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47 Agronomy and Horticulture students named to Dean’s List Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Forty-seven Agronomy and Horticulture students make the CASNR Dean's List.
Forty-seven undergraduate students in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture have been named to the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources fall 2020 Dean’s List.

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Nelson-Yeutter International Trade Internship Award applications due Feb. 18 Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Nelson-Yeutter International Trade Internship Award applications are due Feb. 18.
Applications are due Feb. 18 for the summer 2021 Steve Nelson Yeutter Institute International Trade Internship Award. This award provides one University of Nebraska-Lincoln student annually the opportunity to work in the heart of the trade policy community in Washington, D.C. at the Washington International Trade Association (WITA).

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Third cohort begins FLAIR leadership program Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Third cohort begins FLAIR leadership program.
The Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor has selected associate professors David Holding and Sam Wortman among a cohort of 24 faculty for the third year of the Faculty Leadership in Academia: From Inspiration to Reality program.

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IANR Science Communication Hub relaunches on East Campus, online Tuesday, February 16, 2021
The Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has launched a new IANR Science Communication Hub.

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Nebraska team takes fourth in Turf Bowl Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Cole McClurg (left) and Jacob Ocholik
A University of Nebraska–Lincoln turfgrass competition team earned fourth place at the 27th Annual Collegiate Turf Bowl competition announced Feb. 4 by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. This is the highest finish in this contest for a Nebraska team since the Huskers placed eighth in 2017.

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Weisbrod is new Pesticide Safety Education Program coordinator Monday, February 8, 2021
Jennifer Weisbrod
Jennifer Weisbrod joined the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Jan. 19 as an assistant extension educator and Pesticide Safety Education Program coordinator.

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Twidwell awarded range and conservation endowment Friday, February 5, 2021
Dirac Twidwell receives the Nebraska Range and Conservation Endowment award from the Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation in December.
Dirac Twidwell, associate professor and rangeland ecologist in agronomy and horticulture, was presented with the Nebraska Cattle­men Foundation’s Nebraska Range and Conservation Endowment award and grant during the virtual 2020 Nebraska Cattlemen Annual Convention Dec. 1–4.

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Valentine's Day Succulent Sale is Feb. 12 Friday, February 5, 2021
The Horticulture Club Succulent Sale is Feb. 12. | Shutterstock
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Horticulture Club is hosting a succulent sale Feb. 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at both City and East Campus locations.

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Agronomy Club apparel on sale now Thursday, February 4, 2021
The Agronomy Club apparel sale is going on now until Feb. 21.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Agronomy Club has a great selection of apparel for sale now until Feb. 21. Don't miss the opportunity to purchase some agronomy-branded clothing while helping support the club.

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Grad student at Panhandle Center developing crop-breeding tools for proso millet Thursday, February 4, 2021
Rituraj Khound in front of proso millet plots at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center at Scottsbluff
A graduate student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research and Extension Center in Scottsbluff is in the midst of an ambitious project that he and his advisor hope will produce a set of modern tools for genetic improvement of proso millet.

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