November 5, 2004 UNL Agronomy and Horticulture Highlights Program in December LINCOLN, Neb. — The latest information on research, extension and teaching activities from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Department of Agronomy and Horticulture will be featured at the annual Agronomy and Horticulture Highlights program Dec. 2. MoreSeptember 1, 2004 Kuzelka Receives Agriculture Teaching Award LINCOLN, Neb. — Bob Kuzelka, an associate professor in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources, received the 2004 Teaching Award of Merit from the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture. MoreAugust 25, 2004 Agronomy and Horticulture Online Classes, Campus Workshops Offered This Fall LINCOLN, Neb. — Five University of Nebraska-Lincoln online classes and workshops offered this fall will focus on the latest practices in crop and weed genetics, pesticide resistance, perennials and plant breeding. MoreJuly 30, 2004 Fund First to Support Undergraduate Horticulture Research at UNL LINCOLN, Neb. — Breakthroughs in agricultural research are common at the University of Nebraska. A newly established fund at the University of Nebraska Foundation ensures undergraduates will have a hand in this important work. MoreJuly 2, 2004 UNL Hires Biological Systems Department Head LINCOLN, Neb. — The head of The University of Tennessee's biosystems engineering department has been hired for a similar job at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. MoreJune 22, 2004 New Scholarship Benefits Ag Economics Students at UNL LINCOLN, Neb. — Before graduating from the University of Nebraska in 1952, Howard Beermann had to take a semester off to work in order to pay bills. Thanks to a scholarship he recently created, one student each year will not have to consider interrupting his or her studies to make ends meet. MoreJune 8, 2004 Extension Program Helps Omahans Avoid Lead Poisoning Hazards LINCOLN, Neb. — Early in 2002, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made assessments in east Omaha that later resulted in it being declared a lead-polluted Superfund site, a designation serious enough to merit federal cleanup aid. MoreMay 7, 2004 Poverty Simulations Change Perspectives, Spark Solutions LINCOLN, Neb. — Participants adjust their nametags. The labels bear the identity of a fictitious character they will play for the next hour. After examining packets containing meager possessions and money, each "family" begins to strategize how it might survive an entire "month." MoreMarch 15, 2004 LEAD Fellowship Applications Available for Group XXIV LINCOLN, Neb. — Fellowship applications for Nebraska Leadership Education/Action Development Group XXIV are now available for men and women involved in production agriculture or agribusiness. MoreMarch 8, 2004 CASNR Week Activities March 25-31 at UNL LINCOLN, Neb. — Students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources have planned a week of events in March to celebrate excellence and the benefits of agriculture and natural resources in Nebraska. More |
