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Sandra Barrera speaks in front of a crowd of a few dozen Latinx entrepreneurs, seated at tables.

Conference fosters entrepreneurship among Latino community

July 31, 2024

Agriculture & Environment

Three young children sit together, one holding a Captain America doll and two holding books

Rural Prosperity Nebraska helps communities find child care solutions

February 7, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Shawn Kaskie stands in front of tables forming a U shape and nine members, seated, of Grand Island’s eCommunities steering committee.

eCommunities program boosts rural Nebraska’s entrepreneurial capacity

August 16, 2022

Employee makes peace sign from inside Mena's Kitchen food truck

Latino Small Business Program gains momentum

July 6, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

A 2022 Nebraska College Preparatory Academy graduate from Grand Island celebrates becoming a Husker during the April 27 event.

Nebraska College Prep students, teachers honored

April 29, 2022

Calvin Schrock, research manager in animal science, cuts a pork carcass in May 2020. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has announced plans to develop the Small Meat Processing Plant of the Future to address workforce shortages and other challenges faced by small meat processors.

Animal Science to develop small meat processing plant

March 4, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Hosted by Nebraska 4-H, the Launching Nebraska-nauts into the 4-C’able Future program will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 13 at Raising Nebraska in Grand Island. A video-feed Q&A session with three astronauts will take place from 11:40 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Satellite sites are available across the state for those who cannot attend in person.

Nebraska youth participate in Q&A with astronauts

October 7, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

New activities at Raising Nebraska include a giant scale that translates a visitor’s weight into bushels of grain, number of newborn pigs, gallons of milk or about a dozen other Nebraska agricultural products.

Raising Nebraska sheds light on technology, research behind Nebraska agriculture

August 20, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Sandra Barrera

Nebraska Extension’s Barrera helps immigrant business owners

June 23, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

4 Huskers win awards in Roper Sports Writing Competition

March 12, 2021

Society & Culture

Former Gilman Scholar Lexy Polivanov captured the activity at a watering hole in Namibia during her education abroad program in summer 2019.

11 Huskers earn Gilman scholarship for education abroad

December 21, 2020

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has hired three new rural recruitment coordinators to strengthen service to students from across the Cornhusker State.

Student fellows' impact in rural communities valued at $111K

January 7, 2020

Society & Culture