Tag: Economic Impact

  • Unique core facility fuses science, media arts

    Unique core facility fuses science, media arts

    Scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs can transform cutting-edge concepts into game-changing reality at Edgeworks, launched in 2024 by the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.   Created with $625,000 from the University of Nebraska system’s Nebraska Research Initiative, Edgeworks is the state’s only arts-based core research facility and among the first in the world.   “We are…

  • 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…