Gardening competition educates, instills confidence in Nebraska students Friday, October 7, 2022
![The Biggest Grower winner, Yve Nelson of Lincoln, shows off her competition garden.](https://agronomy.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/news/IMG_0110-2000px.jpg?itok=mnk1JJHk)
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Córdova featured on Propelling Women in Power podcast Thursday, September 29, 2022
![S. Carolina Córdova featured on Propelling Women in Power podcast.](https://agronomy.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/news/PWIP-Carolina-Cordova.png?itok=rA2KDJ3X)
S. Carolina Córdova, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture’s new assistant professor and statewide soil health specialist, is featured on Propelling Women in Power, a podcast about the careers of women in energy.
Córdova shares her adventures in academic research dealing with the friendly and, occasionally, not-so-friendly on her path to becoming a leader in the soil sciences. She also discusses her hands-on approach to mentorship, both on and off the field.
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Service Award Celebration honors 16 department employees Thursday, September 29, 2022
![The University of Nebraska–Lincoln honored 850 faculty and staff for their years of service to the university Sept. 28 including Department of Agronomy and Horticulture’s Professor Emeritus Charles “Chuck” Francis for 45 years and Professor Paul Read for 35.](https://agronomy.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/news/PortraitBackground-Francis-Read.png?itok=8qjKGYCa)
Sixteen Department of Agronomy and Horticulture employees were honored with Employee Service Awards Sept. 28.
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Husker research hones in on sorghum’s genetic makeup to improve nitrogen efficiency Friday, September 16, 2022
![Jinliang Yang, assistant professor of agronomy and horticulture, is leading an effort to better understand sorghum’s genetic makeup to improve the crop’s nitrogen use efficiency.](https://agronomy.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/news/20220916-jinliangyang-nt.jpg?itok=Ibt3zRYS)
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Curiosity, opportunity propel Husker to international championship Friday, September 16, 2022
![Kennadi Griffis sifts through a soil sample in the soil judging pit on East Campus.](https://agronomy.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/news/220909_Kennadi_Griffis_051.jpg?itok=mXbrCntE)
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Nebraska host to Nitrogen Use Efficiency Workshop Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series starts Sept. 9 Wednesday, September 7, 2022
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Night-time heat is killing crops. Scientists are rushing to find resilient plants Friday, September 2, 2022
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ORED selects next cohort for Research Leaders Program Friday, September 2, 2022
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Daigh is new associate professor of Vadose Zone Science Wednesday, August 31, 2022
![Aaron Lee M. Daigh](https://agronomy.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/news/AaronDaigh_0066-16x9.jpg?itok=e2F13UKW)
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