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Uden receives junior faculty award Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Dan Uden received a Junior Faculty for Excellence in Research award from Nebraska’s Agricultural Research Division at the All Hands meeting in the East Union on February 13.

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Show your Husker love during Glow Big Red Feb. 14–15 Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Glow Big Red is the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s annual 24-hour giving event when Huskers around the world come together to support scholarships, colleges and programs, student groups and activities, inclusion, mental health and many other areas. Make your gift today or any time to the Agronomy and Horticulture students before noon Feb. 15.

Love and generosity will be in the air during the Glow Big Red — 24 Hours of Husker Giving campaign, Feb. 14-15.

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Rice joins department faculty as assistant professor Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Brian Rice began Jan. 1 as an assistant professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. He has a 70% research and a 30% teaching appointment.

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Nebraska Plant Science Symposium Series set for April 29 Wednesday, February 7, 2024

The 2024 Nebraska Plant Science Symposium Series – Innovating Plant Science: Where STEM Meets Stem – is set for Monday, April 29, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center in Lincoln.

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Mittman named Chancellor's Scholar Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Matt Mittman is one of 20 University of Nebraska–Lincoln students who were recognized as Chancellor’s Scholars during the undergraduate commencement ceremonies Dec. 16, 2023, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Chancellor’s Scholars are students who have maintained 4.0 grade-point averages on all collegiate work at Nebraska and elsewhere. This is the highest academic honor awarded to graduating undergraduates.

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Study points to Africa’s opportunities to boost rice production Monday, February 5, 2024

Currently, domestic rice production in Africa meets about 60% of the continent’s demand. That import dependence places Africa in a vulnerable position. Courtesy | Alencar Zanon

Africa’s rice sector has major opportunities to increase its yield gains through improved agronomic practices while avoiding massive land conversion, a study by international scientists including a Husker co-investigator finds.

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60 Agronomy and Horticulture students make CASNR Dean’s List Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Sixty Agronomy and Horticulture undergraduate students make the fall semester CASNR Dean’s List.

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Husker researchers aim to help crops survive cold snaps Monday, January 29, 2024

James Schnable (from left), Rebecca Roston and Toshihiro Obata hold young sorghum plants outside of the Bioscience Greenhouses on City Campus. The researchers are part of a $1.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation to try to boost the cold tolerance of sorghum, and eventually corn and other crops, by harnessing the power of the plant’s circadian rhythms.

Unpredictable cold spells can spell disaster for farmers, especially when it comes to sensitive crops like sorghum. But researchers at the Center for Plant Science Innovation at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln are on a mission to give this grain a winter coat, and it all boils down to understanding its daily rhythm.

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Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series starts Feb. 1 Wednesday, January 24, 2024

The spring Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series begins with “Hydroponic Approaches and Value to the Food Supply Chain,” presented by Stacy Adams, professor of practice in agronomy and horticulture, on Feb. 1.

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Glow All In for Agronomy and Horticulture This Valentine’s Day Monday, January 22, 2024

Glow Big Red is a 24-hour day of giving to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to raise money for scholarships, colleges, programs, student organizations, inclusion, mental health and much more. The giving day starts at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 14, and continues through noon on Thursday, Feb. 15.

Glow Big Red — 24 Hours of Husker Giving is almost here, and the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture is counting on you. Will you join us this Valentine’s Day to celebrate Glow Big Red?

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