{"id":1799,"date":"2026-01-15T18:23:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/corefacilities\/?page_id=1799"},"modified":"2026-09-09T20:05:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T20:05:42","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/corefacilities\/news-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Research Core Community<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Office of Research and Innovation warmly welcomes all core and shared research facilities staff, including directors, and business team members who support these units to participate in community meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These forums are designed to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Strengthen Collaboration:<\/strong> Create a shared space where core facility staff and researchers can connect, build relationships, and advance collaborative partnerships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Share Information: <\/strong>Share updates, resources, and support among colleagues to ensure everyone remains well-informed and can maximize the use of available resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Develop Best Practices: <\/strong>Engage collectively in the development, sharing, and continuous improvement of best practices in core facility operations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Celebrate Success:<\/strong> Spotlight impactful research initiatives and success stories that inspire innovation and open new pathways for collaboration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Address Roadblocks Together:<\/strong> Share challenges in a supportive environment, encourage joint problem-solving, and reinforce a culture of continuous improvement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-bg-lighter-gray-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meeting Details<\/strong>: Core Facility Budgeting &amp; Rate Setting<br><strong>Date:<\/strong> April 29, 2026<br><strong>Time:<\/strong> 2:00\u20133:00 PM (Central Time)<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Whittier 152<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dcf-grid-halves@md dcf-col-gap-4 dcf-row-gap-4\" id=\"pId37054\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smallFeatureStoryImage defaultHeight\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/corefacilities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/260716-Proteomics-Metabolomics-Lab-4537-1024x683.jpg);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"newsInfo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/blog\/new-proteomics-equipment-expands-core-facilitys-capabilities\/\">New proteomics equipment expands core facility\u2019s capabilities\u00a0<\/a><\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newsInfoDate\">September 4, 2026<\/div>Researchers at the University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln and other institutions now have access to one of the most advanced platforms available for high-throughput proteomics thanks to a new state-of-the-art mass spectrometry instrument installed in the Nebraska Center for Biotechnology's Proteomics and Metabolomics Facility.<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/blog\/new-proteomics-equipment-expands-core-facilitys-capabilities\/\" class=\"wdn-subhead moreLink\">More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <br class=\"clear\"><hr><style>#pId37054 .newsFeaturedImage{\r\n   background-position: 43% 22%;\r\n   background-size: cover;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#pId37054 .smallFeatureStoryImage{\r\n   background-position: 43% 22%;\r\n   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2026<\/div>Cryo-electron microscopy capabilities help scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln understand molecular foundations and bolster the university\u2019s expertise in biomedical and agricultural sciences.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/blog\/cryo-em-facility-extends-unl-expertise-in-biomedical-ag-sciences\/\" class=\"wdn-subhead moreLink\">More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <br class=\"clear\"><hr>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dcf-grid-halves@md dcf-col-gap-4 dcf-row-gap-4\" id=\"pId35924\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smallFeatureStoryImage defaultHeight\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/corefacilities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260428_Plant_Research_Center_001-1024x683.jpg);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"newsInfo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/blog\/plant-transformation-core-research-facility-key-to-improving-plants\/\">Plant Transformation Core Research Facility key to improving plants<\/a><\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newsInfoDate\">May 1, 2026<\/div>UNL's Plant Transformation Core Research Facility helps scientists give plants new abilities by precisely modifying and introducing DNA, developing more productive crops and deepening understanding of how plants work.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/blog\/plant-transformation-core-research-facility-key-to-improving-plants\/\" class=\"wdn-subhead moreLink\">More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <br class=\"clear\"><hr><style>#pId35924 .newsFeaturedImage {\r\n   background-position: 32% 26%;\r\n   background-size: cover;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#pId35924 .smallFeatureStoryImage {\r\n   background-position: 32% 26%;\r\n   background-size: cover;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#pId35924.bp1-wdn-col-one-third .newsFeaturedImage {\r\n   background-position: 32% 26%;\r\n   background-size: cover;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#pId35924 .featuredHeaderImage {\r\n   background-position: 32% 26%;\r\n   background-size: cover;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#pId35924 .newsFeaturedImage.short {\r\n   background-position: 32% 26%;\r\n   background-size: cover;\r\n}<\/style>\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dcf-grid-halves@md dcf-col-gap-4 dcf-row-gap-4\" id=\"pId35497\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smallFeatureStoryImage defaultHeight\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/corefacilities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260319-buanteam-nt-1024x576.jpg);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"newsInfo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/blog\/buan-aims-to-better-understand-biochemistry-of-methanogens\/\">Buan aims to better understand biochemistry of methanogens<\/a><\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newsInfoDate\">March 23, 2026<\/div>Microbial physiologist Nicole Buan is researching methanogens, known for their tiny energy budget. The chemical reactions driving their metabolism produce just enough energy to sustain life \u2014 but researchers do not fully understand the cellular biochemistry underlying this thermodynamic feat.<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/blog\/buan-aims-to-better-understand-biochemistry-of-methanogens\/\" class=\"wdn-subhead moreLink\">More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <br class=\"clear\"><hr>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dcf-grid-halves@md dcf-col-gap-4 dcf-row-gap-4\" id=\"pId35370\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smallFeatureStoryImage defaultHeight\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/corefacilities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Jingjie-1024x683.jpg);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"newsInfo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/blog\/biomedical-and-obesity-research-core-offers-equipment-expertise-support\/\">Biomedical and Obesity Research Core offers equipment, expertise, support<\/a><\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newsInfoDate\">March 2, 2026<\/div>The Biomedical and Obesity Research Core plays a key role in scientific discovery, offering researchers access to advanced equipment, technical expertise and hands-on support that individual labs cannot afford or maintain.<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/blog\/biomedical-and-obesity-research-core-offers-equipment-expertise-support\/\" class=\"wdn-subhead moreLink\">More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <br class=\"clear\"><hr>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dcf-grid-halves@md dcf-col-gap-4 dcf-row-gap-4\" id=\"pId34373\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smallFeatureStoryImage defaultHeight\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/corefacilities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seat-belt-1024x588.jpg);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"newsInfo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/blog\/unl-bosr-an-essential-research-partner-for-data-collection\/\">UNL BOSR: An essential research partner for data collection<\/a><\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newsInfoDate\">January 9, 2026<\/div>UNL's Bureau of Sociological Research offers a wide range of data-collection and analysis resources to researchers.<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/blog\/unl-bosr-an-essential-research-partner-for-data-collection\/\" class=\"wdn-subhead moreLink\">More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <br class=\"clear\"><hr>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dcf-grid-halves@md dcf-col-gap-4 dcf-row-gap-4\" id=\"pId29675\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smallFeatureStoryImage defaultHeight\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/corefacilities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240509-cryoem-01-nt.jpg);\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"newsInfo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/blog\/new-core-facility-will-advance-biomedical-ag-sciences-research\/\">New core facility will advance biomedical, ag sciences research<\/a><\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newsInfoDate\">May 9, 2024<\/div>A new core research facility shows promise to revolutionize how Nebraska scientists understand molecular foundations and bolster the university's expertise in the biomedical and agricultural sciences.<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/blog\/new-core-facility-will-advance-biomedical-ag-sciences-research\/\" class=\"wdn-subhead moreLink\">More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <br class=\"clear\"><hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Core Community The Office of Research and Innovation warmly welcomes all core and shared research facilities staff, including directors, and business team members who support these units to participate in community meetings. 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