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Mar 17 2025	Fortune: Why political uncertainty is a career-defining moment for aspiring CEOs A recent study led by Julian Atanassov, associate professor of finance, was highlighted in a March 17 Fortune article titled “Why political uncertainty is a career-defining moment for aspiring CEOs.” The researchers found that companies often increase research and development investments during times of uncertainty, viewing them as strategic growth opportunities. “The most important lesson (for leaders) is don’t despair,” Atanassov said. “Use this as an opportunity to strengthen your competitive advantage.”
Mar 17 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: Reese named next dean of education and human sciences Jeff Reese has been named the next dean of the university’s College of Education and Human Sciences, the Lincoln Journal Star reported March 17. He will also hold a faculty position as a professor of educational psychology. Reese, an academic leader at Auburn University, will officially begin as dean on July 1, pending approval by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.
Mar 17 2025	KHGI: Spiders adapt webs to combat urban noise, study finds Brandi Pessman, a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Biological Sciences, and Eileen Hebets, George Holmes Professor of biological sciences, recently published a study showing that the webs of funnel-weaving spiders transmit vibrations differently in response to increased local environmental noise. This suggests that a spider’s past exposure to environmental noise — and possibly its genetic makeup — shapes its web-building flexibility. KHGI published a March 17 article on the research.
Mar 16 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: Meet the unsung women who helped redefine the Cornhusker Marching Band In honor of Women’s History Month, the Lincoln Journal Star published a March 16 article on some of the women who have blazed trails with the Cornhusker Marching Band, which began as an all-male military band. Rose Johnson, administrative technician with the band; Joyce Thimgan, the band’s first twirler; Arlyce Johnson, a former band assistant; Lilly Coniglio and Nancy Gillpatrick, two of the first female band members; and Anthony Falcone, associate director of bands and director of the marching band, were interviewed for the story.
Mar 16 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: NU student regents hope to make their votes count The four student regents on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents have launched a campaign to change the Nebraska State Constitution to have their collective voice count as one vote, the Lincoln Journal Star reported March 16. The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska unanimously backed a resolution to put the question up to their peers during student elections April 1-2. If the resolution is successful, student regents will ask the Board of Regents for their support in the form of a resolution in the coming months.
Mar 16 2025	Omaha World-Herald: Bacon is 'man in the wilderness' as GOP critic of Trump on Ukraine Tyler White, political science, director of the national security studies program, was interviewed for a March 16 Omaha World-Herald article on Rep. Don Bacon being a rare exception among GOP lawmakers by criticizing President Donald Trump’s approach to the Ukraine-Russia conflict. White said Bacon’s views represent a long-held bipartisan consensus in the United States. “It falls in line with the way most people feel who are charged with monitoring the national security of this country,” White said. “He’s defending what we articulated as our core national interests.”
Mar 15 2025	KOLN/KGIN: Speculative Robotics Lab examines future of care KOLN/KGIN aired a March 15 story on the Speculative Robotics Lab at Nebraska Innovation Campus, which is inviting the public to help imagine how robots could be involved in the future of care. The temporary lab was set up by Ash Eliza Smith, assistant professor of media arts; and Sam Bendix and Reid Brockmeier, creative technologists with Edgeworks; and features questions developed with the assistance of Julia McQuillan, Willa Cather Professor of sociology. Bendix was interviewed for the KOLN/KGIN story.
Mar 15 2025	The Fence Post: Nebraska land values decline as farm finances tighten Nebraska’s agricultural land values decreased by 2% in the past year, with an average value of $3,935 per acre as of Feb. 1, according to preliminary findings of the university’s 2024-25 Farm Real Estate Market Survey. This is the first decline in the non-inflation-adjusted market value of Nebraska agricultural land in six years and follows a record high of $4,015 per acre in 2024. The Fence Post published a March 15 article on the survey results.
Mar 14 2025	Rural Radio Network: Glow Big Red fundraiser gives PREEC scholarships a boost The university’s Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff benefited from this year’s Glow Big Red fundraiser, the Rapid City Journal and Rural Radio Network have reported. Donors raised more than $900 for the center’s student scholarship fund.
Mar 13 2025	Rural Radio Network: Love Hall to close; farewell events planned University Housing is finalizing plans to honor Love Memorial Hall with events in April and May, Rural Radio Network reported March 13. All alumnae who lived in the residence hall are invited to join in the Love for Love Celebration. The building is set to close in May.
Mar 13 2025	KOLN/KGIN: UNL, UNK students sign to become teachers with LPS Eight students from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and University of Nebraska at Kearney signed agreements March 13 to become early childhood teachers with Lincoln Public Schools. KLKN and KOLN/KGIN aired stories on the signing ceremony.
Mar 12 2025	KETV: UNL lab, Nebraska officials on 'high alert' for bird flu Dustin Loy, director of the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center, was interviewed for a March 12 KETV story on the threat of bird flu from migratory birds. “This time of year is always, always critical, and so we’re kind of on high alert,” he said. The center tests about 250,000 samples a year, he said.