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Glow Big Red is chance for Husker Nation to support students, academics Friday, February 3, 2023

Justin Mohling | University Communication and Marketing

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln invites its supporters to “Glow All In” during Glow Big Red — 24 Hours of Husker Giving on Feb. 15-16, 2023.

Full story at Nebraska Today

Gaussoin named 2023 USGA Green Section Award recipient Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Gaussoin, who is being honored for introducing new technologies and processes that advance putting green construction and management, will be honored at the USGA’s Annual Awards Dinner on Feb. 25 in Napa, California as part of the organization’s annual meeting.

Full story at Golf Course Industry magazine

IANR awards Cultivate ACCESS with innovation team award Monday, January 30, 2023

Mike Boehm, Harlan Vice Chancellor of IANR (from left), presents the Omtvedt Innovation Team award to the Cultivate ACCESS team members Leah Sandall, Julie Bray-Obermeyer and Logan Newman. Loren Rye | Pixel Lab

The Cultivate ACCESS team was honored with the Omtvedt Innovation Team award during the Distinguished Fellowships and Awards Luncheon on Dec. 7 on East Campus.

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Wang returns to Nebraska as research assistant professor Monday, January 30, 2023

Zhen Wang joined the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Dec. 1 as a research assistant professor.

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Basche is recognized for academic excellence, leadership Friday, January 27, 2023

Rich Bischoff, associate vice chancellor of IANR (left), presents Andrea Basche with the Dinsdale Family Faculty Award at the Distinguished Fellowships and Awards Luncheon Dec. 7. Loren Rye | Pixel Lab

Andrea Basche, an assistant professor in cropping systems in agronomy and horticulture, was presented with the Dinsdale Family Faculty Award at the Distinguished Fellowships and Awards Luncheon Dec. 7 on East Campus. The University of Nebraska’s IANR, ARD and CASNR hosted the luncheon.

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Das begins research journey in department at Scottsbluff Thursday, January 26, 2023

Saurav Das started Sept. 6 as a research assistant professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff.

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Meet Graduate Student Alyssa Hall Thursday, January 26, 2023

Alyssa Hall, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture doctoral student, is studying integrated crop and livestock systems. Hall received her Bachelor of Science degree in agronomy from Purdue University. While an undergraduate, she came to Nebraska for a summer research program which then inspired her to pursue her master's degree at Nebraska. The connections she made and the work she accomplished during her master's degree led her to stay at Nebraska and pursue a doctorate degree. She is advised by agronomy professor Daren Redfearn.

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Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series starts Feb. 3 Thursday, January 26, 2023

The spring Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series begins with “Soybean Response to Micro-rates of Dicamba and 2, 4-D” presented by Nebraska’s Stevan Knezevic on Feb. 3.

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CABBI Team Achieves First Precision Gene Editing in Miscanthus Tuesday, January 24, 2023

HudsonAlpha researcher Kankshita Swaminathan, right, and Illinois Crop Sciences Professor Erik Sacks, CABBI's Deputy Theme Leaders for Feedstock Production, check out a field of miscanthus. HudsonAlpha

For the first time, researchers have successfully demonstrated precision gene editing in miscanthus, a promising perennial crop for sustainable bioenergy production.

Full story at CABBI

Research Roundup | Jan. 20 Monday, January 23, 2023

A view of the Sandhills near Whitman, Nebraska. Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing

Nebraska researchers have found no evidence that a supposed precipitation threshold prevents the establishment of eastern redcedar, as the invasive tree peppers even the most arid tracts of land in the Sandhills sampled in a recent study.

Full story at Nebraska Today