A Smart Nebraska Investment in Research and People
By Tammy Kielian, PhD - UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology As a native Nebraskan from Stanton, I graduated from the University of [...]
$1.7 Million NIH Grant Recognizes Creighton Research into Lyme Disease
Travis Bourret, PhD, Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at Creighton University, has received a four-year, $1.7 million National Institutes of Health grant [...]
Zempleni’s research shows payoff of Legislature’s tobacco settlement investment
Initial investment from tobacco settlement funding: $1.26 million Research portfolio: $30 million Return on investment: 24 to 1 Janos Zempleni has [...]
From First Words to Brighter Futures
Initial investment from tobacco settlement funding: $250,000 Current portfolio: $3 million (two multi-year NIH awards) Return on investment: 11 to 1 Every [...]
Meet Dr. Surinder Batra & His Work Detecting Cancer
Investment from tobacco settlement funding: $3.7 million (since 2002)Total portfolio through FY24: $41.1 millionReturn on investment: 10 to 1 For more than three [...]
Creighton awarded $2.3M to expand rural surgical cancer care
Creighton University School of Medicine has received a $2,388,300 award through Nebraska’s LB595 program to launch a groundbreaking six-year initiative aimed at improving access to surgical [...]
NSRI launches study of emergent technologies to help protect warfighters from gamma radiation
The National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska has launched a study for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of [...]
Boys Town Breaks Ground on Transformational Expansion
With the turn of a shovel, Boys Town ushered in a bold new chapter for Boys Town National Research Hospital. “The expansion builds on [...]
Nebraska-led team explores using bacteria to power artificial intelligence
In just a few short years, artificial intelligence has rapidly evolved from a futuristic computing concept to a major part of everyday life. As [...]
UNK faculty contribute to national security through National Strategic Research Institute
For faculty members at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, supporting national defense doesn’t always mean wearing a uniform. In classrooms, labs and research [...]