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UNL\u2019s research identity framework also is a response to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nebraska.edu\/strategic-plan\/\">Odyssey to Extraordinary<\/a>,\u201d the strategic plan for the University of Nebraska System, which calls for building a strong research identity in areas of excellence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Six Identity Areas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/researchidentity\/research-identity-areas\/#Agriculture_and_Bioindustry\">Agriculture and Bioindustry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/researchidentity\/research-identity-areas\/#Basic_Mechanisms_of_Disease\">Basic Mechanisms of Disease<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/researchidentity\/research-identity-areas\/#Creative_Engagement_and_Cultural_Heritage\">Creative Engagement and Cultural Heritage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/researchidentity\/research-identity-areas\/#Material_Sciences_and_Energy\">Material Sciences and Energy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/researchidentity\/research-identity-areas\/#Social__Behavioral__Educational__and_Prevention_Sciences\">Social, Behavioral, Educational, and Prevention Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/researchidentity\/research-identity-areas\/#Transportation__Infrastructure__Robotics__and_Autonomous_Technologies\">Transportation, Infrastructure, Robotics, and Autonomous Technologies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shaped by Faculty<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the introduction of the research identity areas in spring 2025, faculty volunteers have written draft description areas for consideration by the campus, provided feedback on initial drafts and helped shape each research identity area. Faculty workshops will be held throughout spring 2026 to continue this work, including generating ideas for projects, partnerships and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column aligncenter is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"fa fa-users propDevIcon\"><\/i><br>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">200+<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Who attended the 2025 R&amp;I Convening<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"fa fa-pencil-square-o propDevIcon\"><\/i><br>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Who wrote draft descriptions of each identity area<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"fa fa-file-text-o propDevIcon\"><\/i><br>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Who reviewed initial drafts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<i class=\"fa Example of comment-o fa-comment-o propDevIcon\"><\/i><br>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">200+<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Feedback comments that informed the final version<\/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<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--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d413e946 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-03318dc5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:4rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-wdn-brand-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfa;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-left:0px;font-size:0.75rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.125em;text-transform:uppercase\">Mar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-background\" style=\"border-right-color:#d1d1d1;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-color:#d1d1d1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-color:#d1d1d1;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1px;color:#424240;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.25rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0.25rem;padding-left:0px;font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700\">2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a5d22a39fe271817827d76fa38a8e77a\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.25rem;font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.unl.edu\/research\/2026\/03\/02\/197284\">Research Identity Ideation Workshop: Transportation, Infrastructure, Robotics and Autonomous Technologies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#5a5a5a;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:0.75rem\">12:30 &#8211; 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-03318dc5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:4rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-wdn-brand-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfa;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-left:0px;font-size:0.75rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.125em;text-transform:uppercase\">MAR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-background\" style=\"border-right-color:#d1d1d1;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-color:#d1d1d1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-color:#d1d1d1;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1px;color:#424240;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.25rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0.25rem;padding-left:0px;font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700\">4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d7e5405a343b9769db2f3834c9d868df\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.25rem;font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.unl.edu\/research\/2026\/03\/04\/197296\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.unl.edu\/research\/2026\/03\/04\/197296\/\">Research Identity Ideation Workshop: Social, Behavioral, Educational and Prevention Sciences<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#5a5a5a;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:0.75rem\">12:30 &#8211; 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-03318dc5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:4rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-wdn-brand-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfa;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-left:0px;font-size:0.75rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.125em;text-transform:uppercase\">Mar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-background\" style=\"border-right-color:#d1d1d1;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-color:#d1d1d1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-color:#d1d1d1;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1px;color:#424240;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.25rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0.25rem;padding-left:0px;font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700\">27<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<p class=\"has-unl-bg-darkest-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bf1c84d122fc263476e167a1d4ac3bbc\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.25rem;font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.unl.edu\/research\/2026\/03\/27\/197300\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.unl.edu\/research\/2026\/03\/27\/197300\/\">Research Identity Ideation Workshop: Creative Engagement and Cultural Heritage<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#5a5a5a;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:0.75rem\">12:30 &#8211; 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-03318dc5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:4rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-wdn-brand-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfa;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-left:0px;font-size:0.75rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.125em;text-transform:uppercase\">Mar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-background\" style=\"border-right-color:#d1d1d1;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-color:#d1d1d1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-color:#d1d1d1;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1px;color:#424240;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.25rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0.25rem;padding-left:0px;font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700\">30<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7fcedf9aa80b7b78d8d5622c3c9e9b6\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.25rem;font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.unl.edu\/research\/2026\/03\/30\/197298\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.unl.edu\/research\/2026\/03\/30\/197298\/\">Research Identity Ideation Workshop: Agriculture and Bioindustry<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#5a5a5a;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:0.75rem\">12:30 &#8211; 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-03318dc5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:4rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-wdn-brand-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfa;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-left:0px;font-size:0.75rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.125em;text-transform:uppercase\">APR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-background\" style=\"border-right-color:#d1d1d1;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-color:#d1d1d1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-color:#d1d1d1;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1px;color:#424240;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.25rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0.25rem;padding-left:0px;font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700\">15<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6b98d8bdc111a9b35270d08552495b72\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.25rem;font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.unl.edu\/research\/2026\/04\/15\/197302\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.unl.edu\/research\/2026\/04\/15\/197302\/\">Research Identity Ideation Workshop: Material Sciences and Energy<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#5a5a5a;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:0.75rem\">12:30 &#8211; 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