The Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute supports more than 30 students each year who represent a variety of disciplines across all four campuses of the University of Nebraska, all related to improving food and water security for future generations.

Water for Food Research Forum showcases exciting student work
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute supports more than 30 students each year who represent a variety of disciplines across all four campuses of the University of Nebraska.

DWFI welcomes new round of student support recipients
Since it was initiated in 2014, the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute’s student support program has made more than 96 awards to DWFI Faculty Fellows supporting students and invested $3.6 million.

Students fertigation startup awarded first Husker Venture Fund investment
Members of the Husker Venture Fund (HVF), a student-led venture capital fund, awarded their debut investment of $25,000 to startup Sentinel Fertigation and its founder Jackson Stansell.

Four DWFI supported students receive doctoral degrees
DWFI would like to extend a congratulations to several DWFI supported student who received degrees this past spring.

Nebraska researchers are following the water
Graduate student Caner Zeyrek and his advisor, Troy Gilmore, are learning a lot about Nebraska’s water flows.

Heeren Inspires Students through Irrigation Field Course
A summer irrigation lab and field course led by DWFI Faculty Fellow Derek Heeren helps his students ground their class lessons through in-person farm and industry visits.