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Fogarty joins department faculty as ecologist Monday, November 20, 2023

Dillon Fogarty began June 1 as a woody invasion ecologist and research assistant professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. He has an 80% research and a 20% extension appointment.

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NU researchers, alumni contribute to national climate assessment Monday, November 20, 2023

A grain truck crosses the dry Platte River near Chapman, Nebraska, in October 2022. At the time, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported that the area around Chapman was in severe/extreme drought.

University of Nebraska researchers and alumni contributed expertise to the Fifth National Climate Assessment. Released by the Biden administration on Nov. 14, the report includes more than 500 authors and 250 contributors.

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Project to assemble global ag data on potassium deficiencies Thursday, November 16, 2023

Patricio Grassini, professor of agronomy and horticulture at Nebraska, is co-leading a two-year project to compile and analyze a comprehensive inventory of global data on potassium for major crop systems around the world.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the International Fertilizer Association have begun a joint initiative to fill in the knowledge gap about the extent and severity of potassium deficiency. The two-year project will compile and analyze a comprehensive inventory of global data on potassium for major crop systems around the world.

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Screening of movie ‘Common Ground’ set for Nov. 26 at the Ross Thursday, November 16, 2023

A screening of the movie “Common Ground” will take place Nov. 26 at 1:30 p.m. at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center and a discussion led by University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Professor Emeritus Charles Francis will follow.

A screening for the movie “Common Ground” will take place Nov. 26 at 1:30 p.m. and a discussion led by University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Professor Emeritus Charles Francis will follow.

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Student hydroponics open house set for Nov. 21 Friday, November 10, 2023

Grace Ruff, a senior plant and landscape systems major (from left), demonstrates her hydroponic system to Hydroponics for Growing Populations classmates William Anderson and Nicole Svanda at the 2022 open house.

The public is invited to explore University of Nebraska–Lincoln student hydroponic prototype systems and greenhouse systems on Nov. 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Plant Science Teaching Greenhouse, 3855 Fair Street, on Nebraska East Campus.

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Wortman receives CASNR College Distinguished Teaching Award Thursday, November 9, 2023

Sam Wortman, associate professor of agronomy and horticulture, received the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources College Distinguished Teaching Award in recognition of excellence in teaching.

Coordinated by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor, each college at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln nominates one faculty member every year based on accomplishments and qualifications in teaching, advising, creative activities, impact on students and leadership.

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14 graduate students earn fellowships and awards Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Fourteen Department of Agronomy and Horticulture graduate students were honored with awards and fellowships from the Agricultural Research Division, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Office of Graduate Studies, Water for Food, and the North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education.

Shohei Oguro received the Hardin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship. This fellowship is awarded to outstanding graduate students and supports research in plant physiology with particular emphasis on genetic mechanisms influencing plant responses to stress conditions.

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Uden researching and teaching on spatial tools to equip land managers Thursday, November 2, 2023

Dan Uden, on right, helps Trace Stauble, a graduate student in agronomy, use GPS technology to collect grassland data.

As a resilience spatial scientist, Dan Uden researches rangelands through the Center for Resilience in Agricultural Working Landscapes and an EPSCoR project funded at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Montana-Missoula through the National Science Foundation.

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Growing Together Multi-State Collaborative, featuring Nebraska Extension, earns National Excellence in Extension Team Award Wednesday, November 1, 2023

The Growing Together Multi-State Collaborative, a regional food and nutrition program whose partners include Nebraska Extension, has received a national award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture saluted the initiative with the National Extension Excellence Team Award.

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Nebraska researcher receives inaugural Heroes Award Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Katherine Frels, a scientist and assistant professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and a collaborator with the Nebraska Food for Health Center, received the inaugural Heroes Award from the Foundation for Innovation in Healthy Food. She received the award on October 29 at the ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri.

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