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Research gives insight into Civil War poetry, newspapersAn edition of Civil War-era poems edited by UNL English research assistant professor Elizabeth Lorang and collaborator Rebecca Weir is available online, complete with images from the newspapers in which they appeared and with historical and literary analysis that provides insight into the role of newspapers and poetry during the Civil War. MORE ... |
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Study: Young men who feel body shame less hopeful about relationshipsIncreasingly, objectification and heightened masculinity in images of men is saturating popular culture and the media. A new UNL study examines how this objectification affects men's body image and how that in turn affects men's hopes of developing social and romantic relationships. MORE ... |
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UNL a leader in research into distillers grainsTerry Klopfenstein recalls the history of how UNL animal scientists led the way in researching how to use distillers byproducts to create high-quality, high-protein cattle feed. MORE ... |
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Speaker: Time to act on water, food issuesAs the fifth annual Water for Food Conference closed, Dilip Kulkarni of India's Jain Irrigation Systems praised the event for playing an important role in surfacing challenges and solutions to the problem of feeding a world expected to grow from 7 billion to 9 billion by 2050. But "time is running out. It is now the time for action, we must take our research, our knowledge to the people. The solutions are within our reach." MORE ... |
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Adapting to climate change a worldwide challengeClimate change already is being felt around the world, and society must figure out how to adapt to the changes already underway and mitigate the severity of future impacts, experts said Tuesday (May 7) at the global Water for Food Conference. MORE ... |
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Experts: Translate knowledge into ag practices, policyMuch of the scientific and technical knowledge needed to address the world's burgeoning food needs already exists. The challenge now is to get it into small farmers' hands in a way they can use it, and to convince governments to change policies to make it more feasible for them to do so. MORE ... |
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