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Aviation Education: UNK launched the Loper Flight Academy with a ribbon cutting after Chancellor Neal Schnoor flew in on a new Tecnam plane, signaling UNK’s shift to fully owning and running its flight training. AI Safety for Kids: Roblox is sharing updates to its AI safety models and testing tools after concerns about grooming pathways on the platform used by millions of children. Drone Delivery Expansion: Amazon says Prime Air will expand to nearly 500 U.S. towns and cities by year-end, including Nebraska-area operations, while noting each new location still needs its own regulatory approvals. Public Health & Vaccines: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited UNMC’s quarantine unit and backed a new childhood vaccine schedule as Nebraska clinicians push back over changes to MMR timing. Rural Healthcare Funding: A $50B rural health program is facing transparency complaints, with oversight hampered by slow public reporting. School Safety Tech Backlash: Omaha agreed to stop using electric shock gloves on students after scrutiny of the devices in schools. Agritech Research: UNL leaders celebrated USDA funding that fully backs a precision agriculture facility at Nebraska Innovation Campus. Food System Shock: Tyson Foods shuttered beef plants in Illinois and Utah, adding pressure to an already shifting cattle and meat supply chain.

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UNO Project Examines Rural Nebraska Social Work Workforce

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Fischer welcomes $37 million USDA funding for UNL agricultural research facility

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Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits UNMC, praises Nebraska’s role in nutrition initiatives

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