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Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Micro-irrigation work boosts Nebraska economic development, food security
February 12, 2025

Multiple departments in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to strengthen small-scale irrigation in Nebraska. The efforts address real-world needs and can boost small business development, promote urban agriculture, diversify Nebraska agriculture and boost underserved communities’ access to nutritious food.

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Agricultural Economics
Nebraska team shows how simple data can reduce portions, food waste
February 6, 2025

New research at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln examined how introducing information regarding large portion sizes and their effects on one’s health and the environment can influence consumer behavior when choosing between a small and large sandwich.

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Research News
Feb. 28 is deadline to submit NOIs for COBRE Phase 1 internal competition 
February 3, 2025

The Office of Research and Innovation is sponsoring an internal competition to identify the university’s next team that will submit a proposal to the National Institutes of Health’s Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence program.

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University of Nebraska Press
University of Nebraska Press’ baseball lineup plates another win
January 30, 2025

The University of Nebraska Press baseball book collection has secured yet another Dr. Harold and Dorothy Seymour Medal.

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Snapshot reveals complex political identity behind Nebraska’s ‘red state’ status
January 30, 2025

Nebraska is known as a “red state,” but data from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Bureau of Sociological Research indicates the state is more politically diverse than the moniker suggests.

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Researcher striving to better measure greenhouse gases
January 24, 2025

In recent years, scientists have detected methane gas from cattle burps and manure and nitrous oxide gas from nitrogen fertilizers. Scientists have trouble pinpointing the amounts of these two gases in the air because their equipment lacks accuracy. 

Now, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln researcher is working to fine-tune the equipment.

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Nebraska-based global center to drive bioeconomy solutions for future of food
January 24, 2025

An international research project led by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln aims to transform the future of food by driving sustainable, resilient solutions while positioning Nebraska as a national leader in the bioeconomy sector, which encompasses many industries that use biological resources to create products and services.

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Husker psychology professor receives presidential award
January 17, 2025

Maital Neta, professor of psychology at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers.

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Nebraska-based startup aims to improve human health through targeted drug delivery
January 16, 2025

A pair of Husker researchers has launched a startup company aimed at bringing to market an innovative method for delivering therapeutics, gene editing tools, plasmids and more to targeted locations in the human body.  

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Innovation Studio announces inaugural Robotics Fellows
January 16, 2025

Nebraska Innovation Studio, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s makerspace, has announced its inaugural cohort for the NIS Robotics Fellowship Program. The four fellows aim to develop cutting-edge products and improvements in cattle ranching, surgery, language development and precision agriculture. The 20-week fellowship began Jan. 1 and continues through May 31. Fellows receive free membership to the studio […]

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