http://news.unl.edu/ Archive of stories about the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from media around the world. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:29:46 +0000Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:29:46 +0000http://www.unl.edu/https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/unl-faculty-hires-now-require-chancellor-approval-amid-statewide-hiring-freeze-and-budget-cuts/The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will change some of its hiring approval processes this year after Gov. Jim Pillen announced in July that state-funded agencies and entities will lose some of their monthly budget allocations, Nebraska Public Media reported Aug. 4. All regular faculty positions, including both new and existing ones, will require Interim Chancellor Katherine S. Ankerson’s sign-off before recruitment begins. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12945Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:05:00 +0000 https://dengarden.com/gardening/peak-summer-lawn-pest-checkAmanda Folck, assistant extension educator in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, was interviewed for an Aug. 4 Dengarden article on the importance of scouting one’s lawn for pests during peak summer. She recommended checking for pests daily. “There can be gradual or immediate changes that can happen in the lawn,” she said. “This way, if you do catch a pest, you can spot it in the early stages rather than in later stages.” http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12947Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/home-lifestyle/a73320634/how-get-rid-of-gnats-with-pantry-items/Kait Chapman, an urban entomologist with Nebraska Extension, was interviewed for an Aug. 3 article in The Pioneer Woman on how to get rid of gnats. Overwatering houseplants is the top cause of fungus gnats, she said, so changing one’s watering routine will naturally diminish the population. “Fungus gnats are controlled by letting the soil of houseplants dry completely before watering,” she said. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12946Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:10:00 +0000 https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/university-of-nebraska-lincoln-team-selected-for-department-of-energy-ai-integration-push/Mehmet Can Vuran, Dale M. Jensen Chair and Professor of computing, is leading a team contributing to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, an ambitious effort to build the world’s most powerful integrated science discovery platform. Vuran’s team was selected for a Phase I award, part of a category aimed at identifying promising pathways toward transformative scientific capabilities and establishing a foundation for future investment and scale. KHGI and Nebraska Public Media have published stories on the project. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12944Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:10:00 +0000 https://ruralradio.com/rrn/news/unl-research-aims-to-develop-more-nutritious-better-tasting-popcorn/David Holding, professor and associate department head of agronomy and horticulture, is applying decades of research to develop popcorn with improved nutrition, enhanced flavor and the popping characteristics consumers expect. The new varieties contain higher levels of the amino acids lysine and tryptophan — nutrients that are naturally limited in conventional popcorn. Rural Radio Network published an Aug. 3 article on the research.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12942Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:05:00 +0000 https://journalstar.com/news/state-regional/education/article_81c99e78-4cd9-4457-b26c-af553dab232a.htmlThe University of Nebraska–Lincoln will confer about 600 degrees during a combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony Aug. 15 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Articles on the ceremony have appeared in the Beatrice Daily Sun, Fremont Tribune, Lincoln Journal Star and Scottsbluff Star-Herald.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12943Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://journalstar.com/news/local/article_2a4f0c5e-10e4-4aad-9200-7cb1c9e0baef.htmlThe exhibition “Jennifer Angus: Like a Moth to the Flame” will be on view from Aug. 7 through Dec. 19 at the university’s Great Plains Art Museum. The Lincoln Journal Star’s Susie Bovaird interviewed Angus and Ashley Wilkinson, museum director and curator, for an Aug. 2 article on the exhibition. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12928Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://journalstar.com/news/local/article_172f29e2-c478-42ed-9d9a-1e4e8acacf23.htmlThe exhibition “Platte Passages: Shared Stories from Our Home Watershed” — featuring the work of five photographers from the Platte Basin Timelapse project — opens Aug. 7 at Lincoln’s WallSpace-LNK. The Lincoln Journal Star ran an Aug. 1 brief on the exhibition. The timelapse project was founded in 2011 by Michael Forsberg, a conservation photographer and research assistant professor in the School of Natural Resources, and Michael Farrell, a veteran producer with Nebraska Public Media. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12929Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:05:00 +0000 https://journalstar.com/news/local/article_172f29e2-c478-42ed-9d9a-1e4e8acacf23.htmlThe final East Campus Discovery Days and Farmers Market event of the year is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 8 on the East Campus Loop. The Lincoln Journal Star published an Aug. 1 brief on the event. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12930Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://journalstar.com/news/state-regional/education/article_a75538f0-b694-48f2-bb45-5cccc30b84ee.htmlThe University of Nebraska–Lincoln will establish a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center after earning a highly competitive six-year, $18 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The Atomically Engineered Materials Center will explore fundamental questions in quantum materials, advancing scientific understanding of ultra-thin materials that are key to faster computers, more energy-efficient artificial intelligence and brain-inspired computing. The Lincoln Journal Star and Tech Times have published articles on the new center. