Rural Fellows embark on summer of community development
Working in pairs or trios, 35 University of Nebraska–Lincoln students will take part in the Rural Fellowship program while living and working in 17 communities across the state this summer.
During their 10-week residence, the fellows will collaborate with local leaders on improving the communities. Project goals include strengthening the communities’ web presence, attracting entrepreneurs, and developing city parks and trails.
Fagan releases book on inclusive leadership
As the nation grapples with how to move forward a year after George Floyd was killed, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln professor and immigrant is releasing a book that a colleague calls “simply the right book at the right time.”
“Becoming Inclusive: A Worthy Pursuit in Leadership” by Helen Fagan, assistant professor of practice in agricultural leadership, education and communication, is available now from Information Age Publishing. A launch event is planned for 5 to 6:30 p.m. June 4 at Francie and Finch Bookshop, 130 S. 13th St. in Lincoln.
Nebraska ranked a best value by Princeton Review
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln continues to be featured in The Princeton Review as one of the nation’s top colleges for delivering a return on investment to students.
Inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Princeton Review’s “Best Value Colleges” is based on the university’s challenging academics, affordability and strong career prospects available to graduates. Reviewers considered 651 institutions for the list, with Nebraska joining 199 others to earn the affordability honor.
Munezero soaks up water-centric experience at Nebraska
Sarah Munezero, a Rwanda native, hopes to return to “the land of a thousand hills” to help agriculture flourish while ensuring the sustainability of water resources.
Munezero, a May 2021 University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate in integrated science and mechanized systems management and a minor in water science, is a self-proclaimed water enthusiast. She dove head-first into a water-focused experience in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Nebraska, but her interest in water resources began her senior year at the Gashora Girls Academy of Science and Technology in Kilagi, Rwanda.
NU receives $20 million grant to advance quantum research, education
The University of Nebraska has received a five-year, $20 million award from the National Science Foundation’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) to create a research and education cluster aimed at enhancing the state’s competitiveness in the field of emergent quantum materials and technologies, and boosting the participating institutions’ research and education capacity.
Research institute aims to bring diverse ‘new storytellers’ to digital scholarship
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is preparing to welcome 23 emerging scholars from minority-serving institutions for an intensive, interdisciplinary institute that will explore the platforms, tools, designs and ethical questions surrounding digital humanities projects in ethnic studies.
Nguyen helps students embrace heritage, acts as a catalyst for change
Meet Chau Nguyen, a May 2021 graduate with a degree in accounting and from Lincoln. Through her leadership on campus and through the Asian Student Union, she helped students embrace their cultural identity and acted as a catalyst for change.
Omaha native Molly Sambol earns Fulbright to teach in South Korea
Molly Sambol, a recent graduate of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to teach English in South Korea. An Omaha native, she was a secondary education major specializing in English language arts.
NDMC’s Mwape working with Nebraskans on Republican River Basin drought project
Andrew Mwape, a National Drought Mitigation Center research assistant and Ph.D. student in the School of Natural Resources, is working with the state of Nebraska and four of its Natural Resources districts on drought planning for the Republican River Basin.
Partnership creates biodefense lab focused on food security
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska will begin a five-year partnership to help safeguard the U.S. food supply.