Aug. 18 stories on construction projects at the university. Wendy Johnson, assistant vice president for facilities planning and capital programs, was quoted in the stories.
Aug 17 2026	Flatwater Free Press: Nebraska's corn detasseling tradition is quietly fading Shannon Sand, associate extension educator, was interviewed for an Aug. 17 Flatwater Free Press article on fewer young Nebraskans detasseling corn as more migrant workers pick up the work. Sand, who researches ag labor in the state, said there is a shrinking pool of young Nebraskans willing to work farm jobs. “You have a lot of people that just do not want to do hard labor, which is fair,” she said. “But the labor still has to be done.”
Aug 17 2026	Stateline: Brank discusses parental responsibility laws Eve Brank, Aaron Douglas Professor of psychology, was interviewed for an Aug. 17 Stateline article on parental responsibility laws. Research by Brank and colleagues has found that legal professionals generally do not view the laws as effective, which could help explain why the laws are common but rarely enforced. She said there is also potential for the laws to be disproportionately applied to single-parent households, low-income families and families of color.
Aug 17 2026	KETV: Looking back on what led Nebraska to join Big Ten KETV aired an Aug. 17 story on the 16th anniversary of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln joining the Big Ten Conference. Then-Chancellor Harvey Perlman was featured in the story.
Aug 17 2026	Omaha World-Herald: New wearable with Nebraska roots detects Parkinson's gait changes Harnessing the power of gait as a biomarker is the concept behind Grasshopper Health, a startup launched by Fadi Alsaleem, James and Virginia Blackman Associate Professor of architectural engineering, to commercialize a low-cost medical device that continuously delivers gait data to a patient’s smartphone and a provider’s chart. KLKN and the Omaha World-Herald have published stories on the project. The University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Sara Myers, the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Iraklis Pipinos and Nebraska Engineering’s Eric Markvicka are also part of the project.