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.Read Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series starts Feb. 1
Glow All In for Agronomy and Horticulture This Valentine’s Day Monday, January 22, 2024
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?Read Glow All In for Agronomy and Horticulture This Valentine’s Day
Global Yield Gap Atlas named NUTech Ventures Creative Work of the Year Thursday, January 18, 2024
The Global Yield Gap Atlas received the Creative Work of the Year award during the NUTech Ventures 2023 Innovator Celebration Nov. 6. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Wageningen University in the Netherlands are the project’s coordinating partners.
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Clemente receives Prem S. Paul Innovator of the Year Award Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Tom Elmo Clemente, Eugene W. Price Distinguished Professor of Biotechnology in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, was presented with the Prem S. Paul Innovator of the Year award during the NUTech Ventures 2023 Innovator Celebration Nov. 6.
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Range management specialist in the Panhandle receives NC endowment Wednesday, January 10, 2024
he 2023 Nebraska Cattlemen Annual Convention and Trade Show held its annual banquet on Dec. 7, honoring individuals and businesses important to the beef industry. Among them was Mitch Stephenson, associate professor and range management specialist with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln stationed at the Panhandle Research, Extension, and Education Center in Scottsbluff.Singh receives NCWSS Outstanding Graduate Student Award Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Mandeep Singh, doctoral candidate in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, received the Outstanding Graduate Student Award at the 78th Annual Meeting of North Central Weed Science Society in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dec. 11-14, 2023.Read Singh receives NCWSS Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Nebraska program aims to help students make critical ag, natural resources decisions Friday, January 5, 2024
Today’s youth will someday be making decisions that affect agriculture and natural resources systems. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is tapping into the power of gaming to lead a program designed to teach youth how to responsibly make those decisions, while being aware of factors such as climate adaptation and limited natural resources. The Cultivate Data Science team includes Leah Sandall, associate professor of practice and online and distance education coordinator in agronomy and horticulture.Department all-staff meeting is Jan. 18 Thursday, January 4, 2024
Department staff are invited to a staff-only meeting with pizza on Jan. 18, from noon to 1 p.m. in Keim Hall, Room 150.Read Department all-staff meeting is Jan. 18
3 Huskers earn invite to serve in Peace Corps Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Congratulations, Claire Gillespie! She has earned a certificate from the Peace Corps for completing Nebraska’s Peace Corps Prep program this fall. She and two other University of Nebraska–Lincoln students have been invited to serve in the Peace Corps after graduation.See full story at Nebraska Today
Indigenous Youth Food Sovereignty Program honors Elowsky and Stephenson Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Christian Elowsky and Christian Stephenson, assistant professors of practice in agronomy and horticulture, were each recognized by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Native American Coalition at an Indigenous Food Sovereignty event on Dec. 13.Read Indigenous Youth Food Sovereignty Program honors Elowsky and Stephenson