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In today's episode of Fridays with a Scientist, Beichen Zhang discusses the differences in drought monitoring and drought impact monitoring, the disciplinary language and data structure challenges of inter-disciplinary collaboration between the drought and public health community, and why he doesn't necessarily have a favorite drought index.

In the first episode of FWS in 2024 Alyssa Hall, a Ph.D. student in Agronomy, joined to talk about her journey to UNL, what is meant by sustainable and regenerative agriculture, and why livestock integration into cropping systems is crucial for both.

In the final Fridays with a Scientist episode in 2023, Lt Col (ret.) Ryan Harris joins to talk about the current #ElNino and how much of the record warmth around the globe can be attributable to it. We then discuss other aspects of #climatechange, including our concern that we are neglecting adaptation in favor of mitigation, and why geoengineering is and should be controversial.

In this episode of Fridays with a Scientist, Chuck Burr (UNL Extension) joins to talk about the many benefits of the Testing Ag Performance Solutions (TAPS) program to producers in the state, the different competitions, and future expansion opportunities.

In this episode of Fridays with a Scientist, Dr. Jesse Bell and Laura Nagengast join to talk about their individual journeys to working in the intersection of water, climate, and public health and the current issues we face in the state related to those topics.

In this weeks episode of Fridays with a Scientist, Caily Schwartz, Ph.D. student in the School of Natural Resources, joins to talk a recent Weather, Climate, and Society paper that she led that dives into water resource managers perception and understanding of #flashdrought.