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The research, creative and scholarly activities of UNL faculty often garner media coverage. Here are a few examples of national coverage since December. Web links are provided when available.
- A major study by UNL and USDA-ARS scientists on the energy yield of ethanol from switchgrass grabbed headlines worldwide after their results appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in January. Hundreds of media outlets worldwide featured the story, including BBC News, NPR's All Things Considered, UPI, PBS NewsHour and Time/CNN. This research was led by Kenneth Vogel, USDA-ARS geneticist and adjunct professor of agronomy and horticulture. The article, "Net energy of cellulosic ethanol from switchgrass," also was the second most frequently read article in PNAS in January. Co-authors were Marty Schmer, USDA-ARS agricultural science research technician and UNL doctoral student; Robert Mitchell, USDA-ARS agronomist and adjunct associate professor of agronomy; and Richard Perrin, professor of agricultural economics.
- The work of Michael James, professor and chair of textiles, clothing and design, was featured in a Chicago Tribune article, "Leading a digital revolution in the antique art of quilting."
- Touch sensor research by Ravi Saraf, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is featured in a new book, Why the Lion Grew Its Mane, A miscellany of recent scientific discoveries from astronomy to zoology, by London Times science reporter Lewis Smith.
- A Chicago Tribune article on crime in China featured Andrew Wedeman, associate professor of political science, who studies corruption in China.
- The New York Times, Astronomy and ScienceDaily, were among many media outlets that reported on a major cosmic ray discovery by an international team of scientists that includes Greg Snow, associate professor of physics and astronomy. Scientists working with the Pierre Auger Observatory in Argentina in late 2007 captured international media attention after they published their findings in Science.
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