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Researchers from across the state are teaming up to study possible environmental and health impacts stemming from the AltEn ethanol plant s usage of pesticide treated seed corn. (Photo by Christina Stella, NET News)
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Christina Stella, NET News
April 7, 2021 - 4:53pm
Community members around Mead, Nebraska heard more details this week on a sprawling University of Nebraska research effort taking hold in their town.
At a virtual town hall hosted by the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, scientists from across Nebraska laid out their plans to study how pesticide and fungicide pollution by the AltEn ethanol plant may be impacting human health and the environment. The 10-year study will feature researchers from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Creighton
The Fremont Area Community Foundation has emerged as a potential source of fundraising for an investigation to study the long-term environmental and health effects pesticides have had near the AltEn ethanol plant in Mead.
Executive Director Melissa Diers said the foundation has not committed any funds to the study, which is in its early phases of development.
However, the foundation has met with members of the research team, which consists of public health officials and researchers from the University of Nebraska and Creighton University, to learn more about the project.
âWeâre interested in this endeavor because Mead is within our grant area and is a community that we exist to support like every other community within our six-county-plus grant area,â Diers said.
UNMC announces plans for in-person commencement ceremony in May
The audience will be limited in size Share Updated: 8:58 AM CDT Apr 8, 2021 KETV
The audience will be limited in size Share Updated: 8:58 AM CDT Apr 8, 2021 The University of Nebraska Medical Center announced plans Thursday to hold in-person commencement ceremonies in May. UNMC says the number of guests permitted will vary based on location, venue size, and capacity. A livestream will also be offered for those who prefer to stay home or who are unable to attend. The ceremonies for UNMC s five campuses: Thursday, May 6Lincoln - 9:30 a.m.Norfolk - 2 p.m.Kearney - 7 p.m.Saturday, May 8Omaha - 9 a.m.Scottsbluff/Gering - 3 p.m.Masks must be worn by all guests. You should stay home if you are or a member of your household is symptomatic the day of the event. The number of guests allowed per graduate include: Kearney: Up to 12 guests per graduateLincoln: Up to 16 guests per graduat
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