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.
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 postdoctoral, graduate and undergraduate students on all four University of Nebraska campuses and invested $3.6 million, of which $3 million has been matched one-to-one by faculty. The awards provide stipends to students working on projects that contribute to the institute’s mission to have a lasting impact on achieving more food security with less pressure on scarce water resources.
The program supports interdisciplinary faculty research while enriching the education of students who will one day be scientific leaders in the effort to feed the world’s growing population with limited natural resources.
DWFI funds eight new students working on mission-related projects
The Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute’s student support program has made more than 100 awards to students on all four University of Nebraska campuses.
DWFI continues support of Platte Basin Timelapse interns
The Platte River is one of the most allocated rivers in the world, and much of its water is dedicated to agriculture.
Estimation of manure nutrient capacity in Nebraska minimizes water quality impacts
Using manure fertilizer instead of inorganic fertilizer can better enhance the soil organic matter content while improving soil.
Could cover crops replace offset in-season corn fertilizer?
Over-application of nitrogen fertilizer on crop fields often leads to increased groundwater contamination, as well as a reduction in net financial returns for farmers.
Congratulations to DWFI-supported student graduates
Congratulations to the following DWFI supported students who graduated during that last academic year!