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Allison Johnson demonstrating bird handling skills to students at Cedar Point Biological Station in the summer of 2025. Photo by Carlee Moates.
Allison Johnson demonstrating bird handling skills to students at Cedar Point Biological Station in the summer of 2025. Photo by Carlee Moates.

Glow Big Red Returns February 11–12, 2026

Glow Big Red, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s annual 24-hour fundraising event, will take place from noon on February 11 through noon on February 12. Continue reading…

 
Ian Ratcliffe, a specialist in geographic information systems at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, works on the Drought Impacts Toolkit webpage of the National Drought Mitigation Center.
Ian Ratcliffe, a specialist in geographic information systems at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, works on the Drought Impacts Toolkit webpage of the National Drought Mitigation Center.

Ratcliffe maps out a career in natural resources

Ian Ratcliffe, a specialist in geographic information systems at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, works behind the scenes to manage and analyze data and help visualize it with maps. Continue reading…

 
Harvey holds up the remains of a black-tailed deer, one of 628 found at suspected feeding sites investigated across the North Bay study area. Photo courtesy of True Wild and Audubon Canyon Ranch
Harvey holds up the remains of a black-tailed deer, one of 628 found at suspected feeding sites investigated across the North Bay study area. Photo courtesy of True Wild and Audubon Canyon Ranch

Harvey is SNR Lay Abstract Winner for 2025

Jake Harvey is the winner of the SNR Lay Abstract Award for 2025. His thesis was title: "Perfect Pairing? How Mountain Lions and Humans Share the Landscape in California’s Wine Country" Continue reading…

More details at: https://snr.unl.edu/employeeinfo/information/employeehandbook-single.aspx?hid=348
 

February Fitness Challenge: Flights Ascending & More

Flights Ascending & MoreFlights Ascending returns with MORE! The February fitness challenge now incorporates more than climbing stairs but all kinds of active movement. Tracking will be done using the app "StrideKick" that can be paired with your wearable device. Manually entry of activities is still available. Continue reading…

 

NASA scientists join U.S. Drought Monitor team

A grain truck crosses the dry Platte River near Chapman, Nebraska, in October 2023. At the time, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported that the area around Chapman was in severe/extreme drought.Two NASA scientists have joined the authoring team of the U.S. Drought Monitor, marking the first time the agency has contributed authors to the weekly maps. The partnership formalizes NASA’s long-standing role in providing Earth science data and strengthens the collaborative effort behind the natio Continue reading…

 
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