Qingfeng "Gene" Guan uses state-of-the-art computing techniques to understand changes taking place on the surface of the earth. Researchers are starting to be able to model the complex environmental, economic and social processes that are driving changes in land use. Continue reading…
"Birds of Southwestern Nebraska" is the latest annotated guide to bird species found in and around the Lake McConaughy region. Mary Bomberger Brown is a coauthor and it is published by UNL's Conservation and Survey Division within the School of Natural Resources. Continue reading…
At the request of the Geography and Natural Resources graduate student organizations, "Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time" will be shown again on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 5 p.m. in the Hardin Hall auditorium. The screening is free and open to the public. Continue reading…
Worldwide water and food issues will be in the spotlight when Prof. Roberto Lenton presents February’s Heuermann Lecture at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, in the Hardin Hall auditorium. A reception will begin at 3 p.m. Continue reading…
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s annual public water and natural resources seminar continues weekly through April 25 in the Hardin Hall auditorium. The remaining lectures are by researchers and practitioners from Nebraska, the U.S. and around the world. Continue reading…
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An Israeli scientist and activist, Alon Tal, will give two free public lectures on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at UNL, including one at 3:30 p.m. in the Hardin Hall auditorium on "Technical Optimism as an Antidote to Water Scarcity (and) Desalination -- Lessons Learned Thus Far." Continue reading…
Joe Robine will present "Incorporating Climate Change into State Drought Plans" for the Applied Climate Science graduate student seminar at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, in Hardin Hall 901.
Congratulations to Scott Hygnstrom and Stephen Vantassel, who earned the 2012 National Wildlife Control Operators Association Educators of the Year Award. Continue reading…
Andrea Faber Taylor, an expert on how being in nature contributes to children's health, will give a talk at 7 p.m., Feb. 21, in the Hardin Hall auditorium. Her talk is free and open to the public. Continue reading…