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Five Students Honored at Distinguished Fellowships & Awards Luncheon Thursday, December 8, 2022

Five graduate students in the Department of Animal Science were honored at the Distinguished Fellowships and Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, December 7. The event was co-hosted by the Agricultural Research Division and the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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Jessica Sperber Named Extension Assistant Professor and Feedlot Specialist Thursday, December 1, 2022

Jessica Sperber has joined the Department of Animal Science as an extension assistant professor and extension feedlot specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

In her role, Sperber will deliver relevant education and guide problem-solving efforts targeted towards feedlot owners, management, consultants, and allied industry. She will also organize the Nebraska beef feedlot extension team, coordinate feedlot roundtables, and contribute to feedlot extension publications.

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Burkey named interim head of University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Animal Science Friday, November 18, 2022

Lincoln, Neb.-- Dr. Tom Burkey, a professor of non-ruminant nutrition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been named the interim head of UNL's Animal Science Department. His appointment will take effect Dec. 17.

Current department head Dr. Clint Krehbiel will leave the post in December serve as dean of the Gordon W. Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University. His last day will be Dec. 16. A national search for a permanent department head will be announced early in 2023.

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2022 Academic Quadrathlon Winners
Students compete in Department of Animal Science Academic Quadrathlon Friday, November 11, 2022

Six teams of students recently competed in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Animal Science Academic Quadrathlon on Nov. 1-2.

The competition provides each team of up to four students an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of animal agriculture by participating in four rounds of competition: a written exam, lab practicum, an oral presentation, and a quiz bowl competition. Teams earn points by placement in each round to determine an overall winner.

Competing Teams

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The University of Nebraska–Lincoln broke ground on its Feedlot Innovation Center near Mead on Nov. 4.
Nebraska U breaks ground on one-of-a-kind Feedlot Innovation Center Friday, November 4, 2022
More than 150 leaders from across Nebraska’s beef industry gathered at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center near Mead Nov. 4 to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Feedlot Innovation Center.

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Schedule Set and Registration Opens for Nebraska Beef Summit Friday, October 28, 2022

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Animal Science is slated to host its annual Nebraska Beef Summit on Thursday, November 17 at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Kearney, Neb.

Nebraska Beef Industry Scholars Program