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Planet Forward
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
The University of Nebraska is one University comprised of four campuses: the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Thursday, November 10, 2016
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Pollinator Plot is a demonstration and research garden and an outdoor classroom.
Tags: pollinators, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, climate change, Bees, Douglas Golick
Planet Forward
Friday, February 23, 2018
In mid-September 2017, nine students from seven universities traveled to the middle of the country and met in Lincoln, Nebraska, to begin the journey to the southwestern corner of the state.
Tags: pfinnebraska, Nebraska, agriculture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ogallala, Water, irrigation
Fulbright Organization
Thursday, August 01, 2013
A recent report records the pulse of groundwater level changes in Nebraska following 2012's historic drought. How are these levels recorded and what will they mean for agricultural production, water levels and drought recovery this year?
Tags: University of Nebraska, Nebraska, groundwater, sandhills, corn belt, water table, water levels
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
The clock ran out in Congress last week on a bill to repeal energy-efficient light bulb standards. Cue the giant, energy-devouring, glass ball above Time Square.
Tags: energy, congress, Pew, University of Texas, weatherizedc, heat, ghana, temperatures, cuewb, colleges
Planet Forward
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Congratulations to our 2018-2019 team of Planet Forward Correspondents! Read below to learn more about the exceptional team of students selected, and be sure to click through to see their full profiles:
Alumin8 bins will be placed around UNL's campus for students to donate. (Photo courtesy of Alumin8)
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Friday, February 24, 2017
Alumin8, an organization founded by students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is working to repurpose aluminum cans and donate the repurposed objects to local shelters.
Tags: green living, can recycling, recycling, repurposing, Campus Sustainability
Farmer Roric Paulman talks with students about the challenges facing the aquifer, about 90 feet beneath their feet. (Planet Forward staff)
University of Missouri
Friday, February 23, 2018
In the face of a changing climate, the agriculture industry is increasingly figuring out how to produce more and use less.
Tags: pfinnebraska, Nebraska, agriculture, farm, harvest, Water, aquifer
Wildlife lawyer and farmer Taku Mutezo, in white, poses for a photograph at the Wildlife Ranger Challenge, a project to both raise funds and awareness of the struggles facing wildlife rangers across Africa. (Photo courtesy Taku Mutezo)
Mandela Washington Fellow
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Wildlife lawyer and farmer Taku Mutezo has a solution to Zimbabwe's human-wildlife conflict that uses natural and local resources, and benefits the community as well.