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Aug 13 2025	Tri-State Livestock News: Nebraska's corn expertise helps crack code in journey to revolutionize agriculture In the latest published work from the lab of Nebraska’s James Schnable, Vladimir Torres-Rodriguez and Guangchao Sun helped an international team identify a hidden layer of genetic control within the DNA of corn. The findings reveal how small variations in DNA can influence important traits such as drought resistance, plant height and flower time, ultimately leading to more resilient crops. Tri-State Livestock News and Where the Food Comes From have published articles on the study.
Aug 13 2025	Brownfield Ag News: NFarms facility will improve data management for producers, businesses Joe Luck, associate director of the university’s Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center, was interviewed for an Aug. 13 Brownfield Ag News story on the new NFarms facility at the center. NFarms brings together precision ag data and technology to help producers improve management decisions.
Aug 13 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: Page to Stage program returns Aug. 14 The Page to Stage program, a collaboration between Lincoln City Libraries and the Lied Center for Performing Arts, kicks off its 2025-26 season Aug. 14 with a story time based on the movie “Frozen,” the Lincoln Journal Star reported Aug. 13. “Frozen: Ice Princess Storytime,” 10:30 a.m. at Bennett Martin Library, coincides with the 13-show run of “Disney’s Frozen” at the Lied Center, Aug. 15-24. Lauren Silverman Durban, Lied Center communications manager, was quoted in the story.
Aug 12 2025	News Channel Nebraska: Interns from four continents cultivate knowledge in Soils Lab News Channel Nebraska and Tri-State Livestock News have run articles on the six interns who worked in Bijesh Maharjan’s Soils Lab at the university’s Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center this summer. The interns were Dulmini Anuradha, Misara Bandara and Dilshan Ekanayaka from Sri Lanka; Muhammaed Lamin Bittaye from Gambia; Luise Marina Scapin from Brazil; and Delaney Pohl from Bridgeport, Nebraska. (Aug. 12)
Aug 12 2025	The Washington Post: NASA plan for nuclear reactor on moon raises legal questions Frans von der Dunk, Perlman Alumni and Othmer Professor of Space Law, was interviewed for an Aug. 12 Washington Post article on the legal questions surrounding NASA’s accelerated plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon. If a nation claims more than a few kilometers around a landing site as a “safety zone,” other countries might begin to suspect that they aren’t motivated by a desire for security but are instead using it as a “sort of veiled approach to say everyone keeps out,” von der Dunk said. (This article requires a subscription.)
Aug 12 2025	The Des Moines Register: Thousands of meatpacking jobs at risk in migrant crackdown Azzeddine Azzam, Roy Frederick Professor of Agricultural Economics, was interviewed for an Aug. 11 Des Moines Register article on thousands of meatpacking jobs being in jeopardy amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrant work visa programs. Azzam said a tighter labor market may force meatpackers to pay higher wages to attract U.S.-born workers. Increased processing costs also could lower prices for ag producers and push consumer costs higher, he said.
Aug 12 2025	The New York Times: How college financial troubles could reshape student life Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett was quoted in an Aug. 12 New York Times article on how financial troubles at colleges and universities could reshape the student experience. “Our revenue has not kept pace with expenses,” he wrote in an Aug. 4 message to faculty and staff, noting inflation and the high costs of health care, insurance premiums and utilities, among other headwinds. The university’s plan to reduce its budget by about $27.5 million by the end of the calendar year was also mentioned in the article. (This article requires a subscription.)
Aug 11 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: Was Saturday's storm like last year's? We asked a weather guy Eric Hunt, a climatologist with Nebraska Extension, was interviewed for an Aug. 11 Lincoln Journal Star article on the similarities between the Aug. 9 storm that struck southeast Nebraska and the July 31, 2024, storm that hit the area. While Nebraska has always experienced extreme weather events in all seasons, Hunt said a warming planet is putting more energy into the atmosphere. “When you have more water vapor, more energy available, you’re going to have more explosive and violent storms,” he said. “I would say these may become more frequent in the future.”
Aug 11 2025	KHGI: UNL reopens Westbrook Music Library to public KHGI aired an Aug. 11 story on the Westbrook Music Library reopening to the public following construction of the new music building. Toni Anaya, professor and associate director of information services and learning spaces with University Libraries, was interviewed for the story.
Aug 10 2025	Omaha World-Herald: Some Nebraska mobile home residents face greater flood risk A University of Nebraska–Lincoln study has found that people living in mobile homes in Dodge, Douglas and Sarpy counties are disproportionally more likely to experience flooding than residents in other housing structures, the Omaha World-Herald reported Aug. 10. The study, authored by postdoctoral researcher Jesse Andrews, found that thousands of mobile home residents remain in federally designated flood hazard areas.
Aug 9 2025	Nebraska Public Media: U.S. secretary of agriculture visits Nebraska Brooke Rollins, U.S. secretary of agriculture, and members of Nebraska’s congressional delegation toured the university’s Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center on Aug. 9. Stories on the visit appeared in Brownfield Ag News, Nebraska Examiner, Nebraska Public Media and several other media outlets.
Aug 8 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: 'Roots and Shoots' features works of Lincoln's Santiago Cal The exhibition “Roots and Shoots,” featuring the works of sculptor Santiago Cal, is on view at Lincoln’s Lux Center for the Arts through Aug. 30. Cal is a professor of art (sculpture) in the School of Art, Art History and Design. The Lincoln Journal Star published an Aug. 8 article on the exhibition.