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Mary Bomberger Brown

Alisa Halpin (left) floats a least tern egg in a cup of water to determine the age of the nest; the buoyancy of the egg shows how many days old the eggs are. Her daughter, Summer Larkihn, marks the number of the nest on a rock for future reference as part of the Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership.

Mother-daughter pair pursues conservation of Nebraska’s terns, plovers

August 8, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Nebraska's Mary Bomberger Brown (right) smiles as a crew prepares for an interview. Bomberger Brown, a Nebraska graduate and faculty member, dedicated her career to conservation, especially with endangered bird populations.

Bomberger Brown leaves behind an inspirational legacy of conservation

August 24, 2019

Cutline: Whooping cranes feast in a field near Kearney during their spring migration in 2016. The bird at right wears a green band, signaling he has been tagged and is being tracked by researchers in the United States.

Study: Climate change affecting whooping cranes' migration patterns

September 29, 2017

Science & Technology

Mary Bomberger Brown (right) discusses Piping Plover habitat with students (left) Peyton Burt and Jessica Tramp at Lake McConaughy.

University is institutional partner with Association for Women in Science

May 12, 2017

Science & Technology

Bomberger Brown kicks off applied ecology seminar series

January 21, 2015

A 30-year study of cliff swallows, a long-distance migrant bird species, has revealed that global climate change is altering their breeding habits. (Photo courtesy Mary Bomberger Brown)

Long-term cliff swallow study uncovers effects of climate change

December 17, 2014