The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has established an institutional membership with the Association for Women in Science, the United States’ largest multi-disciplinary organization for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. SNR played a key role in the university's decision. Continue reading…
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Four days of practice, two days of competition, 24 teams and 93 competitors. Competition for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Soil Judging Team was fierce at the 2017 National Collegiate contest in late April in DeKalb, Illinois. Continue reading…
A recently released bulletin provides baseline mean annual evapotranspiration rates for the state of Nebraska, which in the future could show whether changes in climate have altered rates and affected water, agriculture or forestry resources. Cutting-edge research was used to determine the rates. Continue reading…
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has awarded stipends to 88 undergraduates, including SNR's Emily Hruza, Regan Gilmore and Owen George, to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer. Continue reading…
Three University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members, Mark Wilkins, Troy Gilmore and Gota Morota, have been selected for funding by the São Paulo Research Foundation in Brazil with projects ranging from water management to biomass material development and beef cattle genetics. Gilmore is of SNR. Continue reading…
The Nebraska State Climate Office and the National Drought Mitigation Center have both recently released their newsletters, a good resource for stakeholders across the state and country. Continue reading…
A lecture and tree planting are part of events set for May 16 celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Earl G. Maxwell Arboretum on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus. Continue reading… Add to my calendar (.ics)
The final Inside SNR newsletter for summer break will be May 23. Press releases, photos, blogs and personal accounts of summer field work still will be distributed live. Send submissions to shawna@unl.edu. Continue reading…
Two hundred years ago, the Great Plains was a wild place brimming with such classic North American mammals as bison, gray wolves, wild horses and grizzly bears. These animals were unable to survive the 19th-century onslaught of human predation, market economy, and hostile federal and local policies. Continue reading…