The Office of Research at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln provides a host of resources to support excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity. Scroll down for a brief summary of the services and resources each unit offers to researchers at UNL. Related links below will lead you to additional resources for researchers.
Vice Chancellor’s Office
301 Canfield Administration Building
PO Box 880433
Lincoln, NE 68588-0433
(402) 472-3123
FAX: (402) 472-3834
unlresearch@unl.edu
Prem S. Paul, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
Bill Charlton, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Steve Goddard, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Michael Zeleny, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Monica Norby, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research
Services
- Oversees selection of proposals for limited submissions funding opportunities.
- Offers and manages internal research funding opportunities.
- Provides financial services for internal funding.
- Sponsors NURAMP, research administration management training program.
Resources
- Travel awards
- Recognition and publicity for major awards
- Special events (annual Research Fair, seminars)
- Publications (annual report, Research News, Web page)
Sponsored Programs
151 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School
2200 Vine Street
Lincoln, NE 68583-0861
(402) 472-3171
FAX: (402) 472-9323
Jeanne Wicks, Director
Services
- Assists with pre-award and post-award services throughout the award life cycle.
- Reviews, provides advice on and submits proposals to extramural sponsors for research, training and public service projects.
- Negotiates and accepts awards, confidentiality agreements and material transfer agreements on behalf of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents; drafts and negotiates subcontracts.
- Provides financial management and close-out of awards, problem resolution and coordination of interactions with sponsors.
Resources
- NUgrant electronic grants management system
- Individual consulting and training
- Frequently used information for grant applications
- F&A Rates
Proposal Development
379 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School
2200 Vine Street
Lincoln, NE 68583-0864
(402) 472-2894
FAX: (402) 472-9323
Tisha Mullen, Director
Services
- Works with faculty to conceptualize and develop competitive external grant proposals.
- Facilitates collaboration on interdisciplinary and multi-institutional grant proposals.
- Helps UNL grant applicants meet proposal preparation requirements.
- Helps improve clarity, organization and visual appeal of the narrative components of grant applications.
Resources
- Funding Announcements
- Expert review opportunities
- Research Development Fellows Program
- Individual consultation on proposal development
Research Responsibility
Under the leadership of UNL’s institutional official, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Steve Goddard, Research Compliance Services and the Institutional Animal Care Program work with faculty and other university resources to ensure that UNL research and scholarship comply with federal, state and university regulations and guidelines and safety requirements.
Research Compliance Services
275 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School
2200 Vine Street
Lincoln, NE 68583-0864
(402) 472-6965
FAX: (402) 472-6048
irb@unl.edu
Services
- Manages the Human Research Protections Program and facilitates the Institutional Review Board, which reviews and authorizes study protocols for research involving human subjects.
- Ensures interest reporting and facilitates the Conflict of Interest in Research Committee.
- Manages the university’s Responsible Conduct of Research initiative.
- Helps facilitate research misconduct processes.
- Manages UNL’s Export Control Program.
Resources
- Compliance resources and training on the Web (CITI)
- IRB policies, guidance and forms
- Individual consultation
- NUgrant module for filing interest reporting forms
- NUgrant module for filing IRB protocols
Institutional Animal Care Program
110 Mussehl Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0720
(402) 472-4486
FAX: (402) 472-5887
iacuc@unl.edu
Kelly Heath, Director and Attending Veterinarian
Services
- Provides veterinary care and supervision in support of quality animal care.
- Provides the guidance and training necessary to support high quality university research involving animals.
- Oversees the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee that assures compliance with all laws, regulations and rules governing the care and use of laboratory animals.
- Jointly manages research safety activities with Environmental Health & Safety Services.
Resources
2021 Transformation Drive, Suite 2220
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 472-4069
IndustryRelations@unl.edu
Ryan Anderson, Director
Services
- Industry Relations works to advance private-public partnerships that involve the university, with a focus on facilitating collaborative activities with industry.
Other Partners
The Office of Research and Economic Development partners with other units within and outside the university to provide additional support to faculty researchers.
NUtech Ventures
NUtech Ventures, a separate nonprofit technology commercialization company dedicated to serving the inventor community at the University of Nebraska. NUtech links industry, entrepreneurs and investors with academic researchers who are driven to commercialize their technologies. NUtech builds value by forming long-term, trusted relationships with external partners leading to technology that is not simply “transferred” but jointly created, developed and exploited in a fully collaborative process.
2021 Transformation Drive, Suite 2220
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 472-1783
info@NUtechVentures.org
Brad Roth, Executive Director and UNL Vice Chancellor for Technology Development
Services
- Works with inventors to promote the transfer of technologies created at UNL into the commercial sector for public benefit.
- Helps faculty, students and staff protect their inventions through patents or copyrights so their research efforts can lead to new products or services in the marketplace.
- Commercializes UNL inventions through licensing agreements, creation of start-up companies and public-private partnerships that fuel economic development and create more jobs for Nebraska.
Resources
- Consulting and guidance for university inventors
- Information about technologies available for licensing
- Invention disclosure forms
- Workshops and symposia and other events
Office of Postdoctoral Studies
1100 Seaton Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0619
(402) 472-5334
Richard Lombardo, Director
Services
- Provides centralized professional and career development resources for postdoctoral scholars and faculty supervisors
Office of Graduate Studies
1100 Seaton Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0619
(402) 472-2875
FAX: (402) 472-0589
Lance Pérez, Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Graduate Studies
Laurie Bellows, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
Services
- Assists faculty with recruitment of students for training grants
- Provides graduate student development programs that can enhance training proposals
- Provides specialty expertise in recruiting under-represented graduate students
