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Helping Farmers Save Enough Water to Double Nebraska’s Largest Lake

Nebraska
Water Use

When Dr. Suat Irmak joined the faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2003, he conducted a comprehensive needs assessment to determine what issues he should tackle. The...

Improving Pig Fertility to Boost Efficiency

Nebraska
Animal Sciences
Genomics

Daniel Ciobanu, PhD, and his team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln found that sows expressing age at puberty early in life produce more litters during their lifetime.

Influencing Inflammation: Boosting Gut Health to Help Obese Adults

Nebraska
Microbiomes
Human Health & Nutrition

Inflammation is a major cause of health problems. Drs. Hutkins and Walter and their collaborators set out to improve gut health by using a novel formulation of probiotics (healthy...