-: Welcome back, halftime.
The Huskers match up tonight
against the Scarlet Knights.
Greg Sharpe back on our
Huskers Radio Network Broadcast Center.
Delighted to be joined tonight by the Chancellor
of the University of Nebraska Lincoln, Ronnie Green.
And while we've got Valentine's Day today,
that's always a fun and festive thing,
hope everybody's taking care
of their sweethearts today.
And we're on the road with basketball.
We are actually getting the baseball seasons
ready to get cranked up.
The Huskers will be in San Diego this weekend.
Softball started last weekend in Houston.
I bet you're ready for some ball bat action here.
-: Well, I am, you know, and it is Valentine's Day
so a little romance in the air everywhere for everybody.
And you know,
today and then tomorrow actually,
the 15th, is the university's birthday.
It's charter day at the University of Nebraska,
February 15th, 1869.
So, our 154th birthday candle is
on the cake for tomorrow as well,
excited about that.
And it is exciting to be at this time of year,
where we're beginning
to see baseball and softball go into action.
The men's baseball team going
into action this weekend
out on the West Coast
at the University of San Diego.
You know, most of our folks in Nebraska know that
that's where John Cook's from, right?
And so they're
kicking into action.
They had a great fan event
at the Hawks last week.
And so, looking forward
to a great season for our baseball team.
Just in a few weeks,
they'll be kicking off at Hawks Field
March the seventh against Northern Colorado.
And then our softball team,
our big 10 champion softball team from last year,
is in Houston currently
in a conference and excited about
a tournament, not a conference tournament,
but a tournament playing this weekend as well.
So great to see the bats beginning to swing
in baseball and softball.
-: No doubt.
Well, the University recently got some really good news
about two faculty members who've been recognized
by their peers in the scientific world.
What can you tell us about this?
-: Yeah, Greg, a big honor.
If you were a research member
in the research community and the science community,
one of the most prestigious honors is to be recognized
as a fellow of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science.
So, we lingo will call it AAAS.
That's the most prestigious scientific society in the world.
Publishes Science Magazine,
which is the most prestigious science publication
in the world,
actually started Science Magazine
actually was started by a Nebraskan,
you know, Charles Bessey.
Who Bessey Hall on our campus is named for
back in our history here at the University of Nebraska.
And this year we're very proud
that two of our faculty have been named as AAAS Fellows
and in recognition of their research stature
in their fields.
Both of them in our Institute of Ag and Natural Resources.
Oleh Khalimonchuk,
who is in our department of biochemistry,
works in the area of redox biology
particularly understanding the function of mitochondria,
the energy storehouse of the cell that make up all of us.
So,
Oleh is also from Ukraine.
I was mentioned that he has original ancestry
in Ukraine and has been active in support
of what's happening in supporting Ukraine.
And then Rich Wilson,
who is a professor in our plant pathology department,
for his distinguished contributions
to the understanding of devastating Blast disease
in plants caused by fungal pathogens.
So, both of these scientists
very accomplished in their fields.
This is a huge honor.
I was named to AAAS as a fellow myself in 2015.
I consider it one of the greatest honors of my career.
So, very proud of both Dr. Khalimonchuk
and Dr. Wilson on being named to this year's class
of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science Fellow Award.
-: Well, congratulations to both of those gentlemen.
Very, very deserving honors for them.
Great to see you.
Enjoy the second half of this game.
-: Go Huskers, beat the Scarlet Knights.
-: There you go, Ronnie Green with us here at halftime.
We've got more coming up next.