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Jun 22 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: Nebraska needs to invest in its most valuable institution The Lincoln Journal Star published a June 22 editorial calling on the Nebraska Legislature to invest in the University of Nebraska system. “The state needs to invest in its most valuable institution, economically — there’s a 10-to-1 return on every dollar invested — and culturally, as it prepares tens of thousands of Nebraskans for the future and keeps many of the state’s best and brightest at home,” the editorial read.
Jun 22 2025	Omaha World-Herald: Help your lawn survive the summer heat Dana Freeman, Nebraska Extension educator in Douglas and Sarpy counties, wrote a June 22 column offering tips to help one’s lawn and garden survive the summer heat.
Jun 21 2025	Fremont Tribune: UNL awards stipends for summer research projects The university has awarded stipends to 114 Husker undergraduates to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer. Nebraska’s Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience Program supports undergraduates to work with faculty mentors in research or creative activities. The Columbus Telegram, Fremont Tribune and Lexington Clipper-Herald have run articles on UCARE participants from their areas.
Jun 19 2025	KLKN: College of Engineering helps make Nebraska's first plastic road Millions of plastic bags are giving an old road in South Sioux City, Nebraska, a new look thanks to the expertise of Jamilla Teixeira, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and a $500,000 grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust. The city recently paved a 4,000-foot stretch of Foundry Road near Siouxland Freedom Park using a cutting-edge asphalt blend made from 2 million recycled plastic bags. Stories on the project have appeared on KLKN, KOLN/KGIN and News Channel Nebraska.
Jun 19 2025	News Channel Nebraska: Couple and Family Clinic broadens reach of mental health services Through in-person and telehealth offerings, the university’s Couple and Family Clinic is working to expand access to mental health services across Nebraska. Each session is led by a second-year graduate student in the marriage and family therapy program, with a doctoral-level mental health provider supervising. News Channel Nebraska ran a June 19 article on the clinic.
Jun 19 2025	National Hog Farmer: Facility changes build on Husker swine research momentum Recent facility improvements at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln have given a boost to the university’s swine research, critical to the state’s industry and efforts to feed a growing global population, National Hog Farmer reported June 19. New gate feeders in the “pig room” of the Animal Science Complex, funded by the Nebraska Pork Producers Association, were installed in late winter to provide more space for research.
Jun 19 2025	Progressive Farmer: Caring for cattle during heat wave Rob Eirich, director of Beef Quality Assurance and Nebraska Extension educator, was interviewed for a June 19 Progressive Farmer article on caring for cattle during extreme heat. Airflow in feedlot pens, shade, sprinklers and access to water are all important in limiting heat stress to cattle, Eirich said. He recommended processing cattle before 10 a.m. on hot days.
Jun 19 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: University of Nebraska regents approve tuition increase The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved a 5% tuition increase for the 2025-26 school year June 19 to help close a budget gap created by rising operational costs and limited growth in state aid. Stories on the increase have appeared in KCAU, KETV, KHGI, KLIN, KLKN, KOLN/KGIN, the Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska Examiner, Nebraska Public Media, News Channel Nebraska and WOWT.
Jun 18 2025	Phys.org: Synthetic skins could enable color switching for soft robots, wearables Taking a cue from ocean-dwelling species, Stephin Morin, associate professor of chemistry, and colleagues are developing synthetic skins that will support the emergence of next-generation “soft” machines, robots and other devices. The skins closely approximate the mechanical action of the chromatophores found in cephalopods — squids, octopi, cuttlefish and other species. Articles on the research have appeared in Interesting Engineering, Phys.org and Scienmag.
Jun 18 2025	Filmmaker Magazine: EMA program designed to be deeply interdisciplinary, forward-looking Filmmaker Magazine published a June 18 article on the emerging media arts program. Megan Elliott, Johnny Carson Endowed Director of the program, and Jesse Reding Fleming and Ash Eliza Smith, faculty members, were interviewed.
Jun 18 2025	Bloomberg Law: Benefits advisory council pause sows doubts about its fate Colleen E. Medill, Barbara Wittman Schaefer Endowed Chair and director of undergraduate academic programs in the College of Law, was interviewed for a June 18 Bloomberg Law article on the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans being put on an indefinite pause. The external input the council provides is “invaluable” to agency officials who spend their time holed up in Washington office buildings, she said.
Jun 17 2025	KOLN/KGIN: UNL East Campus grill outs are back KOLN/KGIN aired a June 17 story on the East Campus Dining Center’s summer grill outs. Marilou Wyatt, production manager with Dining Services, was interviewed for the story.