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New investigator: Derrick Samuelson, PhD

February 17th, 2023

This profile is part of a series to highlight the researchers who will be honored at a ceremony on March 9 for UNMC’s Scientist Laureate, Research Leadership, Distinguished Scientist, New Investigator and Community Service to Research Award recipients.

Pitch grass needs less fertilizer than its cousin maize. And therein lies a clue to less polluting crops

January 13th, 2023

The common turf grass that blankets soccer pitches, including those at the recent World Cup in Qatar, contains unexpected clues about how to build more resilient crops that need less fertilizer. 

Huskers get hands on with science of funky fermentations

January 24th, 2023

In the classroom and the lab, students learned the scientific processes behind popular food fermentation techniques as part of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s three-week spring pre-session course “Moldy Meals: Filamentous Fungal Food Fermentations.”

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Yang Sorghum Paper Featured in Nature Reviews Microbiology

January 9th, 2023

The recent paper, "Genetic analysis of seed traits in Sorghum bicolor that affect the human gut microbiome", that came out of the Nebraska Food for Health Center, has been featured in Nature Reviews Microbiology's write up, "Genome to gut: crop engineering for human microbiomes".

Schnable Named Fellow of the German PhenoRob Cluster of Excellence

January 6th, 2023

Crop-to-Food Innovation summer research experiences for undergrads program is now accepting applications

December 21st, 2022

The Crop-to-Food Innovation program is now accepting applications for Summer 2023.

Nebraska grants 1,288 degrees in December ceremonies

December 16th, 2022

U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer told the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s December graduates to chase their ambitions, be unafraid of failure, stay humble and embrace opportunities.

Synbiotic Health Awarded NuTech Startup Company of the Year

November 21st, 2022

NUtech Ventures hosted its 2022 Innovator Celebration on Nov. 14, part of Nebraska Research Days. The annual event featured this year’s Innovator Awards, which recognize university personnel and companies who are developing and commercializing cutting-edge research from Nebraska.

Chancellor outlines university goals for Only in Nebraska campaign

November 21st, 2022

Leaders across the University of Nebraska system announced on Nov. 18 the public launch of Only in Nebraska: A Campaign for Our University’s Future.

The campaign is a historic effort to encourage at least 150,000 benefactors to give a combined $3 billion to support NU students, faculty, academic programs and research to address the needs of the state.

50/50 shot breeds a decade of popcorn success

November 14th, 2022

A Nebraska-led coming attraction may soon pop into a global blockbuster.

Through a decade-long project supported by Conagra Foods, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln research team led by David Holding has naturally bred new varieties of popcorn that outperform today’s most popular kernels in their intrinsic nutritional value and taste.