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2026 Research and Creative Activity Report

JULY 1, 2025 – JUNE 30, 2026

Research and Creative Activity

Major sponsored programs and faculty accomplishments in research and creative activity at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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$699M

Total combined research expenditures, FY 2025

62.7%

Increase in total research expenditures over the past 10 years

89.5%

Increase in federal research expenditures over the past 10 years

$6.5M

Total combined licensing revenue for UNL and UNMC, FY 2026

Jennifer Mize NelsonVice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

From the vice chancellor

“The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is pursuing an ambitious vision to advance discovery, innovation and creativity at levels consistent with the nation’s top research institutions.”

This report highlights many successes in research, scholarship and creative activity by University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty during the fiscal year running July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.

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.

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Contents

14 sections · Entries as reported in NuRamp

  1. Awards of $5 Million or MoreSponsored20 investigators
  2. Awards of $1 Million to $4,999,999Sponsored161 investigators
  3. Awards of $250,000 to $999,999Sponsored443 investigators
  4. Arts and Humanities Awards, $250,000 or MoreArts & Humanities4 investigators
  5. Arts and Humanities Awards, $50,000–$249,999Arts & Humanities4 investigators
  6. Arts and Humanities Awards, $5,000–$49,999Arts & Humanities14 investigators
  7. Early Career AwardsRecognition34 investigators
  8. NUtech Ventures: Patents and LicensingCommercialization56 entries
  9. Creative ActivityFaculty output53 entries
  10. Published Books and ChaptersFaculty output65 entries
  11. Presentations at Professional ConferencesFaculty output399 entries
  12. Mentorship: UCARE and FYRE ProgramsStudents246 entries
  13. Publications in Scholarly JournalsFaculty output702 entries
  14. Honors and RecognitionsRecognition145 entries