{"id":36,"date":"2021-08-24T15:13:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T15:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/?p=36"},"modified":"2021-10-21T14:06:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T14:06:22","slug":"letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska\u2019s Unwavering Momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the pandemic reshaped campus norms, the University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln\u2019s momentum in research and creative activity was unwavering. We have many achievements to share and celebrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nebraska went beyond fulfilling its land-grant mission during a challenging time. Our university looked toward new possibilities. I am incredibly proud of Nebraska\u2019s resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Research expenditures in fiscal 2020 totaled $320 million, a 43% increase over the past decade.<\/li><li>For the fourth consecutive year, the University of Nebraska ranked among the top 100 institutions receiving U.S. patents.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Those accomplishments made headlines, but important progress also happened behind the scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chancellor Ronnie Green announced the seven Grand Challenges themes that will shape our research trajectory: anti-racism and racial equity; climate resilience; early childhood education and development; health equity; quantum science and engineering; science and technology literacy for society; and sustainable food and water security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The themes grew from a collaborative process involving more than 500 faculty, staff, students and emeriti charged with identifying ways Nebraska can leverage its expertise to make a global impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing complex issues requires effective leadership. To develop the next generation of leaders, Nebraska Research launched a faculty leadership development program, the first in the Big Ten. The inaugural cohort included 15 researchers from 13 disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our campus\u2019 continued journey toward anti-racism and racial equity is among our most important work, ensuring Nebraska is a place where all can find success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m pleased to share our record of accomplishments with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bob.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-440\" width=\"242\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bob.jpg 483w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bob-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert \u201cBob\u201d Wilhelm<br>Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the pandemic reshaped campus norms, the University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln\u2019s momentum in research and creative activity was unwavering. We have many achievements to share and celebrate. Nebraska went beyond fulfilling its land-grant mission during a challenging time. Our university looked toward new possibilities. I am incredibly proud of Nebraska\u2019s resilience. Research expenditures in fiscal 2020&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/letter\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nebraska\u2019s Unwavering Momentum<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":442,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[188],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-from-the-vice-chancellor","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":630,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions\/630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}