Robert Mugabi, of Uganda, wrapped up his multi-year stay at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) attending the commencement exercises earlier this month, having been awarded the degree of Doctorate of Food Science and Technology.
Three University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) faculty members, Mark Wilkins, Troy Gilmore and Gota Morota, have been selected for funding by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) in Brazil with projects ranging from water management to biomass material development and beef cattle genetics.
The 2017 Water for Food Global Conference will welcome a record 100 speakers and global experts to share ideas and help find solutions to the world’s pressing water and food security needs.
Water is a vital necessity for human development, the environment and the economy. Because of its global importance, the Government of India and its Department of Science and Technology (DST), the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute (DWFI) and the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum have partnered to foster cooperation between students and scientists from both countries.
The Swedish Academy of Sciences has named University of Nebraska-Lincoln agronomist Kenneth Cassman the recipient of the 2017 Bertebos Prize for promoting education and research in the food chain.
The Bertebos Prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry and is sometimes referred to by scientists as Sweden’s “Nobel Prize in Agriculture.”
Hydrometeorologist and WFI Global Fellow Colin Everson introduced cosmic ray technology to Thigesh Vather, a doctoral student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Everson has been using the cosmic ray probe in validating hydrometeorological and remote soil moisture sensors, a topic of interest for Vather who is working toward a PhD in hydrology.
United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Ag Service (USDA-FAS) Borlaug Fellows, Dr. Keziah Ndungu, of Kenya, and Mr. Prudence Lugendo, of Tanzania, arrived in September to begin their fellowship at UNL. Their mentors are Dr. Charles Wortmann, professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture; and Dr. Tsegaye Tadesse, research associate professor and climatologist in the School of Natural Resources with the National Drought Mitigation Center, respectively.
The Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) in partnership with São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announce the call for proposals under the SPRINT initiative - São Paulo Researchers in International Collaboration.
Nebraska-based drought mitigation researchers are helping African leaders develop plans to combat future drought events.
Initial steps were taken in August as Tsegaye Tadesse, a climatologist with the Nebraska-based National Drought Mitigation Center, attended the African Drought Conference in Windhoek, Namibia. The goal of the conference was to develop a drought risk management strategy for all of Africa, a continent nearly 3.5 times larger than the United States. Such a strategy will enhance each country’s resilience to drought impacts.