Wheat variety trial field tours across Nebraska in June Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Core curriculum, academic customization boost Agronomy and Horticulture students Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Cover Crop Initiative Project has first Field Day in western Nebraska Tuesday, June 6, 2023
The Cover Crop Initiative Project held its first field day in early May at the Panhandle Research Education and Extension Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. This project represents a four-year collaborative agreement between the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the Nebraska Natural Resources Conservation Service to foster understanding and promotion of cover crop use in Nebraska.
The Initiative has established cover crop variety trials in multiple locations across the state, including five Nebraska research stations with distinct agroecology.
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East Campus Discovery Days and Farmers Market kicks off 2023 season June 10 Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Bathke receives research awards Friday, May 26, 2023
Katie Bathke graduated May 20 with a Bachelor of Science degree in plant biology with a minor in precision agriculture and completed the requirements of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Honors Program.
To graduate from the Honors Program, students must maintain at least a 3.5 grade-point average, complete a culminating senior project or research thesis, and fulfill other curricular requirements.
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English transforms outdoor spaces in long-term care community Friday, May 26, 2023
After thirty years working in information technology doing everything from flipping switches on the data center floor to software programming to enterprise project management, Jane English was ready for a career change.
So she went back to school and graduated Friday, May 19, with a master’s degree in horticulture with an emphasis in gerontology from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
English, who grew up in Papillion, Nebraska, into a family of farmers and plant and tree lovers, earned a computer science degree with a minor in business in 1986 from Nebraska.
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Congratulations to our May 2023 graduates! Monday, May 22, 2023
Forty-two undergraduate and ten graduate students in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and one student in the Doctor of Plant Health Program received degrees during commencement exercises May 19 and 20. Chancellor Ronnie Green delivered the keynote addresses.
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Regier named Chancellor's Scholar Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Lydia Regier, a plant biology major in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, is one of 94 University of Nebraska–Lincoln students who will be recognized as Chancellor’s Scholars during the undergraduate commencement ceremonies May 20 at Memorial Stadium.
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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Ridder named Chancellor's Scholar Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Abigail Ridder, a plant biology and environmental studies double major, is one of 94 University of Nebraska–Lincoln students who will be recognized as Chancellor’s Scholars during the undergraduate commencement ceremonies May 20 at Memorial Stadium.
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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Specht awarded with first-ever Larry Tonniges Research Achievement Award Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Jim Specht, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor emeritus and Scottsbluff native, was recently awarded the first-ever Larry Tonniges Research Achievement award. The award, which was made possible by the family of the late Larry Tonniges, a longtime Nebraska farmer who was dedicated to production research as part of the Nebraska Soybean Board, honors researchers who have made significant contributions to soybean research for NSB.
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