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In 2019, Paul Merani was awarded the U.S. Border Patrol’s Meritorious Achievement Award for his work developing a rescue system.
In 2019, Paul Merani was awarded the U.S. Border Patrol’s Meritorious Achievement Award for his work developing a rescue system.

UNL alum Merani uses GIS mapping skills learned at CALMIT to help conduct life-saving missions on U.S.-Mexico border

In 2019, Merani was awarded the U.S. Border Patrol’s Meritorious Achievement Award for his work developing the system. Last year, he was presented with the Professional Employee of the Year award. The praise was a bit uncomfortable, he said, because he felt like a small part of a much bigger effort. Continue reading…

 
Senior Nebraska Mesonet technician Glen Roebke runs tests at a new sensor calibration lab developed by the Nebraska State Climatology Office at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources. Craig Chandler, University Communications
Senior Nebraska Mesonet technician Glen Roebke runs tests at a new sensor calibration lab developed by the Nebraska State Climatology Office at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources. Craig Chandler, University Communications

Nebraska State Climatology Office develops weather sensor calibration lab at School of Natural Resources

To provide people with accurate data about rainfall, temperature, wind speed and much more, state climatologists lead strategic installations of research-grade weather stations across their states. Continue reading…

More details at: https://ncso.unl.edu
 
Master's student Sarah Thompson says the Rainwater Basin wetlands she is studying are less showy than Sandhills wetlands and southwest playas, which may hamper the public in seeing their conservation value. “They’re really not much to look at, so there is
Master's student Sarah Thompson says the Rainwater Basin wetlands she is studying are less showy than Sandhills wetlands and southwest playas, which may hamper the public in seeing their conservation value. “They’re really not much to look at, so there is

NRT student researching Rainwater Basin wetlands in south-central Nebraska

Little is known about the south-central Nebraska wetlands, but Sarah Thompson, a hydrology master’s student in the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship at the UNL, is seeking to learn more about these wetlands and the best way to conserve them. Continue reading…

More details at: https://nrt.unl.edu
 
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