A highlight of the recent Nebraska Cattlemen Research and Education Foundation (NC R&EF) luncheon at the 2006 NC Convention in Lincoln was a presentation by UNL Animal Science Department Head Don Beermann.  He gave an update on the activities and status of UNL’s Animal Sciences Department and outlined the department’s programs, enrollment status and strategic plan.

   This two-part article compares the development of vigilante groups in early Nebraska and Wyoming.  Research indicates that Nebraska may have had a quicker restoration of law and order due to its less “colorful” population. While Nebraska was for the most part settled by farmers looking to build a stable community, Wyoming was settled by fortune seekers, rebels and outlaws brought by the expansion of the railroad.