Alexa Davis, graduate student with the School of Natural Resources, is testing whether living, floating treatment wetlands can survive a Nebraska winter. If they do, it could have long-term, positive implications for Midwestern states trying to reduce nutrient runoff. Continue reading…
We're hosting a “Caring for Clinton: After the Holidays” toiletry drive to help our elementary school neighbors to the west. Drop off your donations in Hardin Hall through Feb. 13. Continue reading…
After 35 years, Ann Fiedler has retired from her post as an administration associate for the National Drought Mitigation Center. Though she wanted her last day to be marked without any pomp or circumstance, the center hosted a surprise going away party in her honor anyway. Continue reading…
Rick Perk didn’t want a big splash when he decided to retire from the Center for Advanced Land Management and Information Technologies after serving in his role as a geoscientist for 23 years, so on Dec. 18, in a small, private reception, he accepted congratulations and best wishes for the future. Continue reading…
We’re sending out big congratulations to the school's 26 December 2019 graduates. They were among the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 1,400 graduates honored during commencement exercises Dec. 20 and 21 at the Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Lied Performing Arts Center in downtown Lincoln. Continue reading…
The Natural Resources and Life Science Career Information Day is from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 29, 2020, in Hardin Hall. Students will have the opportunity to network with employers and learn about volunteer opportunities, internships and full-time career possibilities in life sciences fields.
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How would you change the world with $1 million? Hult Prize Competition invites all students to join a competition that precedes the international social entrepreneurship with students from around the globe to solve the world’s most pressing issues through pitching ideas and launching businesses. Continue reading…
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Undergraduate Creative Activity and Research Experience program is accepting applications for academic year 2020-21 funding. Continue reading…
This year's Great Plains conference, Climate Change & Culture in the Great Plains, will be in Lincoln, Neb., on April 9-10 at the Center for Great Plains Studies and Lied Center. Continue reading…
Registration for the 25th annual Rainwater Basin Joint Venture seminar is open. The event will be Feb. 6, 2020, in Grand Island. Continue reading…
More details at: http://rwbjv.org/25th-annual-rbjv-informational-seminar/
The Nebraska Water Center, in partnership with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Natural Resources, will begin its annual Spring Water Seminar Series this month. Continue reading…
This spring’s Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar Series begins with “Reflections, Misconceptions and Other issues in Plant Breeding Applications: From Sparsity to Sparse Testing, Noise Prediction and Other Unexplored Topics” presented by Nebraska’s Diego Jarquín Jan. 24. Continue reading…
Applications are open for Nebraska EPSCoR's Young Nebraska Scientists (YNS) summer camps. At YNS camps, middle and high school students visit campuses throughout the state, make friends, and do hands-on STEM activities. Through National Science Foundation funding, YNS offers need-based scholarships. Continue reading…