A retirement celebration for John Owens is 4 to 6 p.m. April 13 in the second floor lobby of Hardin Hall. Owens is retiring as vice chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and vice president of NU, but is returning to the UNL faculty. Remarks from Chancellor Harvey Perlman and NU President […]
University of Nebraska alumnus and cattleman Paul Engler of Amarillo, Texas, announced March 1 a $20 million gift to support programs in agribusiness at UNL. The gift from the Paul F. and Virginia J. Engler Foundation to the University of Nebraska Foundation’s Campaign for Nebraska: Unlimited Possibilities will establish a permanently endowed fund to support […]
UNL’s 36 percent return rate ranks second nationwide A study has shown money invested in the Agricultural Research Division is offering an internal rate of return of 36 percent. The UNL study found that for every $1 invested in ARD, the major research arm of the university’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Nebraska’s […]
Researchers mash microwave cooking, food safety issues Many people cook a frozen dinner in a microwave oven for a quick and easy meal, but how many of them follow the directions on the box exactly? Jeyam Subbiah thinks it’s very few, and food-borne illnesses are the possible result. Subbiah, a food engineer in the departments […]
A free 14-lecture water and natural resources seminar series, beginning in January, will give the public opportunities to hear top speakers address water and environmental concerns ranging from regional to global. The UNL Water Center’s annual spring semester lecture series begins Jan. 13 and ends April 28. During that time, lectures are presented each Wednesday, […]
NSF grant to fund innovative, water-focused graduate education program UNL is launching an innovative, interdisciplinary graduate education program to prepare future scientists, policymakers and natural resource managers to address increasingly complex global water issues. The program is funded by a $3.1 million National Science Foundation grant. The five-year grant from NSF’s Integrative Graduate Education and […]
Rural Nebraskans generally are less positive about their communities this year than in the past, according to the 2009 Nebraska Rural Poll. The 14th annual UNL poll was taken last March and April, a time of great economic uncertainty, poll organizers noted. That uncertainty is reflected in this year’s poll results. For example, the percentage […]
UNL agronomy and horticulture professor Stephen Baenziger and Roger Wehrbein, vice-president of the Agriculture Builders of Nebraska, will co-chair the search advisory committee for the position of vice president and vice chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Baenziger and Wehrbein will lead 16 other individuals representing Nebraska agricultural sectors; university faculty, staff […]
IANR Vice Chancellor/NU Vice President plans return to faculty after 26 years in administration administrative role John Owens, Harlan vice chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, will step down June 30. Owens has been vice chancellor since January 2001. He also serves as the University of Nebraska’s vice president for agriculture and […]
A new UNL Web site gathers a wealth of information to help Nebraskans deal with the economic crisis. The “Managing in Tough Times” site, at http://toughtimes.unl.edu, is from the university’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and includes materials from a variety of sources, especially UNL Extension. At the site, visitors will find materials in […]
