Niyorukundo extends grad students’ leadership in popcorn research

Grad student Jonathan Niyorukundo harvests an ear of corn in David Holding’s research field on East Campus. Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing
Grad student Jonathan Niyorukundo harvests an ear of corn in David Holding’s research field on East Campus. Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing

by Troy Fedderson | University Communication and Marketing

Graduate students have played key roles in David Holding’s successful development of popcorn that offers increased nutritional benefits. Nebraska Today sat down with Jonathan Niyorukundo, the current grad student in Holding’s Beadle Center lab, to discuss the work and how it has shaped his academic path and career goals.

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