UNL's 14th annual Family Weatherfest and Severe Weather Symposium is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 5 at Hardin Hall. "Each year, we bring in experts for the symposium to discuss severe and timely weather events," said Ken Dewey, professor of climatology and School of Natural Resources outreach coordinator. Continue reading…
Tsegaye Tadesse, climatologist and remote sensing expert at UNL's National Drought Mitigation Center, is leading a three-year, $1.6 million, multi-institution NASA-funded project to help predict drought and flood in the Greater Horn of Africa. UNL's portion of the total award is $987,767. Continue reading…
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During the annual CASNR Week festivities, the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources will host a free 5K fun run/walk at 9 a.m. April 12 on East Campus. Continue reading…
After 29 years of service to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Charlene Wendt, administrative assistant in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, will retire Friday, April 4. A reception will be from 3-5 p.m. that day in the East Union Arbor Suite.
Nicholas Brozovic, a leading water economist with significant experience in Nebraska and around the world, has been appointed director of policy for the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska, effective July 1. Continue reading…
Six University of Nebraska-Lincoln students served as delegates to represent Nebraska for the National Ag Day on the Hill program this week.
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The "Great American Wheat Harvest Documentary" will be shown at 7 p.m. April 2 in the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. Continue reading…
C.W. Brabender® Instruments, Inc. has partnered with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for a snack food formulation project that will culminate in a live food extrusion demonstration at the 2014 Institute of Food Technologists Food Expo.
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Several UNL Entomology faculty and students won awards at the North Central Branch meeting of the Entomological Society of America, which was held in Des Moines, Iowa, March 9-12. Continue reading…
More details at: http://www.entsoc.org