A teenager sits with a piece of paper in his lap, his fingers reading the translated content of “Fossils on the Floor,” by Bob Diffendal, emeritus professor in the survey division of SNR. The teenager is visually impaired, but he's seeing the fossils in the Nebraska Capitol floor mosaics. Continue reading…
University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources students Griffin Nuzzo and Matthew Russell have earned the Agricultural Research Division funding for their undergraduate student research projects.
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The Nebraska Master Naturalist program has received $91,947 as the third installment of a three-year Nebraska Environmental Trust grant to continue helping to protect and preserve the state’s natural resources. Continue reading…
Media often reaches out to the people at the School of Natural Resources for comments on current affairs, but they also cover events hosted by the school. In April, media outlets far and wide ran stories on Weatherfest. Also featured were “The Messenger” activities, the Nebraska State Climate Office Continue reading…
The U.S. Climate Prediction Center (CPC) places the odds of La Nina developing before the end of this summer at 55%, down from 70% last month. NSCO's Al Dutcher says he wouldn't be surprised in those conditions develop before the end of June. Continue reading…
IANR's Simanti Banerjee has received a $498,641 grant from the USDA to study the effectiveness of conservation auction policies. A smaller grant was awarded to Banerjee and Mark Burbach of SNR to evaluate the will evaluate the effectiveness of empathetic messaging in CSP participation. Continue reading…
SNR's Dr. Cory Forbes, coordinator of the Science Literacy Initiative, helped Beatrice sixth graders learned about wind energy and made the turbines over the course of three days -- all for competition. Continue reading…
The National Drought Mitigation Center’s quarterly newsletter, "DroughtScape," is now available. Continue reading…
Construction projects on East Campus, including the $44.7 million veterinary diagnostic center and $37.5 million residence hall, are expected to be minimally disruptive to students, staff and faculty. Continue reading…
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Love Library will host the photo exhibition "Lost World of E.H. Barbour: Renaissance Man on the Plains" from June 3 to Aug. 10 in the second-floor lobby of Love South, 1248 R St. The library will celebrate the opening from 5 to 7 p.m. June 3. Continue reading…
The University of Nebraska State Museum's monthly Science Cafe programs will focus on animal conservation topics from May through July. Visitors who purchase a ticket to one of the three programs will take home a "National Geographic Photo Ark" print. Continue reading…
Karen Jensen, software users group coordinator at the School of Natural Resources, regularly shares quick tips and tricks designed to make life a little easier for faculty, staff and students using Microsoft system software. Continue reading…