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Nov 20 2025	Tri-State Livestock News: Rural Prosperity Nebraska helps Verdigre envision a brighter future Through Rural Prosperity Nebraska’s Entrepreneurial Communities Activation Process, residents of Verdigre, Nebraska, spent the summer working together to shape a clearer vision for their future. Tri-State Livestock News ran a Nov. 20 article on the effort.
Nov 20 2025	DTN Progressive Farmer: Expert warns that tariffs create instability for U.S. farmers U.S. trade relations with Japan and other countries are headed in a direction that could put U.S. agriculture and other businesses on unstable ground, a former U.S. trade negotiator and head of an Asia trade think tank in Washington, D.C., said Nov. 19. Wendy Cutler, senior vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute, spoke at an event on campus co-sponsored by the Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Policy and the policy institute. DTN Progressive Farm published a Nov. 20 article on the event.
Nov 20 2025	SF Gate: Atmospheric rivers nearly wipe out severe drought in California The U.S. Drought Monitor — produced jointly by the university’s National Drought Mitigation Center, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture — was cited in a Nov. 20 SF Gate article on recent storms easing drought conditions in California. The monitor found that just 0.7% of the state was in “severe drought” as of Nov. 18, down from more than 9% a week earlier.
Nov 19 2025	KHGI: Master Gardener program marks 50 years of community impact In 2026, the Nebraska Extension Master Gardener Volunteer program celebrates its 50th anniversary of cultivating knowledge, service and community impact across the state. Stories on the milestone have appeared in KHGI, Nebraska Ag Connection and Tri-State Livestock News.
Nov 19 2025	Roll Call: Osborn says he's better prepared for 2026 run. So are Republicans Kevin Smith, Olson Professor of political science, was interviewed for a Nov. 19 Roll Call article on the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Pete Ricketts and challenger Dan Osborn. “Party registration (in Nebraska) overwhelmingly favors Republicans, and that means that Dan Osborn doesn’t just have to win over a bunch of independents,” Smith said. “He’s going to (need to) peel off some Republicans, too.”
Nov 19 2025	KTIC: Food Processing Center to host open house Nov. 20 The university’s Food Processing Center will host an open house from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 20, KTIC reported Nov. 19. The event is free and open to the public.
Nov 18 2025	Newsweek: California map shows where harmful pesticides are used on major crops Nirupam Aich, McNeel Associate Professor of civil and environmental engineering, was interviewed for a Nov. 18 Newsweek article on new research by the Environmental Working Group revealing the widespread use of harmful pesticides in California. Aich said that the warm climate and year-round production in some California counties “create constant pest pressure, and large, industrialized farming operations often rely on standardized chemical programs to maintain yield and quality.”
Nov 18 2025	RFD-TV: UNL prepares future livestock veterinarians through experiential learning Deb VanOverbeke, Dr. Marvel Baker Professor and head of the Department of Animal Science, was interviewed for a Nov. 18 segment on RFD-TV. She discussed how the university is addressing workforce needs across the livestock industry.
Nov 17 2025	KHGI: Husker researchers secure $2.5M grant for quantum materials study A seven-member team led by Xia Hong, professor of physics and astronomy, aims to exploit ferroelectric oxides to control oxide and van der Waals materials in ways classical physicists only dreamed were possible. The work could lead to more powerful and energy-efficient electronic devices. Stories on the research have appeared in KFXL, KHGI, KMTV and The Quantum Insider.
Nov 17 2025	Norfolk Daily News: Norfolk grad learns finance skills in Investors With Purpose Taelin Bauman of Norfolk is among 32 Husker students gaining investing and financial insight this fall in the Investors With Purpose program in the College of Business, the Norfolk Daily News reported Nov. 17. Bauman is a senior finance major.
Nov 16 2025	Lincoln Journal Star: Rural Nebraska newspaper entering new era as founders retire Jessica Fargen Walsh, assistant professor of journalism, was interviewed for a Nov. 16 Lincoln Journal Star article on the owners of Nebraska’s oldest continuously published newspaper, The Pawnee Republican, transferring ownership to a nonprofit organization. Walsh said Pawnee City’s willingness to fight for their newspaper is a bright spot during a dark time for local news. “No one’s going to swoop in from out of state and save Nebraska’s weekly newspapers,” she said. “It really falls on the communities that they serve to step up.”
Nov 16 2025	KHGI: Nebraska team creates XR experience to reveal life's interconnections With a $1.2 million Science Education Partnership Award from the National Institutes of Health, a team of Husker researchers and emerging media artists has created an extended reality experience called “MuMu” that brings network science to life. The team included Julia McQuillan, professor of sociology; Ash Eliza Smith, a former faculty member in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts; and other faculty and staff in the Carson Center. KHGI ran a Nov. 16 article on the project.