2023-2024 Report

Tag: Awards and Recognitions

  • Nebraska earns record nine CAREER awards

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    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

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    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…

  • Accolades

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    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

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    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

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    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…

  • Nebraska holds Carnegie designation for engagement

    Nebraska holds Carnegie designation for engagement

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    In recognition of its wide-ranging outreach efforts across Nebraska, the university earned the Carnegie Foundation’s community engagement classification in 2024.   Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett said, “The Carnegie Engaged Campus designation is a testament to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s ongoing commitment to advance communities across Nebraska. This designation is a significant milestone in our university’s 154-year…

  • From the Vice Chancellor

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    Accelerating research growth Nebraska Research celebrates the prominence, excellence and impact of faculty, staff and students. We are driven to seek solutions that improve lives, stimulate economic prosperity and deepen understanding of the world. As the state’s land-grant, Carnegie R1 institution and only member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has…