Events

Cocoa and Cookies Welcome Back Social (Graduate Students)

- Food Innovation Center

All graduate students are welcome to attend and celebrate the start of the Spring semester!

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Seed Share

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Bring seeds to share and find great seeds for your garden. We will also have a seed saving seminar check back for updates. Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will be on hand to answer your yard and garden questions too.

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NIS-RSS Talks: From Lab to Launch with Shane Farritor

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Join us for an engaging conversation with Dr. Shane Farritor, a pioneering and prolific robotics innovator, researcher, and creator. Shane is a passionate inventor and advocate for makers, playing a critical role in establishing Virtual Incision, MRail, and even Nebraska Innovation Studio itself. In this conversation, Dr. Farritor will shine a spotlight on the less-discussed facets of his story, exploring the roots of his entrepreneurial mindset, his early research commercialization ventures, and the lessons learned from both the successes and challenges along the way. Dr.

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GROBigRed

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Discover the joy of vegetable gardening in this beginner-friendly class. Learn essential tips for planning, planting, and maintaining your garden, plus solutions to common challenges. Grow your garden skills from the ground up.

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Nebraska I-Corps: Introduction to Customer Discovery (Session 1)

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Could your idea eventually become a product or a service? Are you interested in bringing new perspectives to your research program? Do you want to consider starting a business? Nebraska I-Corps: Introduction to Customer Discovery will help you explore the commercial viability of your innovation, research, or business idea.

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Nebraska I-Corps: Introduction to Customer Discovery (Session 2)

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Could your idea eventually become a product or a service? Are you interested in bringing new perspectives to your research program? Do you want to consider starting a business? Nebraska I-Corps: Introduction to Customer Discovery will help you explore the commercial viability of your innovation, research, or business idea.

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Drone Pilot Training - Part 107

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Register through NUAdvance: https://go.unl.edu/dronepilot Ready for take-off! This 2-day comprehensive course will prepare you for the FAA Aeronautical Knowledge Test. Also know as the Part 107 exam, this is an essential starting point for anyone planning to fly drones commercially. Our expert instruction and interactive learning materials will guide you through the exam’s complexities, ensuring you are fully prepared to take to the skies as a certified commercial drone pilot. This class will also feature hands-on experience flying drones.

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Nebraska I-Corps: Introduction to Customer Discovery (Session 3)

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Could your idea eventually become a product or a service? Are you interested in bringing new perspectives to your research program? Do you want to consider starting a business? Nebraska I-Corps: Introduction to Customer Discovery will help you explore the commercial viability of your innovation, research, or business idea.

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Nebraska I-Corps: Introduction to Customer Discovery (Session 4)

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Could your idea eventually become a product or a service? Are you interested in bringing new perspectives to your research program? Do you want to consider starting a business? Nebraska I-Corps: Introduction to Customer Discovery will help you explore the commercial viability of your innovation, research, or business idea.

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Food Science and Technology Research Symposium

- Food Innovation Center

The Department of Food Science & Technology hosts the Food Science and Technology Symposium with the purpose of engaging participants in the interdisciplinary aspects of the field. The symposium aims to provide trainees with feedback from the professional community to enhance their skills as scientists and presenters. Topics covered include research ideas, reviews, proposals, and results, aiming to communicate accurate information about food science and technology.

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Faculty Club Night

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Faculty Club Nights are an informal gathering for faculty that are held at The Mill Coffee and Bistro on Nebraska's Innovation Campus. Faculty enjoy the opportunity to mingle, collaborate, and socialize in an informal setting sponsored by Faculty Affairs in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor. 2024-25 Faculty Club Night dates kick-off the fall and spring semesters and celebrate the end of the academic year.

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FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food

This course developed by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) is the “standardized curriculum” recognized by the FDA, and is designed to meet the requirements for training under Title 21 CFR Part 117.8(c)(1). Successfully completing this course is one way to meet the requirements for a “preventive controls qualified individual”.

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Food Microbiology Workshop

The purpose of this workshop is to provide basic food microbiology training to those individuals working in testing laboratories but have no formal training in microbiology. The workshop provides an excellent training program for individuals involved in food microbiology testing at all levels from the bench to lab supervisors and directors. The Food Microbiology Workshop provides training in the basics of microbiological testing methods commonly used by the food industry - such as detection, enumeration, isolation, and identification of pathogens.

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Haskell Ag Lab Family Field Day 2025

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Since 2017, the staff at HAL has hosted a family field day. The Haskell Ag Lab's Family Field Day educates the public on the importance of science and agriculture through exhibits, demonstrations, presentations, and tours. It provides research-based programming showcasing cutting-edge agricultural practices being utilized at the Haskell Agricultural Laboratory, and highlights the research and projects produced by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Nebraska Extension. Field day is free and open to the public. It features both commercial exhibits and educational booths.

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Flyover Fintech

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Better Process Control School

The Food and Drug Administration's regulations in 21 CFR 108, 113, and 114 became effective May 15, 1979. These regulations are designed to prevent public health problems in low-acid and acidified low-acid canned foods. The three-day Better Process Control School provides the practical application of the principles set forth by these regulations.

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Better Process School for Acidified Foods Workshop

The Food and Drug Administration's regulations in 21 CFR 108, 113, and 114 became effective May 15, 1979. These regulations are designed to prevent public health problems in low-acid and acidified low-acid canned foods.

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