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Apr 17 2026	Nebraska Public Media: Huskers scream out stress for library event Nebraska Public Media aired an April 17 story on students, faculty and staff participating in the “Primal Scream” event on the Love Library South lawn. The scream, meant to provide a cathartic release of academic stress, took place at the conclusion of the University Libraries’ Lovefest on the Lawn celebration April 17. Joan Barnes, community engagement librarian, and scream participants Halima Moore and Elizabeth Pernicek, both master’s students in architecture, were interviewed for the story.
Apr 17 2026	Flatwater Free Press: Nebraska no longer leading in creating jobs, economic growth Eric Thompson, K.H. Nelson Professor of economics and director of the university’s Bureau of Business Research, was quoted in an April 17 Flatwater Free Press article on Nebraska losing its edge in competing for jobs and economic growth. “I just don’t think we’ve really had a commitment to growth in the state,” he said. “I just think we’ve been focused on other priorities — and that’s OK. But this is one of the things that happens.”
Apr 17 2026	KOLN/KGIN: Husker researchers provide irrigation rules to save water, increase profits As water supplies shrink and food demand grows, new interdisciplinary research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln offers a practical way for farmers to manage irrigation more efficiently while protecting their bottom line, KOLN/KGIN reported April 17. The study was authored by Erkut Sönmez, associate professor of supply chain management and analytics; Derek Heeren, professor of biological systems engineering; and Baris Ata, Sigmund E. Edelstone Distinguished Service Professor of Operations Management and Applied AI at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
Apr 16 2026	Farms.com: New soil science ideas change farming and space research In a new study, Aaron Lee M. Daigh, associate professor of agronomy and horticulture, questions how soil should be defined and introduces three new approaches to soil science. Farms.com published an April 16 article on the research.
Apr 16 2026	Armenian Weekly: Der Matossian receives Guggenheim Fellowship Bedross Der Matossian, Hymen Rosenberg Professor in Judaic Studies, has been awarded a 2026 fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation — one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for scholars. Articles on the achievement have appeared in KHGI, the Lincoln Journal Star and Armenian Weekly.
Apr 15 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: Lied Center to host 'The Moth' on April 17 The Moth is bringing the show “American Dreams” to the Lied Center for Performing Arts on April 17, the Lincoln Journal Star reported April 15. Five storytellers, including two Nebraskans, will share their personal stories related to the theme.
Apr 15 2026	ScienceDaily: Scientists thought this was a young T. rex; they were wrong New research from a team including the University of Nebraska State Museum’s Ashley Poust further moves a decades-long scientific debate toward a conclusion — the Nanotyrannus, a smaller variation of the Tyrannosaurus rex, did exist. The team, led by Christopher Griffin of Princeton University, examined a small bone from the throat of a fossil skull at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History to determine that the specimen was an adult when it died, rather than a juvenile T. rex. Discover magazine and ScienceDaily have published articles on the research.
Apr 15 2026	The Guardian: Outcry over conditions at ICE desert detention camp Danielle Jefferis, associate professor of law, was quoted in an April 15 Guardian article on the harsh conditions inside Camp East Montana, an immigration detention facility in west Texas. “I think the environmental impact is pretty apparent,” she said. “I don’t think it takes an expert to see that if you don’t have a brick-and-mortar building that is properly plumbed and has appropriate medical units and all of the basic infrastructure (relating to) human rights, you’re going to have a serious environmental impact.”
Apr 15 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: Holocaust scholars to gather at UNL for digital humanities forum Husker scholars will convene leading researchers for the 11th annual Nebraska Forum on Digital Humanities to explore how digital tools can further shape storytelling and historical analysis of the Holocaust, KOLN/KGIN and the Lincoln Journal Star have reported. The forum, “Visualizing Holocaust Memory Through the Digital Humanities,” is April 16-17 in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center’s Ubuntu Room and Andrews Hall’s Bailey Library.
Apr 15 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: Drive-thru breakfast event aims to expand cancer awareness Nebraska Extension, in partnership with Nebraska Medicine’s Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, will host free drive-thru “Brake for Breakfast” events from 7 to 9 a.m. April 24 at locations statewide. Articles on the events have appeared in the Beatrice Daily Sun, Lincoln Journal Star and Wahoo Newspaper.
Apr 15 2026	Clay County News: Green, Briggs honored by Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement Leaders in agribusiness and higher education whose work has shaped Nebraska’s agricultural landscape were recognized March 27 at the annual banquet for the university’s Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement. The Clay County News ran an April 15 article on the honorees.
Apr 15 2026	The Fence Post: Symposium to examine future of global trading system The fifth biennial CME Group Foundation Symposium of the university’s Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 21 in the Nebraska East Union’s Great Plains Room and center on the theme “Toward a New International Trading System.” The event is free and open to the public. The Fence Post ran an April 15 article on the symposium.