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Floral Design II students and class instructor Stacy Adams prepare for and sell their floral arrangements during a pop-up shop Feb. 13.
Floral Design II students and class instructor Stacy Adams prepare for and sell their floral arrangements during a pop-up shop Feb. 13.

On Campus: From design to display, students test florist skills

Students in Plant and Landscape Systems 262 Floral Design II, staged pop-up shops in class Feb. 13 to hone their floral product development and marketing skills. Teams competed for customers who browsed and shopped for an arrangement with pretend money vouchers. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/80uy
 
Bijesh Maharjan | Photo courtsey David Ostdiek
Bijesh Maharjan | Photo courtsey David Ostdiek

Maharjan appointed to professorship

University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Bijesh Maharjan, associate professor in agronomy and horticulture and extension specialist at the Panhandle Research, Extension, and Education Center in Scottsbluff, has been named the Ray and Jolene Ward Professor of Soil Health Science, effective April 1. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/vecj
 
Sign up and join the culinary competition at UNL’s Battle of Food Scientists!
Sign up and join the culinary competition at UNL’s Battle of Food Scientists!

Battle of Food Scientists

Ready to showcase your culinary creativity and create an innovative food product? Join the Battle of Food Scientists on March 12 (4–8 PM) at UNL’s Food Innovation Center—compete, present to judges, and win awards. Free and open to the UNL community. Continue reading…

 
Originally published February 17, 2026 - Submit an Item