AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoStudent Innovation: Two UNL students built GreekLifts, an app that organizes sober rides and helps drivers manage requests in one place. Rural Connectivity: Nebraska-based Pinpoint Fiber is expanding beyond the state by acquiring MetaLINK, while Schurz’s Long Lines is upgrading its network with Cisco routing equipment for faster, more flexible services. Farm Technology: Crop-monitoring company InnerPlant tracked disease alerts across test plots including Nebraska, finding heavier pressure in corn than soybeans this year. Nebraska ranchers are also using virtual fencing to manage grazing, and the Nebraska On-Farm Research Network has wrapped up its year. University Research: UNO students are helping document Omaha’s local speech patterns in the SoLaS Lab, while UNL researchers are studying trees to support flying squirrels. A USC–UNMC collaboration will test how well smoking-cessation treatments work in everyday life. Industrial Engineering: York-based Cyclonaire, which makes pneumatic systems for moving bulk materials, has been acquired by Carrier Process Equipment Group, expanding its industrial technology portfolio. Automation Careers: A Nebraska robotics program is introducing students to careers in the growing automation field.
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