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The event will be 10-11am at Nebraska Union\u2019s Chimney Rock Room and on Zoom at go.unl.edu\/district7.\nElections: District 7 has one vacant seat in this year\u2019s election. Review the candidates https:\/\/staffsenate.unl.edu\/staff-senate-election-candidates-district-2026\/#district7  and vote by Friday, April 10, with your unique email ballot link.\nAwards: The 2026 Staff Senate Awards nomination deadline has been extended. Nominate a staff member https:\/\/staffsenate.unl.edu\/staff-senate-recognition\/ by Wednesday, April 15. \" class=\"wp-image-4302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide3-950x534.jpg 950w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide3-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide3-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide3-624x351.jpg 624w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome New R&amp;I Team Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide7-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Tami Washam\u000bAwards Coordinator II\u000bSponsored Programs\u000bStarted on March 11, 2026\" class=\"wp-image-4303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide7-950x534.jpg 950w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide7-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide7-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide7-624x351.jpg 624w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide7.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide8-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"JaMel Ways\u000bBusiness Support Associate\u000bSponsored Programs\u000bStarted on March 20, 2026\" class=\"wp-image-4304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide8-950x534.jpg 950w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide8-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide8-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide8-624x351.jpg 624w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide8.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide9-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide9-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide9-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide9-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide9-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide9-1-950x534.jpg 950w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide9-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide9-1-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide9-1-624x351.jpg 624w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide9-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Farewells<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022  Grant Wolfe\u2019s last day with Nebraska Innovation Studio was March 5, 2026. In the interim, please contact David Martin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022  Stephanie Padilla\u2019s last day with Animal Care Program will be April 6, 2026. Stephanie will be transitioning to an on-call role for Animal Care Program.\u00a0 In the interim, please contact Kelly Heath.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kudos to Our Colleagues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide12-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide12-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide12-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide12-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide12-950x534.jpg 950w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide12-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide12-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide12-624x351.jpg 624w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide12.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Month in Pictures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide16-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide16-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Nebraska Innovation Campus office celebrated Pi Day by bringing in pies to share. \" class=\"wp-image-4307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide16-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide16-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide16-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide16-1-950x534.jpg 950w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide16-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide16-1-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide16-1-624x351.jpg 624w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide16-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide17-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide17-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Kate Engel and Brooke Goedert (Nebraska Innovation Campus) joined colleagues from the Association of University Research Parks for Spring Training in Tempe, Arizona. \" class=\"wp-image-4308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide17-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide17-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide17-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide17-1-950x534.jpg 950w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide17-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide17-1-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide17-1-624x351.jpg 624w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide17-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide18-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide18-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"If you enjoyed the news and photos, please consider sharing for the next OPEN Book Newsletter.\u00a0Send it directly to\u00a0Becky Carter.\" class=\"wp-image-4309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Slide18-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, 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accomplishments.\u00a0The OPEN Book newsletter is now being sent on the first business day of the month. News, Information, and Upcoming Events Welcome New R&amp;I Team Members Farewells \u2022 Grant Wolfe\u2019s last day with Nebraska Innovation Studio [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":220,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/220"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4300"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4310,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4300\/revisions\/4310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/open\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}