2020-21 Faculty Fellows for Student Success announced Wednesday, August 26, 2020
 UNL Pillars
Anne Streich, associate professor of practice in agronomy and horticulture, is among twelve chosen by the Executive Vice Chancellor’s Office for third cohort of Faculty Fellows for Student Success.

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Bringing Improved Protein Quality to Popcorn Wednesday, August 26, 2020
David Holding, Associate Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, and his team is pollenating popcorn hybrids at their East Campus field. July 17, 2019. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.
David Holding, associate professor in agronomy and horticulture, became involved with popcorn breeding in 2013 when ConAgra Foods brought their popcorn breeding program to Nebraska. Holding’s lab focused on breeding independent introgressions resulting from several different QPM lines plus several elite popcorn inbreds. The result was a diverse pallet for hybrid production to take advantage of hybrid vigor.

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Virtual Nebraska Turfgrass Research Field Day is Aug. 12 Thursday, August 6, 2020
The Nebraska Turfgrass Research Field Day will be virtual this year on Aug. 12
The Nebraska Turfgrass Research Field Day will be virtual this year. Videos will be available for registered participants to view prior to field day and after the event. Live Q&A times with the speakers will be the morning of Aug. 12.

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All encouraged to sign Cornhusker Commitment Thursday, August 6, 2020
Commitment
A key component to a successful fall 2020 semester will be a common dedication to following safety measures, including utilizing facial coverings, good hand hygiene and social distancing.

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University to grant about 700 degrees Aug. 15 Thursday, August 6, 2020
Go Big Grad: A Husker Graduation Celebration will begin streaming at 9 a.m. Aug. 15 at https://commencement.unl.edu.
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will confer about 700 degrees during a virtual graduation celebration Aug. 15.

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Nebraska tops off classroom prep for return to on-campus instruction Thursday, August 6, 2020
Maddie Huppert, a student worker in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor, wraps a green band on an available seat in a Louise Pound Hall lecture space. The bands are flexible so they do not need to be removed when the student sits down.
After months of planning and preparation, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has launched a weeklong effort to prepare more than 480 classrooms for students’ return to campus.

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Doctoral students receive awards for high scholastic merit and research potential Friday, July 31, 2020
Manny Saluja
Seven Department of Agronomy and Horticulture doctoral students are recipients of scholarships and fellowships for their high scholastic merit and research potential.

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University finalizes mask delivery plans for fall semester Wednesday, July 29, 2020
The university is requiring that facial coverings be worn during the fall semester
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is preparing to deliver some 60,000 cloth masks to its students, instructors, researchers and staff.

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Nebraska among world’s best universities for ag, forestry Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Mackenzie Zwiener, a graduate student in agronomy
For the fourth consecutive year, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has ranked among the top 50 universities in the world for agriculture and forestry.

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Husker team receives $1 million for projects to enhance soil health, productivity Thursday, July 23, 2020
Humberto Blanco
A University of Nebraska–Lincoln researcher’s team has received $1 million in grant funding for two separate projects designed to enhance the productivity and health of environmentally sensitive soils.

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