WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, June 10 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Lessons Across Landscapes: W&M students connect local & global conservation knowledge By Anita Hagy Ferguson Two William & Mary students hack through roadside brush in Virginia to place a camera that tracks animal movement across a busy highway. Half a world away, W&M and Nepali students gather stories from Himalayan herders about conflict and coexistence with the large predators. Meanwhile, back at W&M, a s more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 11 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Allen chairs international panel outlining forest resilience strategies By Geitner Simmons An international panel chaired by Husker scientist Craig Allen is pointing to the crucial benefits forests provide and calling on countries to adopt well-informed resilience strategies. Forests face major challenges, locally and globally, from urban sprawl, conversion to agriculture, and climate stresses, more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 12 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Huskers tackle global irrigation challenges through immersive trip to Ghana By Cheyenne Gerlach and Renata Rimsaite When the Yeutter Student Fellows were tasked with researching how an irrigation company could best position itself to help meet the irrigation needs of the African continent, they knew they faced a challenging task. What they did not know was that their research would take them on an imme more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 13 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * New website connects communities with data, tools to thrive By Russell Schaffer The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has launched All Things Nebraska, an informatics website containing reliable, up-to-date data about communities across the state. Developed in collaboration with the Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems at the University of Missouri, the mapping tool includes more than 30,000  more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Women more receptive to knowledge-based health messaging, study finds By Deann Gayman No longer just pet videos and pranks, short-form videos are utilized more and more to share health information. Doctors and researchers are taking to social media networks themselves to encourage regular screenings for disease. Among those important screenings is the pap test, recommended for women 21 and ol more PR