Yiqi Yang, Yufeng Ge, and Nuwan Wijewardane were part of Nebraska in the national news: April 2020. Yiqi Yang was quoted in an April 24 Wall Street Journal article on whether DIY masks help stop the novel coronavirus. He mentioned the tradeoff between filtration and breathability. Yufeng Ge and Nuwan Wijewardane have created a penetrometer prototype that uses light to gauge the composition and density of subsoils. Stories on the prototype have appeared in KRVN, the York News-Times, and the Environmental News Network.
The Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources recently highlighted Sarah Plautz in its Staff Spotlight. Staff Spotlight: Sarah Plautz.