http://news.unl.edu/ Archive of stories about the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from media around the world. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:25:25 +0000Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:25:25 +0000http://www.unl.edu/https://journalstar.com/news/state-regional/education/article_d518c52f-683b-4f92-bd04-1df253a3e601.htmlThe 2026 Abbott/Big Ten Conference We Give Blood Drive officially kicked off Aug. 26 and will run through Dec. 4. All 18 Big Ten schools are participating in the competition, with a $1 million prize awarded to the winner. Nebraska won the inaugural competition in 2024 and finished second last year. Stories on the blood drive have appeared in KFAB, KLKN, KOLN/KGIN and the Lincoln Journal Star. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12990Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000 https://www.ft.com/content/acb64e29-a3ce-4282-82b0-6b7b5dd4f63e?syn-25a6b1a6=1Brad Lubben, extension associate professor of agricultural economics, was interviewed for an Aug. 25 Financial Times article on the challenges facing U.S. grain farmers due to increased costs from the conflict in Iran. (This article requires a subscription.)http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12991Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:10:00 +0000 https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/omahas-little-italy/Gerald Steinacher, James A. Rawley Professor of History, was interviewed for an Aug. 25 Nebraska Public Media story on Omaha’s Little Italy seeing a resurgence. The culture of the Sicilian towns of Carlentini and Lentini — where thousands of immigrants came from, seeking economic opportunity in the United States — became engrained in the new communities where they settled, he said. “Italian is not widely spoken, or Sicilian, in Little Italy in Omaha — not that I know of,” he said. “But people still want to keep the tradition alive, the history alive.” http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12992Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:05:00 +0000 https://www.rfdtv.com/unl-turns-resilience-research-into-tools-for-farmersDan Uden, interim director of the university’s Center for Resilience in Agricultural Working Landscapes, was interviewed for an Aug. 25 segment on RFD-TV’s “Market Day Report.” He discussed how the center is turning research into practical tools for ag producers. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12993Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.1011now.com/2026/08/25/huskers-challenged-reclaim-we-give-blood-title/KOLN/KGIN ran an Aug. 25 story on the 2026 Abbott/Big Ten Conference We Give Blood Drive, which officially kicks offs Aug. 26. Katherine S. Ankerson, interim chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold, president of the University of Nebraska system, were quoted in the story. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12989Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://journalstar.com/news/state-regional/article_a051370c-a658-46ea-b70f-1d6068d4078f.htmlThe University of Nebraska Foundation reported a record $532.8 million in philanthropic support from 58,433 individual donors for the 2025-26 fiscal year that ended June 30. The Lincoln Journal Star and Rural Radio Network have published stories on the record. Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold, president of the University of Nebraska system, and Brian Hastings, president and CEO of the NU Foundation, were quoted in the story. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12994Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://flatwaterfreepress.org/dan-osborn-staffers-infiltrated-rival-political-party-tried-to-dissolve-it/Geoff Lorenz, associate professor of political science, was quoted in an Aug. 21 Flatwater Free Press article on two paid staffers of Dan Osborn’s 2024 Senate campaign joining an effort to try to dissolve the rival Legal Marijuana NOW Party last year. Lorenz called the effort a “wild case” of political operatives using election laws to prevent third parties and third-party candidates from succeeding. “If I was going to do what they were trying to … I would only do it if I really believed that actually, legally speaking, I counted as an officer of this party,” he said. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12982Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:05:00 +0000 https://siliconprairienews.com/2026/08/applications-open-until-sept-15-for-unl-faculty-to-get-funding-to-bridge-research-to-commercialization/NUtech Ventures is launching the Innovation Advancement Fund, a proof-of-concept funding program designed to help move promising university research from the laboratory toward commercialization. Silicon Prairie News published an Aug. 21 article on the fund. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12987Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:03:00 +0000 https://news.unl.edu/article/sandhills-ranchers-stewardship-shaped-by-nebraska-u-research-extensionThe Norfolk Daily News ran an Aug. 21 article on Sandhills rancher and Husker alumnus Homer Buell’s deep connections to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. For more than 40 years, Buell has worked with university researchers, extension educators and fellow producers to better understand grazing systems, land management and long-term ranch sustainability. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12983Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.1011now.com/video/2026/08/20/new-online-resource-brings-together-community-engagement-priorities-university-nebraska/Kathleen Lodl, associate dean and Nebraska 4-H program administrator with Nebraska Extension, and Jentry Barrett, coordinator for extension’s Engagement Zone 12, were featured in an Aug. 20 segment on KOLN/KGIN’s “Pure Nebraska.” They discussed the community assets repository on the All Things Nebraska website. