Chancellor outlines university goals for Only in Nebraska campaign

November 21st, 2022

Leaders across the University of Nebraska system announced on Nov. 18 the public launch of Only in Nebraska: A Campaign for Our University’s Future.

The campaign is a historic effort to encourage at least 150,000 benefactors to give a combined $3 billion to support NU students, faculty, academic programs and research to address the needs of the state.

“As Nebraska’s only public university, we have a special opportunity and responsibility to meet the needs of students, our state and the workforce,” said Ted Carter, president of the NU system. “The University of Nebraska is one of the state’s most powerful drivers of economic growth and quality of life. With this campaign, we can extend our impact even further — today, tomorrow and for generations to come.

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The campaign will also benefit research efforts, with a focus on water, food and natural resources security.

“UNL is consistently ranked nationally among the top universities globally with respected, established research programs in food, agriculture, climate, water and natural resource sciences,” Green said. “And we will continue to grow our footprint and international stature — including through the establishment of a new joint USDA National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture and accompanying technology transfer facility at Nebraska Innovation Campus.”

Additional UNL foci in the campaign will include bringing real solutions to schools through the university’s world-renowned early childhood education programs in the College of Education and Human Sciences; furthering drug discovery and development to create next-generation pharmaceutical defenses; and expanding the Nebraska Food for Health Center, focused on the human microbiome.

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