

{"id":49924,"date":"2024-10-14T16:57:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T16:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2024\/?page_id=49924"},"modified":"2025-11-14T23:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:06:15","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Creative Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-12a8e8f3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:131px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:5vw;padding-right:5vw;padding-bottom:5vw;padding-left:5vw;min-height:80vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-accent-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89146599 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c8108a87 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-base-2-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4.5em;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-4px;line-height:0.8;text-transform:uppercase\">RESearch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4em;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-4px;line-height:0.8;text-transform:uppercase\">And<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4.92em;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-4px;line-height:0.8;text-transform:uppercase\">Creative<br>activity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6e7e3cae1fa685fdecf7044e70e22331 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:2.02em;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">Report<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JULY 01, 2024 &#8211; JUNE 30, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Major Sponsored Programs and Faculty Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/240729_Nelson_028-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50179\" style=\"border-radius:9px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jennifer Nelson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This report highlights many successes in research, scholarship and creative activity by University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln faculty during the fiscal year running July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published annually by the Office of Research and Innovation, this report lists investigators, project titles and funding sources on major grants and sponsored awards received during the year, including early career awards; fellowships and other recognitions and honors bestowed on our faculty; books, chapters and journal articles published by faculty; performances, exhibitions, creative literature and other examples of creative activity; patents, licensing agreements and National Science Foundation I-Corps teams; and conference presentations. In recognition of the important role faculty have in the undergraduate experience at Nebraska, this report notes the students and mentors participating in the Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) and the First-Year Research Experience (FYRE) programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information is compiled through NuRamp, the university\u2019s electronic research administration system, and self-reporting mechanisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the state\u2019s land-grant, Carnegie R1 institution and only member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, Nebraska has a unique role in advancing knowledge and transforming lives. A few measurements of progress made this year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Over the past decade, total research expenditures across UNL, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the system\u2019s Office of the President have increased 57.5%. Total combined expenditures reached $657 million in fiscal year 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nine Nebraska researchers earned National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program awards&nbsp;in the 2025 awards cycle, tying the university\u2019s record for the second year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Husker researchers are earning&nbsp;highly prestigious external honors and recognitions in their fields, many of which are recognized by the National Research Council.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For the eighth consecutive year, the University of Nebraska system is ranked among the world\u2019s top 100 academic institutions receiving U.S. utility patents. NU\u2019s current ranking is No. 49.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The University of Nebraska\u2019s combined industry-sponsored research expenditures totaled $32.1 million in FY 2025. Combined licensing income reached $10.72 million. NUtech Ventures, the university\u2019s technology commercialization affiliate, oversees patents and licensing, while providing support structures for university inventors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our mission is to support discovery, creativity and innovation that advances Nebraska, the nation and the world. Nebraska\u2019s world-class faculty drives everything that we do. Thank you for your many efforts to advance your disciplines, this university and the state. I am pleased to present this record of accomplishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Signature-Jennifer-Mize-Nelson-Sign-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50180\" style=\"width:367px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Jennifer Mize Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interim Vice Chancellor for<br>Research and Innovation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull contents_section has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0910e091 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#636363db;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0eb4451100837fb7eff0f04a2164f76e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Research and Creative Activity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7121dcbd6aa8976ea90cf6a5d255f81\" style=\"font-size:3rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:200;writing-mode:horizontal-tb\">Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group home_blocks has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0150438f8911b6b30976ebbd9a03067c is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0ee6fb1b wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"min-height:100vh;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;line-height:0.8;text-decoration:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/awards-of-5-million-or-more\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3473\">+$5m<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/awards-of-5-million-or-more\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3473\">Awards of $5 Million or More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;line-height:0.8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/awards-of-1-million-to-4999999\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18254\">$1m-<br>4.9m<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/awards-of-1-million-to-4999999\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18254\">Awards of $1 Million to $4,999,999<br><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;line-height:0.8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/awards-of-250000-to-999999\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18256\">$250k-<br>999k<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/awards-of-250000-to-999999\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18256\">Awards of $250,000 to $999,999<br><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;line-height:0.8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/arts-and-humanities-awards-250000-or-more\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18248\">A&amp;H <br>+$250k<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/arts-and-humanities-awards-250000-or-more\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18248\">Arts and Humanities Awards $250,000 or More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;line-height:0.8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/arts-and-humanities-awards-50000-to-249999\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18252\">A&amp;H<br>$50k-<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/arts-and-humanities-awards-50000-to-249999\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18252\">249k<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/arts-and-humanities-awards-50000-to-249999\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18252\">Arts and Humanities Awards $50,000 to $249,999<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;line-height:0.8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/arts-and-humanities-awards-5000-to-49999\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18250\">A&amp;H<br>$5k-<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/arts-and-humanities-awards-5000-to-49999\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18250\">49k<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/arts-and-humanities-awards-5000-to-49999\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18250\">Arts and Humanities Awards $5,000 to $49,999<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;line-height:0.8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/early-career-awards\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"21787\">ECA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/early-career-awards\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"21787\">Early Career Awards<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;line-height:0.8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/nutech-ventures\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"22662\">NUtech<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/nutech-ventures\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"22662\">NUtech Ventures<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;line-height:0.8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/creative-activity\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12686\">CA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/creative-activity\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12686\">Creative Activity<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;line-height:0.8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/published-books-and-chapters\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"13310\">PBC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/published-books-and-chapters\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5066\">Published Books and Chapters<br><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;line-height:0.8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/presentations-at-professional-conferences\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5066\">PPC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/presentations-at-professional-conferences\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5066\">Presentations at Professional Conferences<br><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;line-height:0.8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/mentorship-ucare-and-fyre-programs\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"45414\">M<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/mentorship-ucare-and-fyre-programs\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"45414\">Mentorship: UCARE and FYRE Programs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;line-height:0.8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/publications-in-scholarly-journals\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"45414\">P<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/mentorship-ucare-and-fyre-programs\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"45414\">Publications in Scholarly Journals<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:4rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;line-height:0.8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/honors-and-recognitions\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"45414\">H&amp;R<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2025\/honors-and-recognitions\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"45414\">Honors and Recognitions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JULY 01, 2024 &#8211; JUNE 30, 2025 Major Sponsored Programs and Faculty Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity This report highlights many successes in research, scholarship and creative activity by University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln faculty during the fiscal year running July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. 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