http://news.unl.edu/ Archive of stories about the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from media around the world. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:21:32 -0500Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:21:32 -0500http://www.unl.edu/https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/unl-students-faculty-scream-out-stress-for-library-event/Nebraska Public Media aired an April 17 story on students, faculty and staff participating in the “Primal Scream” event on the Love Library South lawn. The scream, meant to provide a cathartic release of academic stress, took place at the conclusion of the University Libraries’ Lovefest on the Lawn celebration April 17. Joan Barnes, community engagement librarian, and scream participants Halima Moore and Elizabeth Pernicek, both master’s students in architecture, were interviewed for the story. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12715Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:10:00 -0500 https://flatwaterfreepress.org/stuck-in-neutral-nebraska-used-to-be-a-leader-in-creating-jobs-and-spurring-growth-not-anymore/Eric Thompson, K.H. Nelson Professor of economics and director of the university’s Bureau of Business Research, was quoted in an April 17 Flatwater Free Press article on Nebraska losing its edge in competing for jobs and economic growth. “I just don’t think we’ve really had a commitment to growth in the state,” he said. “I just think we’ve been focused on other priorities — and that’s OK. But this is one of the things that happens.” http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12728Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:05:00 -0500 https://www.1011now.com/2026/04/17/university-nebraska-research-provides-irrigation-rules-save-water-increase-profits/As water supplies shrink and food demand grows, new interdisciplinary research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln offers a practical way for farmers to manage irrigation more efficiently while protecting their bottom line, KOLN/KGIN reported April 17. The study was authored by Erkut Sönmez, associate professor of supply chain management and analytics; Derek Heeren, professor of biological systems engineering; and Baris Ata, Sigmund E. Edelstone Distinguished Service Professor of Operations Management and Applied AI at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12729Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.farms.com/ag-industry-news/new-soil-science-ideas-change-farming-and-space-research-806.aspxIn a new study, Aaron Lee M. Daigh, associate professor of agronomy and horticulture, questions how soil should be defined and introduces three new approaches to soil science. Farms.com published an April 16 article on the research.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12727Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:05:00 -0500 https://armenianweekly.com/2026/04/16/bedross-der-matossian-receives-guggenheim-fellowship/Bedross Der Matossian, Hymen Rosenberg Professor in Judaic Studies, has been awarded a 2026 fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation — one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for scholars. Articles on the achievement have appeared in KHGI, the Lincoln Journal Star and Armenian Weekly. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12726Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500 https://journalstar.com/life-entertainment/local/article_8ce75cfc-9081-4faf-9311-12408b3cd035.htmlThe Moth is bringing the show “American Dreams” to the Lied Center for Performing Arts on April 17, the Lincoln Journal Star reported April 15. Five storytellers, including two Nebraskans, will share their personal stories related to the theme. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12724Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:35:00 -0500 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260415043619.htmNew research from a team including the University of Nebraska State Museum’s Ashley Poust further moves a decades-long scientific debate toward a conclusion — the Nanotyrannus, a smaller variation of the Tyrannosaurus rex, did exist. The team, led by Christopher Griffin of Princeton University, examined a small bone from the throat of a fossil skull at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History to determine that the specimen was an adult when it died, rather than a juvenile T. rex. Discover magazine and ScienceDaily have published articles on the research. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12725Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:30:00 -0500 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/15/ice-desert-detention-camp-east-montanaDanielle Jefferis, associate professor of law, was quoted in an April 15 Guardian article on the harsh conditions inside Camp East Montana, an immigration detention facility in west Texas. “I think the environmental impact is pretty apparent,” she said. “I don’t think it takes an expert to see that if you don’t have a brick-and-mortar building that is properly plumbed and has appropriate medical units and all of the basic infrastructure (relating to) human rights, you’re going to have a serious environmental impact.” http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12718Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:25:00 -0500 https://journalstar.com/news/local/history/article_6d926357-c19d-4f76-ae19-cb4b21a08fb2.htmlHusker scholars will convene leading researchers for the 11th annual Nebraska Forum on Digital Humanities to explore how digital tools can further shape storytelling and historical analysis of the Holocaust, KOLN/KGIN and the Lincoln Journal Star have reported. The forum, “Visualizing Holocaust Memory Through the Digital Humanities,” is April 16-17 in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center’s Ubuntu Room and Andrews Hall’s Bailey Library. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12719Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:20:00 -0500 https://journalstar.com/news/state-regional/nebraska/article_59b868d3-41ab-48c9-bc6d-3da8d2c6ea32.htmlNebraska Extension, in partnership with Nebraska Medicine’s Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, will host free drive-thru “Brake for Breakfast” events from 7 to 9 a.m. April 24 at locations statewide. Articles on the events have appeared in the Beatrice Daily Sun, Lincoln Journal Star and Wahoo Newspaper.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12720Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:15:00 -0500 Leaders in agribusiness and higher education whose work has shaped Nebraska’s agricultural landscape were recognized March 27 at the annual banquet for the university’s Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement. The Clay County News ran an April 15 article on the honorees. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12721Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:10:00 -0500 https://www.thefencepost.com/news/yeutter-institute-symposium-to-examine-future-of-global-trading-system/The fifth biennial CME Group Foundation Symposium of the university’s Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 21 in the Nebraska East Union’s Great Plains Room and center on the theme “Toward a New International Trading System.” The event is free and open to the public. The Fence Post ran an April 15 article on the symposium. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12722Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:05:00 -0500 https://www.broadwayworld.com/omaha/article/SUFFS-Will-Make-Nebraska-Debut-at-Lied-Center-20260415The hit Broadway musical “Suffs” will make its Nebraska debut at the Lied Center for Performing Arts May 5-10. Broadway World published an April 15 article on the performances.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12723Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500 https://nebraska.tv/news/local/ne-to-survey-anglers-at-seven-lakes-in-2026-to-guide-fisheries-managementThe School of Natural Resources, working with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, will conduct creel surveys at seven Nebraska lakes in 2026 to better understand the relationship between the angling community and fisheries. KHGI and Rural Radio Network have run stories on the surveys.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12717Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:05:00 -0500 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/wildfire-cattle-ranchers-american-great-plainsDirac Twidwell, professor of agronomy and horticulture, was interviewed for an April 14 Guardian article on rising temperatures and extreme drought driving more destructive spring fires across the Great Plains. He explained that stronger summer storms seed the grasses that cure by winter. If there’s no protective snow cover, that browned vegetation ramps up fire risks — especially when the winds begin to blow. This year, those conditions converged to create the perfect storm in Nebraska, he said. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12709Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500 https://journalstar.com/news/community/article_838f41c5-76bb-538b-9c47-188ab39e9e6b.htmlForty-one Husker juniors were inducted into Innocents Society or the Black Masque Chapter of Mortar Board during the university’s annual Ivy Day ceremony April 11. The Lincoln Journal Star and Waverly News have run articles on their area honorees.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12730Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:15:00 -0500 https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/unl-students-compose-music-for-library-anniversaries-inspired-by-archive-materials/Husker music students recently composed pieces to celebrate the University Libraries, taking inspiration from archive materials, Nebraska Public Media reported April 13. The pieces will be performed during the Flyover Satellite Concert at 6 p.m. April 13 in Love Library North. Cyrus Zgud, a third-year music student who also works for the libraries, who came up with the idea for the concert; Melanie Griffin, chair of the libraries’ Archives and Special Collections; and Kathryn Hardgrave, a master’s student in music composition who helped organize the concert, were interviewed for the story.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12693Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:10:00 -0500 https://thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2026/04/13/review-fidelity-by-susan-glaspellTwenty-seven students in Kevin McMullen’s course Editing and the Publishing Industry co-edited a new annotated version of Susan Glaspell’s 1915 novel “Fidelity,” which was published by the Southern Illinois University Press last October. Third Coast Review published an April 13 review of the re-release. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12712Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:08:00 -0500 https://www.farms.com/ag-industry-news/ai-supports-smarter-crop-management-626.aspxNipuna Chamara, assistant professor of biological systems engineering, used artificial intelligence to win a category of the university’s 2025 Testing Ag Performance Solutions (TAPS) competition, Farms.com reported April 13. His team finished first in the highest yield category of the Mead sprinkler corn competition. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12713Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:06:00 -0500 https://www.farms.com/news/agricultural-economics-students-help-shape-fairbury-s-future-240640.aspxIn 2025, students in Daniella Mattos’ Agricultural Economics 376 course met with Fairbury, Nebraska, residents to discuss how the students could help with the community’s plans for growth and development. A year later, the impact of those discussions is still being felt and some goals are coming to fruition. Farms.com ran an April 13 article on the class project.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12714Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:03:00 -0500