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Recent stories
Apr 14 2025	Nebraska Public Media: Bezos-funded methane reduction initiative awards $2.3M to UNL The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is joining a new $27.4 million global initiative to reduce methane emissions from livestock by harnessing natural variation in how animals digest food, Nebraska Public Media and Beef magazine have reported. Backed by the Bezos Earth Fund and the Global Methane Hub, the effort will support research and breeding programs to identify and scale climate-efficient livestock across North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Oceania.
Apr 14 2025	The Fence Post: Team calls for new approach to estimate crop yield potential, gaps An international team of agronomists is calling for a new approach to estimate crop yield potential and gaps — information that is critical in planning how to meet growing food demand, The Fence Post reported April 14. Husker researchers made major contributions to the study, published online April 8 in the journal Nature Food.
Apr 12 2025	Omaha World-Herald: Nebraska youths are already dabbling in sports betting Jon Gayer, assistant director of drug and alcohol education at Nebraska; Brian Petrotta, assistant professor of sports media and communication; and Jacob Engel, a senior nutritional science and dietetics major who uses the betting app Fliff, were interviewed for an April 12 Omaha World-Herald article on youth gambling in Nebraska. The university has received a $29,450 grant from the National Council on Problem Gambling for sports betting education. Petrotta researches and teaches about sports betting and is working with Gayer and Campus Recreation on sports betting education.
Apr 11 2025	KOLN/KGIN: Severe hive losses spur urgent research into bee deaths Judy Wu-Smart, an associate professor of entomology who leads the UNL Bee Lab, was interviewed for an April 11 KOLN/KGIN story on hive losses in Nebraska. The lab plays a key role in researching honeybee deaths across the Midwest. Wu-Smart said these deaths offer insights into environmental health. “The bees are really a canary in the coalmine for our environment,” she said. “They really are telling us what the surrounding landscape and the quality of that landscape is like.”
Apr 11 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: Regents approve naming of John Cook Arena at Devaney Center The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the naming of the John Cook Arena at the Devaney Sports Center on April 11, the Lincoln Journal Star reported. The $400,000 project, which will be paid for through non-state aided funds, will include new signage inside and outside the arena, as well as a bronze statue of Cook to be placed outside the Devaney Sports Center. Similar stories have appeared in KETV and Nebraska Public Media.
Apr 10 2025	High Plains Journal: Heuermann Lecture to focus on irrigation's role in nutrition The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s next Heuermann Lecture will focus on the theme “Nourishing a Healthy Future: The Role of Irrigation in a Changing World,” High Plains Journal reported April 10. The lecture, part of the 2025 Water for Food Global Conference and sponsored by the university’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, is 4:30 to 6 p.m. April 29 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center.
Apr 10 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: UNL report shows ongoing drop in groundwater levels KOLN/KGIN aired an April 10 story on the 2024 Nebraska Statewide Groundwater-Level Report, produced by the Conservation and Survey Division in the School of Natural Resources, which showed that groundwater levels in the eastern half of the state continued to decline following several years of drought. Aaron Young, CSD survey geologist, and Eric Hunt, a climatologist with Nebraska Extension, were interviewed for the story.
Apr 10 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: UNL, Nebraska Wesleyan team up on engineering program The University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Engineering and Nebraska Wesleyan University are partnering on a program to enable students to earn bachelor’s degrees from both institutions, the Lincoln Journal Star reported April 10. Carl Nelson, professor of mechanical and materials engineering and associate dean in the College of Engineering, was interviewed for the article.
Apr 9 2025	KLKN: Trade expert isn't surprised by Trump's tariff pause Matthew Schaefer, Clayton Yeutter Chair and professor of law, was interviewed for an April 9 KLKN story on the Trump administration announcing a 90-day pause on higher tariffs on almost every country. “I did not anticipate the permanent tariffs,” Schaefer said. “But economic advisers to the president view these as a tool for negotiation.” Schaefer said the tariff pause is good news for everyday Americans, though the affected nations will still pay a 10% baseline tariff.
Apr 9 2025	Columbus Telegram: 3 students from Columbus will assist at Masters Tournament For the 11th time, a contingent of Husker students will help provide hospitality services at Augusta National Golf Club for the Masters Tournament. The Columbus Telegram and Wayne Herald have run articles on students from their areas helping with the tournament.
Apr 9 2025	Nebraska Farmer: Innocents Society makes difference in rural communities Nebraska Farmer published an April 9 article on 2024-25 members of the university’s Innocents Society volunteering in rural communities across the state. Brooke Bode, the cohort’s philanthropy chair, was interviewed for the story.
Apr 8 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: Nebraska lawmakers approve small increase in state aid to NU Lawmakers on the Appropriations Committee approved a 1.25% increase to the University of Nebraska's state aid April 8 but opted not to give an additional boost in the second year of the biennium budget cycle, the Lincoln Journal Star reported. Similar stories have appeared in KETV, KOLN/KGIN, Nebraska Examiner and the Omaha World-Herald.