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Facility changes build on Husker swine research momentum

Recent facility improvements at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have given a boost to the university’s swine research, critical to the state’s industry and efforts to feed a growing global population.

New gate feeders in the “pig room” in the Animal Science Complex, funded by the Nebraska Pork Producers Association, were installed in late winter to provide more space for research.

Allen chairs international panel outlining forest resilience strategies

An international panel chaired by Husker scientist Craig Allen is pointing to the crucial benefits forests provide and calling on countries to adopt well-informed resilience strategies. Forests face major challenges, locally and globally, from urban sprawl, conversion to agriculture, and climate stresses, raising concerns for communities, as well as for the planet’s climate.