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Feb 11 2026	KOLN/KGIN: Glow Big Red returns for eighth consecutive year Husker Nation is uniting Feb. 11-12 for the eighth annual Glow Big Red, a 24-hour celebration of giving to support the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. KHGI and KOLN/KGIN have aired stories on the event.
Feb 11 2026	KETV: Producer, economist expect little price impact from Argentine beef imports Elliott Dennis, associate professor of agricultural economics, was interviewed for a Feb. 11 KETV story on the potential impact of increased beef imports from Argentina on U.S. beef prices. He said that only about 1% of the beef Americans consume will come from Argentina, so there will be little to no impact on prices.
Feb 11 2026	Kearney Hub: Impact of sandhill cranes is $28 million, report shows A Feb. 9 report by the Nebraska Flyway Partnership, developed in cooperation with the university’s Department of Economics, estimates that the economic impact of south-central Nebraska’s annual sandhill crane migration is $28 million. That’s nearly twice the $14.3 million impact recorded in 2017, when the last economic impact study was conducted. The Kearney Hub published a Feb. 11 article on the report.
Feb 11 2026	Friend Sentinel: 'La Bohème' coming to Friend on Feb. 22 The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Opera will perform Giacomo Puccini’s “La Bohème” in Friend and Ord, Nebraska, on Feb. 22 and 28, respectively. The Friend Sentinel and York News-Times have published articles on the dates.
Feb 10 2026	Nebraska Public Media: Lied Center announces $35 million expansion project The Lied Center for Performing Arts broke ground Feb. 10 on the “Building the Future” project — a $35 million privately funded addition and renovation to the venue. Stories on the project have appeared in KLIN, KLKN, KOLN/KGIN, the Lincoln Journal Star and Nebraska Public Media.
Feb 10 2026	KETV: Nebraska will release personal voter data to DOJ Nirnimesh Ghose, assistant professor of computing, was interviewed for a Feb. 10 KETV story on the State of Nebraska providing voter data to the federal government. Ghose, a cybersecurity expert, said the voter database will be protected similar to how the country’s military data is protected. “I am confident they have the system to protect all the data they are taking,” he said. “And I hope they use their system to protect it.”
Feb 10 2026	Farm Progress: Meet the man who helped discover the flat iron steak Farm Progress published a Feb. 10 article on Chris Calkins, professor emeritus of animal science. Calkins’ team at Nebraska teamed up with the University of Florida to research ways to add value to the beef chuck and round, which led to the discovery of the flat iron steak.
Feb 10 2026	KOLN/KGIN: UNL professor brings expertise to U.S. bobsled, skeleton teams Curt Tomasevicz, assistant professor of practice in biological systems engineering, is at the Winter Olympics in Italy as director of sports performance for USA Bobsled/Skeleton. In this role, he oversees athlete selection, helps build training and competition schedules for the World Cup season and coordinates the sport science and data analytics that support elite performance. KOLN/KGIN published a Feb. 10 article on Tomasevicz.
Feb 10 2026	Farms.com: Husker scientists establish biochar on-farm research network Guillermo Balboa and Michael Kaiser, both faculty in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, have partnered with American Farmland Trust and four Nebraska farmers to establish a biochar on-farm research network. It is among the first and largest in the United States. The Central City Republican Nonpareil and Farms.com have run articles on the network.
Feb 9 2026	KHGI: Husker scientist leads AI-driven data network advancements Byrav Ramamurthy, professor of computing, is leading three projects aimed at advancing the speed, intelligence and efficiency of data networks — research that sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence and next-generation connectivity. KHGI ran a Feb. 9 article on the projects.
Feb 9 2026	KOLN/KGIN: University of Nebraska launches AI Institute to lead research, education The University of Nebraska has launched the Artificial Intelligence Institute, which aims to position Nebraska as a national leader in shaping the future of responsible, human-centered artificial intelligence. The institute will be co-directed by Husker faculty members Santosh Pitla, professor of biological systems engineering, and Adrian Wisnicki, professor of English. Stories on the new institute have appeared in KLKN, KOLN/KGIN, the Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska Public Media, Nebraska Rural Radio Association and WOWT.
Feb 9 2026	Lincoln Journal Star: Fischer named 'Champion of Science' by NU, national Science Coalition The University of Nebraska has presented U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer with a Champion of Science Award in recognition of her efforts to fund scientific research and innovation, the Lincoln Journal Star reported Feb. 9. Her efforts have secured funding for a U.S. Department of Agriculture research center on Nebraska Innovation Campus, the National Drought Mitigation Center and the Mid-America Transportation Center.