Study confirms nitrate can draw uranium into groundwater

Lincoln, Neb. —Eight years ago, the data was sound but only suggestive, the evidence strong but circumstantial.

Now, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Karrie Weber and colleagues have experimentally confirmed that nitrate, a compound common in fertilizers and animal waste, can help transport naturally occurring uranium from the underground to groundwater.

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Peterson to serve as interim Ag Econ department head; Brooks to serve as interim associate head

Lincoln, Neb. —Wes Peterson will serve as the interim head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His appointment is effective April 1.

Peterson succeeds Larry Van Tassell, who is stepping away as department head after more than a decade in the position. Van Tassell will continue to serve as a faculty member in the department.

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Loy to lead Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center

Lincoln, Neb. —Dustin Loy has been selected as the next director of the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His appointment was effective beginning March 1.

Loy succeeds Bruce Brodersen, who spent more than 30 years on the UNL faculty and has led the center since 2019.

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Roston named Ralph and Alice Raikes Chair in plant sciences

Lincoln, Neb. —University of Nebraska- Lincoln’s Rebecca Roston, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Associate Director of the Center for Plant Science Innovation, has been named the Ralph and Alice Raikes Chair in Plant Sciences. 

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Azzam reappointed as Roy Frederick Professor of agricultural Economics

Lincoln, Neb. —The University of Nebraska- Lincoln’s Azzeddine Azzam, professor of Agricultural Economics, has been reappointed as the Roy Frederick Professor of Agricultural Economics.

The Roy Frederick Professor of Agricultural Economics is a professorship that honors the work of Roy Frederick, an Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Economics at the university.

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Cassie Palmer, Complex Biosystems graduate student, demonstrates the proper way to water pea shoots planted in lunar soil simulant to Dawes Middle School students.
UNL graduate students team up with LPS to “Plant the Moon”

Lunar soil research project part of the Grand Challenges Initiative

It may have been 30 degrees out with eleven inches of snowfall on the ground from the day before. But in the Nebraska Innovation Campus greenhouse, it was in the mid-70s — the perfect temperature for plant experiments.

That day in February, students from Dawes Middle School were learning how to set up an experiment for success. The topic in question: seeing how pea shoots would fare in lunar soil.

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Sensor-based fertigation management research boosts efficiency, profitability

Lincoln, Neb. —For the past four years, University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers have studied the prospects for using sensor-based fertigation management, or SBFM, to increase the efficiency and profitability of nitrogen use. The latest results are now in from multiple Nebraska sites, and they show that the technology enables major gains in both regards.

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Research Roundup | Feb. 28

Lincoln, Neb. —Welcome to the Research Roundup: a collection of highlights from the latest Husker research and creative activity.

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Jacob Harvey joins University of Nebraska Barta Brothers Ranch

Lincoln, Neb. —The University of Nebraska Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center (ENREEC) is pleased to announce that Jacob Harvey has been named Research Project Coordinator for the Barta Brothers Ranch located south of Long Pine. Harvey began this new role on January 3, 2023.

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