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Oct 8 2024	The Chronicle of Higher Education: On this faculty Senate's agenda? Cats Husker Cats, the university’s trap, neuter and release program for cats on campus, was mentioned in an Oct. 8 Chronicle of Higher Education article on a similar program being proposed at Prairie View A&M University in Texas. Kim Hachiya, a retired volunteer with Husker Cats, was quoted in the story.
Oct 8 2024	Rolling Stone: Could renewed attention get Menendez brothers pardoned? Kelli Boling, assistant professor of advertising and public relations, was interviewed for an Oct. 8 Rolling Stone article on renewed interest in the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, who are serving life sentences for the 1989 murders of their parents and have been the subjects of two recent documentaries. Boling said that in cases that might be reviewed, or given retrials, the transformation of a crime into a storyline, told from multiple angles and in the public, can taint the outcome. (This article requires a subscription.)
Oct 8 2024	Brownfield Ag News: Soil moisture is minimal across Midwest Eric Hunt, a climatologist with Nebraska Extension, was interviewed for an Oct. 8 Brownfield Ag News article on growing conditions in the Midwest. “We have very low soil moisture in the top part of the profile for pretty much everywhere in the central U.S., north of I-70 and certainly west of I-35,” he said. “Again, we are just really, really short of moisture here across the western Corn Belt and central Great Plains.”
Oct 8 2024	Farm Journal's Ag Web: Feedlot Innovation Center leading the charge in research revolution Farm Journal’s Ag Web published an Oct. 8 article on the Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center near Mead. Cattle will begin arriving at the facility next week. Galen Erickson, Nebraska Cattle Industry Professor of Animal Science, and Rebecca McDermott, a doctoral student in beef cattle nutrition, were interviewed for the article.
Oct 7 2024	KOLN/KGIN: Nebraskans reflect on Middle East conflict a year later Ari Kohen, Schlesinger Professor of social justice and director of the Norman and Bernice Harris Center for Judaic Studies at Nebraska, was interviewed for Oct. 7 KLKN and KOLN/KGIN stories on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas terror attack that left 1,200 people dead in Israel. Kohen told KOLN/KGIN that the ongoing fighting and hostages still not being released make it hard to move forward. He was also quoted in an Oct. 8 Omaha World-Herald article, which was picked up by the Lincoln Journal Star.
Oct 7 2024	Bored Panda: Eating habits lead to family feud for Reddit poster An interview with Dipti Dev, Robinson Associate Professor of Child, Youth and Family Studies and childhood health behaviors Extension specialist, was cited in an Oct. 7 Bored Panda article on a recent Reddit post about feeding small children. The best way for kids to maintain a balanced diet is through responsive feeding, Dev said. This approach involves paying close attention to hunger cues and how food is presented to children, and setting a good example as an adult.
Oct 7 2024	Wahoo Newspaper: Jesse Stebbing participating in research program at Nebraska Forty Husker undergraduates have been selected for the First Year Research Experience Program at Nebraska. The Columbus Telegram and Wahoo Newspaper have run articles on cohort members from their areas.
Oct 7 2024	Rural Radio Network: Engler Program accepting scholarship applications The university’s Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2025-26 academic year, Rural Radio Network reported Oct. 7. The program, part of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, seeks students passionate about entrepreneurship and turning ideas into action.
Oct 7 2024	Omaha World-Herald: Nebraska photographer's book chronicles whooping cranes' journey Michael Forsberg, research assistant professor in the School of Natural Resources, will discuss his journey and sign copies of his new photography book, “Into Whooperland,” Oct. 15 at Omaha’s Lauritzen Gardens, the Omaha World-Herald reported Oct. 7. The book traces the migrations of the endangered whooping crane. The Platte Basin Timelapse, a UNL partnership led by Forsberg, is working with a number of groups to launch a companion website called the Whooping Crane Chronicles.
Oct 6 2024	Lincoln Journal Star: Virtual Incision wins Governor's Bioscience Award Virtual Incision, a Lincoln company that makes a miniature surgical robot, has been named this year’s winner of the Governor’s Bioscience Award, the Lincoln Journal Star reported Oct. 6. The robot was invented by Shane Farritor, Lederer Professor of Engineering and the company’s co-founder and chief technology officer.
Oct 5 2024	Lincoln Journal Star: Those Husker fans wearing Runza hats? They're being paid The Lincoln Journal Star published an Oct. 5 article on a group of Husker students who dress up in red-and-white overalls with Runza hats for Nebraska football games. The group is sponsored by the fast-food chain. Broc Homeyer, a senior construction management major and member of the group, was interviewed for the story.
Oct 5 2024	Lincoln Journal Star: Panel discussion, lecture to focus on Civil War's legacy The university will host a panel discussion and lecture Oct. 9 exploring the impact of the U.S. Civil War and its relevance to today, the Lincoln Journal Star reported Oct. 5. The events are being held in conjunction with last month’s premiere of the play “A House Divided” by Christina Kirk, professor of theatre. The panel discussion features scholars and Nebraska leaders, and the lecture is by Jeremi Suri, a Civil War scholar from the University of Texas-Austin.