Author: Joel

Rural Prosperity Nebraska, a university hub focused on advancing rural communities, is leading formation of the Heartland Regional Food Business Center. The center, an online platform aimed at connecting and strengthening locally grown food systems, brings together buyers, sellers, producers, processors and market managers. Funded by a $25 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S.…

Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Emergent Quantum Materials and Technologies collaboration was formed to put Nebraska at the forefront of research and education in quantum materials and technology, which will be a major driver of the state and national economy in the future. Christian Binek, Charles Bessey Professor of Physics, leads the EQUATE…

Eve Brank, Aaron Douglas Professor of Psychology and director of the Center on Children, Families, and the Law, and Kathryn Olson, associate director of CCFL and research assistant professor of psychology, lead this effort to develop and deliver training to child and family services specialists consistent with federal and state statutes and policy. With the…

The Rural Drug Addiction Research Center was created in 2019 as a National Institutes of Health Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, or COBRE. Under the leadership of Rick Bevins, Mildred Francis Thompson University Professor of Psychology, the center’s mission is to advance understanding of causes, impacts and interventions related to rural drug use and misuse…

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln established the Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families-Children’s Bureau. Under the leadership of Michelle Graef, research professor in the Center on Children, Families and the Law, this multidisciplinary project studies and tests promising strategies to…

The Mid-America Transportation Center, a consortium of academic institutions led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, received a $15 million grant in 2023 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to continue its efforts to improve transportation safety in Nebraska and neighboring states. The center, which emphasizes challenges facing rural areas and underserved communities, was designated the…

With grants totaling more than $47,000,000, the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is partnering with various associations and foundations to provide educational opportunities for Rwandan students to participate in the CASNR Undergraduate Scholars Program. In support of a Practical Agriculture Institute in Rwanda, Rwandan students are identified and…