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News and Events

2012 LOSS Conference to be held in Nebraska

The 2012 LOSS (Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors) Conference will be held May 31 - June 1, 2012 in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Dr. Frank Campbell, a leading expert in Suicidology along with other experts, will share the lessons learned in years of helping survivors of suicide, how sudden traumatic loss impacts survivors and grief through the different developmental stages.

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State Meat Inspection Project

The purpose of this project was to assess state meat inspection programs (nationally with foci on neighboring states of Kansas and Minnesota) so that the Agricultural Committee of the legislature could determine the advisability of Nebraska implementing a meat inspection program.

Key Partners
Agricultural Committee of the Nebraska State Legislature; University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Agricultural Economics; University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Political Science

Funding
The Agriculture Committee of the Nebraska State Legislature was the primary funder. Nebraska Pork Producers Association and the Nebraska Cooperative Development Center provided partial funding for the project.


Related Publications:

Slaughter, K., Cordes, S., Tomkins, A.J., & Kathlene, L. (2001). Potential impacts of state meat and poultry inspection for the state of Nebraska. PDF File

Lead Contact:
Name: Alan Tomkins
E-mail: atomkins@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-5688