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USDA funds $1.9M of next stage in genome-to-phenome collaboration
Lincoln, Neb. —A transdisciplinary collaboration connecting genetic science to the study of crop and animal traits, or phenotypes, has received a new $1.9 million funding installment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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Turk found special opportunities in teaching, research at Nebraska
Lincoln, Neb. —As a scientist, Judith Turk is unearthing the stories soil has to tell. As an instructor, she’s uncovering best practices for student learning. She’s fascinated and inspired by both.
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Rogers Memorial Farm celebrates 75 years of hands-on agricultural research
Lincoln, Neb. —The rows of no-till plots on the University of Nebraska Rogers Memorial Farm stand as a lasting testament to the practicality of no-till farming — 42 years and counting.
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NRT recruits three students with pandemic savings
Lincoln, Neb. —The pandemic hindered the Nebraska National Research Traineeship program but also enabled the program to support an additional three graduate students in 2022-2023.
Husker research hones in on sorghum’s genetic makeup to improve nitrogen efficiency
Lincoln, Neb. —A University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientist is leading a multi-institutional effort to better understand sorghum’s genetic makeup in a quest to improve the crop’s nitrogen use efficiency.
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Research team boosts environmentally sustainable pest control via insect pheromones
Lincoln, Neb. —A team of researchers including a University of Nebraska-Lincoln biochemist has developed a low-cost process to produce pheromones and enable the next generation of pest control. The findings facilitate environmentally friendly methods to protect food crops currently facing increased vulnerability to insect attack.
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$25M federal award to expand robotics development, entrepreneurship, outreach
Lincoln, Neb. —The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is taking a lead role in a $25 million federal award that will push the boundaries of robotics innovation and serve as an economic driver for the Cornhusker State.
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‘Slippery’ particle study eyes environmental, energy impacts
Lincoln, Neb. —To get a better grasp on how “slippery” particles move better through fluid transport systems — like those that supply drinking water — Nebraska Engineering researchers are looking to improve future applications in environmental and energy systems that are vital to our daily lives.
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Scholtz analyzing increase in woodlands in the Great Plains
Lincoln, Neb. —The current way Great Plains lands are managed is a "mismatch" to the red cedar problem, one Nebraska researcher said recently.
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Nebraska Environmental Trust funds eight research projects at Nebraska
Lincoln, Neb. —The Nebraska Environmental Trust has awarded eight grants totaling more than $526,000 to University of Nebraska–Lincoln projects.
The annual grants went to one new project and seven that have been funded in past years, too.
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