While in college, Husker alumni and brothers Matthew Brugger ’19 and Joseph Brugger ’19 of Albion, Nebraska, started their own company, Upstream Farms & Distillery. They credit UNL’s Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program and scholarships with helping them begin to realize their dreams. Following is a conversation with Matthew and Joseph. What drew you to attend […]

By Robyn Murray Jeff Zeleny Leans into his Nebraska Brand Jeff Zeleny was in Miami earlier this year working on a story for CNN about the future of the Republican Party. As he approached downtown and took in the skyline — glass skyscrapers set against clear blue water — it reminded him of the first […]

By Molly C. Nance UNL Students Develop New Ag Technologies Finding solutions to complex problems is like finding a needle in a haystack — or maybe finding something more useful, like answers about crop health from infrared satellite imagery or ways to use robots that keep farmers out of dangerous grain bins or methods to […]

By Ed Rider Cutting-edge Clinical Trials Provide New Hope for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer “You have pancreatic cancer.” These four words are among the most devastating a person will ever hear. The difficulty of diagnosing cancer of the pancreas early makes it one of the most lethal and aggressive types of cancer — the […]

By Susan Houston Klaus How the UNO Pitching Lab Is Helping Athletes Improve Their Games The digital images generated in the University of Nebraska at Omaha Department of Biomechanics might prompt a double take. Human skeletons appear to be pitching a baseball or softball, spiking a volleyball or swinging a golf club. But these bundles […]

By Robyn Murray UNK, UNMC Work to Bring More Medical Professionals to Rural Nebraska When Sandra Bresnahan, M.D., was a child, she often came with her parents to doctor appointments. Her parents were immigrants from Mexico and didn’t speak much English. So they needed her to explain their symptoms to the doctor and translate what […]