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Gamma Sigma Delta recognizes initiates and award recipients
July 1, 2021

Gamma Sigma Delta recognizes initiates and award recipients

The Nebraska Chapter of the Honor Society of Agriculture, Gamma Sigma Delta, has welcomed 17 new members in agricultural sciences, natural resources, education and human sciences, biological systems engineering and their related sciences and technologies.
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Faculty Spotlight: Amy Timmerman
June 28, 2021

Faculty Spotlight: Amy Timmerman

Meet Amy Timmerman, cropping and water Nebraska Extension educator in Holt, Boyd, Brown, Rock, Keya Paha and Cherry counties.
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Nebraska entomology master’s degree options to combine
June 9, 2021

Nebraska entomology master’s degree options to combine

More than 75 online masters of science students in entomology may shorten the time it takes to earn their degrees following changes from the Office of Graduate Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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Student Spotlight: Abigail Borgmeier
June 7, 2021

Student Spotlight: Abigail Borgmeier

Meet Abigail Borgmeier, spring 2021 plant pathology graduate from St. Peter, Minnesota.
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Student Spotlight: Edgar Nieto Lopez
May 24, 2021

Student Spotlight: Edgar Nieto Lopez

Meet Edgar Nieto Lopez, spring 2021 plant pathology graduate from Texcoco, Mexico.
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Panhandle Perspectives: UNL Panhandle Plant pathologist writes book about history of Plant pathology research in Nebraska
May 19, 2021

Panhandle Perspectives: UNL Panhandle Plant pathologist writes book about history of Plant pathology research in Nebraska

Bob Harveson embarked on his career as a plant pathologist in the mid-1980s, which in 1999 took him to Scottsbluff as a specialist on the faculty at the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center.
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Staff Spotlight: Amber Hadenfeldt
May 17, 2021

Staff Spotlight: Amber Hadenfeldt

Meet Amber Hadenfeldt, administrative associate for the Department of Plant Pathology.
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Nebraska Extension crop management diagnostic clinic courses available online
April 23, 2021

Nebraska Extension crop management diagnostic clinic courses available online

Nebraska Extension is bringing growers and agribusiness professionals a new way to keep up to date with research-based information in crop management and production.
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Student Spotlight: Jordan Reinders
April 19, 2021

Student Spotlight: Jordan Reinders

Meet Jordan Reinders, an entomology student from Orange City, Iowa graduating with his doctorate degree this May.
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Panhandle Perspectives: Did You Know? The first Gram-positive bacterial disease in Nebraska occurred in sugarbeets
February 25, 2021

Panhandle Perspectives: Did You Know? The first Gram-positive bacterial disease in Nebraska occurred in sugarbeets

Lincoln, Neb. —Almost two years ago, I introduced the idea of Nebraska serving as a breeding ground for the discovery of new plant diseases. This has been particularly evident with bacterial diseases, specifically those caused by Gram-positive pathogens.

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