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August 2025

VOL 4 EDITION 6

IANR News Now

Learning Innovation for Nebraska and K-12 Schools

The purpose of this L.I.N.K.S. newsletter is to provide a monthly update of opportunities and resources for K-12 schools to connect with the University of Nebraska's CASNR Food, Energy, Water, and Societal Systems (FEWS²) programs and partners.

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K-12 Curriculum and Resources


New Agribusiness Curriculum Training

Dr. Elliot Dennis and Jay Parsons will be hosting a training for to learn how to use the "more about the Farm and Agribusiness Curriculum", for secondary agriculture classrooms.  This training will cover the Farm and Agribusiness curriculum, how to use it in the classroom, and the learning outcomes for students for class and the CDE.   Once you complete the training, you will have full access to the curriculum and agribusiness resources. Register here  by Sept. 2, 2025 to attend the Saturday Sept, 2025 training from 9am to 3pm. Filley Hall-East Campus. Cost $30 includes curriculum, Lunch and Snacks.


Explore all K-12 Curriculum Resources here!


Upcoming Events

Sept. 9-11: Husker Harvest Days

Sept. 12 & 19: Red Letter Day

Sept. 18: Ag Literacy Festival at Haskell Ag Lab

Sept. 26: NE Youth Climate Summit on East Campus

Sept. 29: Zoom into CASNR

Sept. 30: Biology in Action at Haskell Ag Lab

Oct. 1: NE Youth Beef Leadership Symposium Application Close

Oct. 6-10: Green Career Week

Oct. 11: Experience the Power of Red Day

Oct. 28: Zoom into CASNR

Student Opportunities


UNL Scholarship Opportunities

Apply for Admission to UNL

Apply for UNL Scholarship Opportunties 

UNL-CASNR Scholarship Opportunities

UNL External Scholarship Opportunities

Explore Campus Virtually if you cannot travel to campus


Student Opportunities

EARN A $500 SCHOLARSHIP

Students participating in the World Food Prize Nebraska Youth Institute programs who enroll at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with a major in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources receive a $500 scholarship for each year of participation!

AG Literacy Festival

Sept. 18 9:00-12 Dixon County Fairgrounds

2nd-4th Grade Teachers Bring your Classroom to an interactive, hands-on ag education festival great focus of Nebraska Studies in science and technology in agriculture. Contact Angela Abts at aabts@unl.edu.

Explore all Student Opportunities Here!

Teacher Opportunities


Do you have a student interested in teaching  - or one that you think has the skills to be an educator?  Please nominate a student who has expressed interest in teaching Agricultural Education or Skilled and Technical Sciences OR who you believe has the qualities of an amazing teacher! Nominate students for Teach Ag or Teach STS at https://go.unl.edu/tagged. Your encouragement and your faith in a student can make all of the difference!

NATS Celebrates 60 years of Science Education

NATS Fall Conference scholarships available

Nebraska EPSCoR and the Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science are pleased to offer scholarships to K-12 Nebraska teachers to support attendance at the Fall Science Conference, taking place Oct. 17-18. Apply by Sept. 2.  Apply Here


Explore all Teacher Engagement activities here!


Looking to bring students to Campus?

Contact our CASNR Recruitment Team for education events, campus experiences, student visits, and questions about UNL's East Campus. 


For more stories happening in UNL, IANR, & CASNR go to IANR NEWS


Find your CASNR Education and Career Pathways Team at casnr.unl.edu/k-12-partners
Bailey Feit

Bailey Feit

LPS/CASNR Early College & Career Pathways Coordinator

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Tammy Mittelstet

Tammy Mittelstet

CASNR Statewide Education & Career Pathways Coordinator

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