To advance their contributions to U.S. defense, the National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska (NU) and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) have welcomed Meghan Jackson as director for food, agriculture and environment security (FAES).
The institutes created the focus area in late 2022 to help U.S. government agencies protect the Nation from intentional, accidental and natural threats to food and agriculture production systems, such as crop production and livestock, and the environment. NSRI and IANR have convened and supported researchers and partners across NU's four campuses, hosting a launch workshop in March 2023 and establishing a working group of NU faculty in fall 2023, both focused on FAES. Faculty researchers from across NU, led a discussion focused on resiliency of agriculture systems and natural resources at the 2024 Annual NSRI Conference in April.
