Tag: Nebraska Extension
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Infrastructure improvements enhance research, teaching and outreach
From architecture to music, ag efficiency to museum exhibits and hospitality to engineering, facility improvements on campus will improve experiences for faculty, staff, students and visitors. Kiewit Hall Kiewit Hall is not just an academic building – it was designed and built with an emphasis on career development. Opened in January 2024, the six-story, $115…
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Unraveling drug use and misuse in rural areas
Describing initial research discoveries as “eye opening,” scientists in the Rural Drug Addiction Research Center are building upon a strong foundation to develop partnerships with communities across Nebraska to address drug use and misuse. RDAR, founded in 2019, earned a five-year, $11,597,682 Phase 2 renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Centers of Biomedical…
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Lowering livestock’s methane emissions
When a cow belches, it releases methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. One cow, no problem. But entire beef and dairy sectors add up. A Nebraska research team is studying ways to reduce methane emissions from livestock with the goal of developing tools and management practices for beef and dairy producers. …
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Forging partnerships for biodiversity education
Students living in rural and tribal communities are surrounded by a remarkable range of biodiversity: Grasses, flowers and wildlife are centerpieces of these youths’ lives. A display at the Fort Washakie School and Community Library located in Fort Washakie, Wyoming, part of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The library primarily serves the Eastern Shoshone Native…