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12984Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:05:00 +0000 https://yorknewstimes.com/news/local/education/article_6a3714f4-9b1f-49e1-83a9-148e446a23ef.htmlThe University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred 604 degrees during a combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony Aug. 15 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Gothenburg Leader, Lexington Clipper-Herald and York News-Times have run articles on graduates from their areas. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12986Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/unl-receives-37-million-for-ag-research-building-sourced-from-maryland-usda-facility-closure/The university has received an additional $37 million in federal funds for a new facility on Nebraska Innovation Campus. The National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture, a partnership between the university and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, will focus on precision agriculture technology, sustainable production and climate resiliency. Stories on the project have appeared in KETV, Nebraska Examiner, Nebraska Public Media and Rural Radio Network.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12985Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.1011now.com/2026/08/19/unls-cornhusker-marching-band-drilled-into-shape-ahead-fall-season/KOLN/KGIN aired an Aug. 18 story on the Cornhusker Marching Band’s preseason camp. Tony Falcone, associate director of bands and director of the marching band, and Hudson Carrico, a junior broadcasting and journalism major and drum major, were interviewed for the story. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12978Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:10:00 +0000 https://www.1011now.com/2026/08/18/nebraska-tests-homelessness-prevention-program/The university’s Center on Children, Families and the Law is joining Right at Home, a national initiative to stop homelessness before it starts. As one of 10 partner communities, the center will work with Destination: Home and a coalition of national organizations to build a Nebraska homelessness prevention system modeled on Destination: Home’s nationally recognized approach. Stories on the partnership have appeared in KLKN, KOLN/KGIN and Public News Service.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12979Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:05:00 +0000 https://www.1011now.com/2026/08/18/major-projects-bring-changes-huskers-return-fall-semester/KOLN/KGIN and KLKN ran Aug. 18 stories on construction projects at the university. Wendy Johnson, assistant vice president for facilities planning and capital programs, was quoted in the stories. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12980Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://flatwaterfreepress.org/its-hard-work-nebraskas-corn-detasseling-tradition-is-quietly-fading/Shannon Sand, associate extension educator, was interviewed for an Aug. 17 Flatwater Free Press article on fewer young Nebraskans detasseling corn as more migrant workers pick up the work. Sand, who researches ag labor in the state, said there is a shrinking pool of young Nebraskans willing to work farm jobs. “You have a lot of people that just do not want to do hard labor, which is fair,” she said. “But the labor still has to be done.” http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12977Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:10:00 +0000 https://stateline.org/2026/08/17/parents-are-being-held-responsible-for-their-kids-crimes-under-new-laws/Eve Brank, Aaron Douglas Professor of psychology, was interviewed for an Aug. 17 Stateline article on parental responsibility laws. Research by Brank and colleagues has found that legal professionals generally do not view the laws as effective, which could help explain why the laws are common but rarely enforced. She said there is also potential for the laws to be disproportionately applied to single-parent households, low-income families and families of color. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12969Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:05:00 +0000 https://www.ketv.com/article/nebraska-huskers-big-ten-2010-decision/73453020KETV aired an Aug. 17 story on the 16th anniversary of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln joining the Big Ten Conference. Then-Chancellor Harvey Perlman was featured in the story. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12976Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:03:00 +0000 https://omaha.com/news/local/business/health-care/article_833c6e5c-1560-40fe-84d1-26b79e55f989.htmlHarnessing the power of gait as a biomarker is the concept behind Grasshopper Health, a startup launched by Fadi Alsaleem, James and Virginia Blackman Associate Professor of architectural engineering, to commercialize a low-cost medical device that continuously delivers gait data to a patient’s smartphone and a provider’s chart. KLKN and the Omaha World-Herald have published stories on the project. The University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Sara Myers, the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Iraklis Pipinos and Nebraska Engineering’s Eric Markvicka are also part of the project.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12970Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.1011now.com/2026/08/17/husker-freshmen-settle-into-dorms-with-unl-move-in-day-underway/Thousands of Husker students are moving into campus residence halls Aug. 16-19. Stories on move-in have appeared in KLKN, KOLN/KGIN and the Lincoln Journal Star. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews12973Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:05:00 +0000