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Recent stories
Nov 24 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: Veil to become provost at North Dakota State Shari Veil, dean of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, has been named the provost of her alma mater, North Dakota State University. Her last day at Nebraska will be Dec. 23. Stories on Veil have appeared in KLKN, KOLN/KGIN and the Lincoln Journal Star.
Nov 21 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: Regents move UNL, UNMC joint accreditation forward The University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Nov. 21 approved the consolidation of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and University of Nebraska Medical Center for the purpose of joint accreditation. Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold, president of the University of Nebraska system, will now work with the Higher Learning and U.S. Department of Education to complete the merger. Stories on the action have appeared in KETV, KFOR, KLKN, KOLN/KGIN, the Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska Public Media, Omaha World-Herald, Rural Radio Network and WOWT.
Nov 21 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: Bennett's chief of staff leaving for similar job at Penn State Josh Davis, vice chancellor for institutional strategy and external relations and the chancellor’s chief of staff, has been named senior vice provost and chief of staff at Penn State. He will start his new role on Jan. 5. Stories on his departure have appeared in KLIN, the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald.
Nov 21 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: UNL students' artwork for sale in December The School of Art, Art History and Design will hold its fall art sale Dec. 12-13 in Richards Hall, the Lincoln Journal Star reported Nov. 21. The sale will feature works of art by the Clay Club, UNL Photo Club and UNL Printmakers.
Nov 21 2025	KOLN/KGIN: Food Processing Center hosts tours to showcase work KOLN/KGIN aired a Nov. 21 story on the Food Processing Center’s open house, held Nov. 20. Mary-Grace Danao, research associate professor of food science and technology and food processing specialist, was interviewed for the story.
Nov 20 2025	Tri-State Livestock News: Rural Prosperity Nebraska helps Verdigre envision a brighter future Through Rural Prosperity Nebraska’s Entrepreneurial Communities Activation Process, residents of Verdigre, Nebraska, spent the summer working together to shape a clearer vision for their future. Tri-State Livestock News ran a Nov. 20 article on the effort.
Nov 20 2025	DTN Progressive Farmer: Expert warns that tariffs create instability for U.S. farmers U.S. trade relations with Japan and other countries are headed in a direction that could put U.S. agriculture and other businesses on unstable ground, a former U.S. trade negotiator and head of an Asia trade think tank in Washington, D.C., said Nov. 19. Wendy Cutler, senior vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute, spoke at an event on campus co-sponsored by the Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Policy and the policy institute. DTN Progressive Farm published a Nov. 20 article on the event.
Nov 20 2025	SF Gate: Atmospheric rivers nearly wipe out severe drought in California The U.S. Drought Monitor — produced jointly by the university’s National Drought Mitigation Center, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture — was cited in a Nov. 20 SF Gate article on recent storms easing drought conditions in California. The monitor found that just 0.7% of the state was in “severe drought” as of Nov. 18, down from more than 9% a week earlier.
Nov 19 2025	KHGI: Master Gardener program marks 50 years of community impact In 2026, the Nebraska Extension Master Gardener Volunteer program celebrates its 50th anniversary of cultivating knowledge, service and community impact across the state. Stories on the milestone have appeared in KHGI, Nebraska Ag Connection and Tri-State Livestock News.
Nov 19 2025	Roll Call: Osborn says he's better prepared for 2026 run. So are Republicans Kevin Smith, Olson Professor of political science, was interviewed for a Nov. 19 Roll Call article on the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Pete Ricketts and challenger Dan Osborn. “Party registration (in Nebraska) overwhelmingly favors Republicans, and that means that Dan Osborn doesn’t just have to win over a bunch of independents,” Smith said. “He’s going to (need to) peel off some Republicans, too.”
Nov 19 2025	KTIC: Food Processing Center to host open house Nov. 20 The university’s Food Processing Center will host an open house from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 20, KTIC reported Nov. 19. The event is free and open to the public.
Nov 18 2025	Newsweek: California map shows where harmful pesticides are used on major crops Nirupam Aich, McNeel Associate Professor of civil and environmental engineering, was interviewed for a Nov. 18 Newsweek article on new research by the Environmental Working Group revealing the widespread use of harmful pesticides in California. Aich said that the warm climate and year-round production in some California counties “create constant pest pressure, and large, industrialized farming operations often rely on standardized chemical programs to maintain yield and quality.”