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Sep 23 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: UNL in inaugural cohort to earn Carnegie sustainability classification The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is among the first 14 institutions in the nation to earn a new Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability, the Lincoln Journal Star reported Sept. 23. The recognition reflects the university’s longstanding commitment to sustainability.
Sep 23 2026	Omaha World-Herald: UNL project rediscovers, expands work of Poetry magazine founder project from Kevin McMullen’s class “Editing and the Publishing Industry” was featured in a Sept. 23 Lincoln Journal Star article. Students in the class compiled and edited the new collection “The Selected Poems of Harriet Monroe,” published Sept. 18 by the Southern Illinois University Press. McMullen, research associate professor of English, and students Cole Osborne and Reagan Maulick were interviewed for the article.
Sep 23 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: Joint accreditation opens new doors for Nebraska, Gold says Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold, president of the University of Nebraska system, wrote a Sept. 23 guest column for the Lincoln Journal Star on the new joint accreditation of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and University of Nebraska Medical Center. “If we approach this moment with a clear focus on the people we serve, the result will be more opportunities for students, a stronger national position and a university better equipped to improve lives across Nebraska and beyond,” he wrote.
Sep 22 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: Holland Computer Center completing move from Memorial Stadium The Lincoln Journal Star published a Sept. 22 article on the university’s Holland Computing Center recently moving from the June and Paul Schorr III Center for Computer Science and Engineering in Memorial Stadium’s South Stadium to the Scott Engineering Center near 16th and Vine streets. Hongfeng Yu, professor of computing and the center’s director, and Garhan Attebury, the center’s associate director of research cyberinfrastructure, were interviewed for the article.
Sep 22 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: Accrediting agency to visit UNL, UNMC next month Representatives from the Higher Learning Commission will visit University of Nebraska–Lincoln and University of Nebraska Medical Center facilities Oct. 5-7, the Lincoln Journal Star reported Sept. 22. The visit will follow up on the joint accreditation of UNL and UNMC approved earlier this year while also fulfilling the 10-year accreditation review for each.
Sep 22 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: UNL to cut ribbon on Nebraska Mesonet expansion A Sept. 23 ribbon cutting at the university will celebrate the completion of 35 new, state-of-the-art Nebraska Mesonet weather stations funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Lincoln Journal Star reported Sept. 22. Supporters of the mesonet will be recognized, and attendees will have the opportunity to see a station up close.
Sep 19 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: Nebraska Forest Service to prepare volunteer firefighters for wildfires The Nebraska Forest Service, in partnership with the state Fire Marshal’s Office, will host the first Nebraska Wildland Fire Engine Academy Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 at Ponca State Park, the Lincoln Journal Star reported Sept. 19. Eric Moul, fire management specialist with the forest service, was featured in the article.
Sep 19 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: Louise Pound becomes first woman honored in bronze at UNL The University of Nebraska–Lincoln unveiled a new bronze statue of trailblazing scholar and athlete Louise Pound during a Sept. 18 event northwest of Pound Hall. Stories on the dedication have appeared in KOLN/KGIN, the Lincoln Journal Star and News Channel Nebraska.
Sep 18 2026	Scottsbluff Star-Herald: Moore honored with Battey Award from UNL Stacy Moore, special education coordinator at Scottsbluff Public Schools, is one of two Nebraska educators and Husker alumni to receive the 2026 Freda Battey Distinguished Educator Award from the College of Education and Human Sciences. She graduated in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in special education. Rural Radio Network and the Scottsbluff Star-Herald have run stories on Moore’s achievement.
Sep 18 2026	Rural Radio Network: UNL launches Nebraska Digital Agriculture Hub at Husker Harvest Days The university has launched the Nebraska Digital Agriculture Hub, a new initiative aimed at helping producers make better use of digital agriculture technologies — from developing new decision-support tools to improving existing technologies and training the next generation of innovators. Stories on the new hub have appeared in News Channel Nebraska, Rural Radio Network and Brownfield Ag News.
Sep 17 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: Nebraskans see more risks than benefits in AI, survey shows According to the latest Nebraska Snapshot, most Nebraskans — nearly three in four — rated the risks of artificial intelligence for society as high or very high. Less than 20% rated the benefits as high or very high. The snapshot is reported from the Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey, a review of the state’s adults fielded by the university’s Bureau of Sociological Research. KLKN and the Lincoln Journal Star have published stories on the latest snapshot.
Sep 17 2026	WJHL: Race to Build returns to Bristol Motor Speedway for 10th year A team of Nebraska Engineering students is among four university teams competing in the Race to Build event at Bristol Motor Speedway, WJHL reported Sept. 17. Four homes are being built for families in northeast Tennessee through the competition. Emmeline Watson, assistant professor of practice in the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, and Keirsten Colton, a senior construction management major at Nebraska, were interviewed for the story, which was picked up by Yahoo! News.