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12937Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000 https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/unique-squirrels-are-the-subject-of-a-new-unl-research-grant/The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has been awarded a grant from Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom to support habitat assessments and nest box installations for southern flying squirrels on East Campus, Nebraska Public Media reported July 31. Lord Ameyaw, assistant professor in the School of Natural Resources; John Carroll, professor emeritus in the school; and Cameron Lyons, a recent Husker alumnus and non-degree-seeking graduate student working on the project, were interviewed for the article. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12938Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:10:00 +0000 https://www.klkntv.com/unl-engineer-develops-wearable-sticker-that-tracks-walking-patterns-to-detect-disease-earlier/Harnessing the power of gait as a biomarker is the concept behind Grasshopper Health, a startup launched by Fadi Alsaleem, James and Virginia Blackman Associate Professor of architectural engineering, to commercialize a low-cost medical device that continuously delivers gait data to a patient’s smartphone and a provider’s chart. KLKN aired a July 31 story on the project. The University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Sara Myers, the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Iraklis Pipinos and Nebraska Engineering’s Eric Markvicka are also part of the project. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12939Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:05:00 +0000 https://ruralradio.com/rrn/news/student-weed-contest-gives-future-agronomists-hands-on-experience-in-gothenburg/A University of Nebraska–Lincoln team recently participated in the North Central Weed Science Society Student Weed Contest in Gothenburg, Nebraska, Rural Radio Network reported July 31. Ankit Yadav, a doctoral student in weed science and team member, was interviewed for the story. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12940Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://omaha.com/news/nation-world/article_8073f704-5ba4-4a84-8d80-0080114a9295.htmlIn a new study published in Science, Jay Storz, Willa Cather Professor of biological sciences, and a team of international collaborators illuminate the biological secrets that allow Phyllotis vaccarum, also known as the Andean leaf-eared mouse, to thrive at the highest elevations of any known mammal. Articles on the research have appeared in the Omaha World-Herald, Earth.com, Live Science, Science, Science News and Smithsonian magazine. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12935Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:05:00 +0000 https://theconversation.com/not-all-coloradans-want-to-share-their-cities-with-canada-geese-and-their-poop-a-wildlife-manager-shares-the-control-methods-that-work-285679Mark Vrtiska, professor of practice in wildlife management, wrote a July 30 piece for The Conversation on methods for managing Canada goose populations in Colorado’s cities. Vrtiska wrote that common tactics include hazing and scaring, as well as habitat modifications, such as turning off water fountains during the winter or making islands accessible to humans so geese don’t get too comfortable. An extreme method is culling — which is effective but controversial — while Nebraska has an egg-oiling program to prevent goose eggs from hatching. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12941Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:03:00 +0000 https://journalstar.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_407bcdec-44ae-58c2-a635-e233f49e22de.htmlThe U.S. Drought Monitor — produced jointly by the university’s National Drought Mitigation Center, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and the U.S. Department of Agriculture — was cited in a July 30 Lincoln Journal Star article on the USDA approving emergency loan assistance to 86 Nebraska counties facing drought. More than 76% of the state faces at least “moderate” drought conditions, according to the monitor. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12936Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://journalstar.com/news/state-regional/education/article_1ef2a2d3-0b37-4349-8b2e-ba5ff699e32b.htmlMichael Merten has been named interim dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences effective Aug. 4. The appointment is pending approval by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. The Lincoln Journal Star published a July 29 article on the appointment. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12934Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.rfdtv.com/university-of-nebraska-lincoln-ranks-among-top-ag-institutions-worldwideTiffany Heng-Moss, Harlan Vice Chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and vice president for agriculture and natural resources for the University of Nebraska system, was interviewed for a July 28 segment on RFD-TV’s “Market Day Report.” She discussed the university’s agriculture and natural resources programs climbing into the top 9% of nearly 500 institutions worldwide in the new QS World University Rankings.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12933Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://journalstar.com/news/state-regional/education/article_c284dda9-219c-4bd5-b546-b793a42ac331.htmlThe University of Nebraska system is working with Deloitte Consulting to conduct a systemwide assessment focused on strengthening alignment, coordination and long-term effectiveness. In a July 24 message to faculty and staff, Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold, president of the University of Nebraska system, outlined the project and opportunities for faculty, staff and students to provide input. The Lincoln Journal Star published a July 24 article on the efforts. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12931Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:05:00 +0000 https://journalstar.com/news/state-regional/education/article_529cbd7c-9711-4114-b0b9-7b57974e43ef.htmlThe university’s Rural Drug Addiction Research Center tracked Nebraskans’ opinions on and use of cannabis through the Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey in 2024 and 2026. According to the most recent data, 47% of Nebraska adults said they were in favor of legal marijuana for both medical and recreational use. In 2024, that number was 44%. Additionally, in 2026, 84% of Nebraskans surveyed supported legal medical cannabis, compared to 80% in 2024. Stories on the survey data have appeared in the Lincoln Journal Star and York News-Times. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12932Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000