The UNO Center for Public Affairs Research has been featured in over 100 stories in 2024 across numerous media outlets. Stories are organized by topic below.
2023 Media Mentions
- 12-31-23 - Omaha World Herald - Nebraska’s ‘Brain Drain’ Deepens, Loss of College Grads Now Among Nation’s Worst
- 12-21-23 - Kearney Hub - Capitol View: No more work from home?
- 12-21-23 - McCook Gazette - Our Opinion: Time to Plug Our State’s Brain Drain
- 12-21-23 - Successful Farming - ‘Brain Drain’ Persists in Much of America’s Heartland
- 12-18-23 - Nebraska Examiner - Nebraska ‘brain drain’ persists, plus another alarm is raised by new census data
- 12-5-23 - Midwest Messenger - Welcome to our town: Revitalizing rural America
- 11-16-23 - 6 News WOWT - Omaha Performing Arts working to keep talent in Nebraska
- 10-18-23 - KETV Newswatch 7 - 'Made their lives easier': UNO researchers evaluate Do Space Tech Pack Program
- 10-18-23 - Nebraska Examiner - UNL launches partnership to help Nebraska prepare for growing demand in tech careers
- 10-12-23 - Nebraska Examiner - Survey: Housing surpasses jobs as top reason Nebraskans moved away
- 9-30-23 - The Columbus Telegram - Invite young Nebraskans to build community with us
- 9-21-23 - Flatwater Free Press - Remote reality: Agreeable bosses, speedy internet remaking work in Sandhills
- 8-16-23 - Nebraska Examiner - Nebraska ranks 37th for rate of labor force that works from home
- 8-10-23 - 10/11 NOW KOLN/KGIN Pure Nebraska - 2023 Greater Nebraska Youth Survey Results
- 8-10-23 - The Columbus Telegram - Voices of the future: Survey finds Nebraska youth like smaller communities, want to stay close to home
- 8-9-23 - The North Platte Telegraph - Greater Nebraska Youth Survey reveals students prefer small towns, desire safety
- 8-8-23 - Kearney Hub (originally published by Omaha World Herald) - Nebraska youth survey shows students prefer small towns, don't feel included in community
- 8-8-23 - Norfolk Daily News - Survey reveals students prefer small towns, desire safety
- 8-7-23 - KLKN-TV Channel 8 - Nebraska survey reveals majority of rural students want to stay in small towns
- 8-7-23 - Omaha World Herald - Nebraska youth survey shows students prefer small towns, don't feel included in community
- 6-11-23 - KETV NewsWatch 7 - Chronicle: Workforce retention in Omaha
- 5-22-23 - Nebraska Examiner - Foreign-born Huskers contribute 8% of state economic input, report says
- 5-15-23 - Nebraska Examiner - Report puts Nebraska near bottom of the pack for female business ownership
- 4-24-23 - KIOS Omaha Public Radio Riverside Chats - Brain Drain: UNO Researcher Josie Schafer Explains Why Young, Educated Nebraskans Are Leaving, and What That Means for the Workforce
- 4-15-23 - Lincoln Journal Star - Editorial 4/16: Fighting brain drain about more than tax rates
- 4-14-23 - 13 News WIBW - City of Manhattan set to put out 2023 community survey next week
- 3-29-23 - Nebraska Examiner - Job opportunities, not taxes, top of mind when people migrate, UNO researcher says
- 3-7-23 - The Daily Nebraskan - NE brain drain is growing despite increase in high-skill, high-wage jobs
- 3-7-23 - Nebraska Examiner - Brain gain starts with nurturing a desire for purpose
- 2-14-23 - 6 News WOWT - Brain drain: A deeper look into why Nebraskans are leaving the state
- 2-13-23 - Nebraska Examiner - Nebraska’s shifting workforce demands amid ‘brain drain’ should sound alarm, researcher says
- 2-11-23 - Lincoln Journal Star - NU looking to reverse trend of Nebraska losing college graduates to other states
- 1-6-23 - Nebraska Examiner - Nebraska ‘housing council’ launches with plan for 35,000 new affordable dwellings
2022 Notable Media Mentions
- 2-3-22 - Nebraska Public Media - Nebraska Focused: Building Our Future
- 1-9-22 - KETV NewsWatch 7 - Shifting occupations, aging population and leaving Nebraska all reasons for tightening workforce, shortages
2021 Notable Media Mentions
- 7-20-21 - Silicon Prairie News - Do remote workers benefit the economies where they live?
- 4-6-21 - Omaha World Herald - UNO centers drive, measure economic impact across Nebraska amid pandemic