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Striegel receives Holling Family Award for Teaching Excellence Thursday, April 25, 2019

Adam Striegel, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln Doctor of Plant Health student and an agronomy master's student specializing in weed science, received a Teaching Assistant Holling Family Award for Teaching Excellence.

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Soil Judging Team earns bronze at nationals Wednesday, April 24, 2019

For the first time in their history, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Soil Judging Team earned third place overall at the National Collegiate Soils Contest, this year hosted April 14 to 19 at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California.

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University offers record number of scholarships to Nebraska seniors Tuesday, April 23, 2019

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has offered nearly 7,200 universitywide scholarships to the 2019 graduating class from Nebraska high schools. The total potential value of the scholarships is more than $59.5 million.

Full story at Nebraska Today

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Fascination of Plants Day set for May 18 Monday, April 22, 2019

The public is invited to the Earl G. Maxwell Arboretum on East Campus, Saturday, May 18 from 2–5 p.m. for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln 2019 Fascination of Plants Day.

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Baenziger's Research Focuses On Increasing Wheat Yield With Growing World Population Friday, April 19, 2019

Stephen Baenziger, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture professor and Wheat Growers Presidential Chair, has been testing hybrid wheat lines throughout Nebraska to determine their agronomic worth.

Full story at NET News

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Good luck to the UNL Soil Judging Team Monday, April 15, 2019

The UNL Soil Judging Team headed to nationals April 14 at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California.

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Yield-gap study finds China can meet rice demand despite land changes Monday, April 15, 2019

Even with the largest population on the planet, China produces enough rice to meet the demand for its largest food crop. Using primary data on Chinese rice production and the information gathered via the Global Yield Gap Atlas developed at Nebraska, a new study gives the first detailed spatial analysis estimating China’s rice production potential through 2030.

Full story at Nebraska Today

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Lights, camera, traction: Research shines at media day Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Bob Wilhelm introduced the stars of the university’s inaugural Research Media Day April 8. True to the template’s form, Susan Sheridan, Craig Allen, Cary Savage and Christopher Bach proceeded to speak on their teams’ game plans, challenges and victories before taking questions from the media. One of Allen’s colleagues, Dirac Twidwell, is researching how a concept familiar to Husker football fans — encroachment — has fueled the threat of wildfires in the Cornhusker State.

Full story at Nebraska Today

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Horticulture Club to host spring plant sale Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Nebraska's Horticulture Club will host its annual spring plant sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 25-26 at the Teaching Greenhouse West on East Campus.

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N150 brings updates to Nebraska graduation Wednesday, April 10, 2019

From redesigned gowns to a split undergraduate ceremony, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is establishing new commencement traditions as part of its yearlong, 150th anniversary celebration.

Full story at Nebraska Today

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