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  • Infrastructure improvements enhance research, teaching and outreach

    Infrastructure improvements enhance research, teaching and outreach

    From architecture to music, ag efficiency to museum exhibits and hospitality to engineering, facility improvements on campus will improve experiences for faculty, staff, students and visitors.  Kiewit Hall  Kiewit Hall is not just an academic building – it was designed and built with an emphasis on career development. Opened in January 2024, the six-story, $115…

  • Grand Challenges

    Grand Challenges

    Year 3 Summary The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has committed $40 million over four years toward strategic, goal-based solutions in seven thematic areas. The aim is to leverage Nebraska’s expertise and strengths to solve some of society’s greatest challenges. $28.2 million has been invested so far using funds specifically earmarked for research. CATALYST AWARDS Bold and…

  • Nebraska earns record nine CAREER awards

    A record nine Husker researchers earned National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program awards in 2024, for a total of $6.2 million in CAREER funding. This milestone places the University of Nebraska-Lincoln among the nation’s most successful institutions in earning awards through this prestigious program for rising scholars. Nebraska was one of only 25…

  • NIC selected as outstanding research park

    Nebraska Innovation Campus earned the 2023 Outstanding Research Park Award, a top honor bestowed by the Association of University Research Parks.   AURP is the nonprofit organization representing research parks, innovation districts, tech hubs and communities of innovation.  “NIC’s exceptional ecosystem is driven by 10-plus years of impactful partnerships, collaborations and developments,” said Kate Engel, executive…

  • Precision ag facility a hub for sustainable, resilient practices

    Precision ag facility a hub for sustainable, resilient practices

    The next era of agricultural innovation and discovery is underway at Nebraska Innovation Campus.  Construction began in May 2024 on the National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture, a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, UNL and NIC.  The state-of-the-art facility will promote sustainable, resilient and highly efficient agricultural practices…

  • Accolades

    Award-winning faculty The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has a strategic goal to increase the number of external honorificawards. The following list includes selected awards and accomplishments that Husker researchersearned in fiscal year 2024. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has a strategic goal to increase the number of external honorific awards. The following list includes selected awards and…

  • Excellence in academic publishing

    The University of Nebraska Press, founded in 1941, is the largest university press between Chicago and California. The Nebraska Press received 105 high-profile awards and placements during the 2023-2024 academic year.  BEST UNIVERSITY PRESS  Named by True West Magazine  7 CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLES  Selected by the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division…

  • Nebraska Press author named Pulitzer Prize finalist

    Nebraska Press author named Pulitzer Prize finalist

    The University of Nebraska Press’s “Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of Expansion” was a 2024 Pulitzer Prize finalist.  The book, written by Elliott West, was a finalist in the History category.   West’s book presents a sweeping history of the American West and its vital role in the transformation of the nation, focusing…

  • Serving Nebraska

    The University of Nebraska State Museum is one of the nation’s top natural history museums and a gateway for many Nebraskans, from children to adults, to access University of Nebraska-Lincoln research and learn from educational programs. 7,500 students from 300 classrooms and 90 schools who accessed virtual learning opportunities  24,000 In-person visits from K-12 and UNL…

  • State Museum earns reaccreditation

    State Museum earns reaccreditation

    The University of Nebraska State Museum was awarded reaccreditation by the American Alliance of Museums in recognition of its innovative programming and comprehensive exhibits that engage the public in research and discovery. The museum has been continuously reaccredited since the program began in the 1970s. Only 8% of the nation’s natural history museums are accredited.…