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Oct 4 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: Bone Yard reshapes student tailgating on game days The Lincoln Journal Star published an Oct. 4 article on the university-sanctioned student tailgate, dubbed the Bone Yard, which is in its sixth season. Josh Overocker, associate vice chancellor of student life; Brandon Meier, deputy athletic director for external affairs; and Husker students Ethan Bond, Keegan Joel, Adrian Leal and Ryan Siemek were interviewed for the article.
Oct 2 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: Regents will consider changes to Elephant Hall renovation The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will be asked to change how a renovation of Elephant Hall in the University of Nebraska State Museum-Morrill Hall will proceed, the Lincoln Journal Star reported Oct. 2. The regents will vote on a move from a design-build method to a construction-manager-at-risk model, which would create greater flexibility and transparency during the renovation.
Oct 1 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: UNL to celebrate new Westbrook with dedication The university will hold a dedication for its Westbrook Music Building on Oct. 1, the Lincoln Journal Star reported Sept. 30. The new Westbrook is an $81 million, 103,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility that replaces the former Westbrook, which opened in 1967. It is home to the Glenn Korff School of Music.
Oct 1 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: Award-winning designers bring handmade craft to Lincoln The Lincoln Journal Star published an Oct. 1 article on Gabriel and Brooke Anderson, the husband-and-wife duo who co-founded Dean and Dahl design studio in Lincoln. Gabriel is an assistant professor of interior design at Nebraska. One of their designs, the JoJo Chaise in Richards Hall, was also highlighted in the article.
Oct 1 2026	Rural Radio Network: Trail systems important to rural Nebraskans, poll shows Many rural Nebraskans use trails around their communities and receive different benefits from their use, according to the latest batch of results from the 2026 Nebraska Rural Poll. Rural Radio Network ran an Oct. 1 article on the results.
Oct 1 2026	Norfolk Daily News: Neligh student earns Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship Leonardo Luna-Duran, a first-generation college student from Neligh, Nebraska, has been selected as a 2026-28 recipient of the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service. He is a junior political science and management major at Nebraska working toward a certificate in public policy analysis. The Norfolk Daily News ran an Oct. 1 article on Luna-Duran’s achievement.
Sep 30 2026	KBRX: Otte selected as UNL homecoming royalty finalist Karter Otte of O’Neill has been selected as a homecoming royalty finalist at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, KBRX reported Sept. 30. Otte is a senior agribusiness major.
Sep 30 2026	Silicon Prairie News: Williamson discusses agtech in Nebraska The Combine, an agtech incubator and accelerator between Invest Nebraska and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, was highlighted in a Sept. 30 Silicon Prairie News article on agtech in Nebraska.
Sep 30 2026	The North Platte Telegraph: Staples Lab helps childcare providers implement outdoor learning The Ruth Staples Child Development Lab School, housed in the College of Education and Human Sciences, is helping childcare providers across Nebraska incorporate the outdoors and nature-based learning environments into education through the Learning Environments for All to Flourish (LEAF) Initiative. The North Platte Telegraph ran a Sept. 30 article on the initiative.
Sep 29 2026	The Facts: UNL sophomore finds her rhythm The Facts (Brazoria County, Texas) published a Sept. 29 article on Natalie Nietes-Geren, a sophomore microbiology major who plays alto saxophone in the Cornhusker Marching Band. Nietes-Green said she chose the university for its microbiology program and because she had family connections to Nebraska.
Sep 29 2026	Flatwater Free Press: New reality is altering Nebraska's prairies Nine-Mile Prairie, owned by the University of Nebraska Foundation and managed by the university’s Center for Grassland Studies, was featured in a Sept. 29 Flatwater Free Press article on the threat of woody encroachment to Nebraska’s remaining prairie. David Wedin, professor emeritus in the School of Natural Resources who formerly oversaw the prairie, was interviewed for the article.
Sep 29 2026	Newsweek: Trump to campaign in Nebraska amid close Senate race Kevin Smith, Olson Professor of political science, was interviewed for a Sept. 29 Newsweek article on President Donald Trump’s upcoming campaign visit to Grand Island, Nebraska. The fact that Trump is campaigning in the state for incumbent Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts is “perhaps a sign of a tough electoral environment for Republicans,” Smith said. He was interviewed for a similar article in The Hill on Oct. 4.