Benjamin Terry, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, wrote a column in the journal Nature Electronics about how swallowable electronic capsules can provide gas profiles of the gut and distinguish changes in a person’s diet.
Terry column: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41928-017-0012-x
Toot Sensor article: https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/01/with-ingestible-pill-you-can-track-fart-development-in-real-time-on-your-phone/
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Biological Systems Engineering faculty will deliver three of the seven free public lectures focusing on various aspects of advances in irrigation management. The series, which make up the university’s annual spring semester water and natural resources seminar, runs through April and is organized by the School of Natural Resources and the Nebraska Water Center. Daran Rudnick (Feb. 28), Derek Heeren (April 4) and Xin Qiao (April 18), all assistant professors in BSE, are scheduled to present.
For more information about the seminar series: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/lectures-focus-on-advances-in-irrigation-management/
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Donnie Smith, president and CEO of Tyson Foods from 2009-16, says it's time for the agricultural industry to take back the story of food production.
Delivering the second Heuermann Lecture of the 2017-18 season Jan. 9 at Nebraska Innovation Campus, Smith said he believes consumers are being told fictional stories about modern agriculture, which is leading to mass fear of the food system.
https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/smith-challenges-ag-industry-to-tell-real-story-of-food-production/
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In a series of listening sessions Jan. 16-19, members of the Travel Budget Response Team took questions and heard feedback on travel policy changes projected to save $630,000 over the next three years.
https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/questions-answered-about-proposed-travel-policy/