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UNL is - listed by the Carnegie Foundation within the "Research Universities (very high - research activity)" category. UNL is a land-grant university and a member of the - Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). - The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of - the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. - <span style="color:#c60202;font-weight:bold;"> - UNL celebrated the 144th anniversary of its founding on Feb. 15, - 2013. - </span> - </p> - <strong><a href="http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/" title="go to the Carnegie Foundation website" class="external">CARNEGIE - FOUNDATION</a> | <a href="https://www.aplu.org/" title="go to the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities website" class="external">APLU</a> | <a href="http://www.ncahlc.org/" title="go to the Higher Learning Commission website" class="external">HIGHER - LEARNING COMMISSION</a></strong> - <p> </p> - <h3 class="sec_main" style="margin-bottom: 4px;">A Strong Foundation</h3> - <p>Always a place of high ambition, this was one of the first institutions - west of the Mississippi River to award doctoral degrees — the - first was granted, in physics, in 1896. The University of Nebraska - established the world's first undergraduate psychology laboratory. - The discipline of ecology was born here, and the campuses reflect - that tradition, being recognized as botanical gardens and arboreta. - An early institutional interest in literature and the arts provided - the foundations for today's Prairie Schooner literary magazine, for - the University of Nebraska Press, and for the Sheldon Museum of Art, - which houses one of the world's most significant collections of 20th - century American art.</p> - <p>Today, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is one of the nation's - leading teaching institutions, and a research leader with a wide - array of grant-funded projects aimed at broadening knowledge in the - sciences and humanities.</p> - <strong><a href="http://prairieschooner.unl.edu/" title="go to the Prairie Schooner website">PRAIRIE - SCHOONER</a> | <a href="http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/" title="go to the University of Nebraska Press website" class="external">UNIVERSITY - OF NEBRASKA PRESS</a> | <a href="http://www.sheldonartgallery.org/" title="go to the Sheldon Museum of Art website" class="external">SHELDON - MUSEUM OF ART</a></strong> - <p> </p> - <img src="graphics/classroom.jpg" alt="Classroom at UNL" class="frame" /> - <h3 class="sec_main" style="margin-bottom: 4px;">Better to Best</h3> - <p> - In Fall 2013, for the tenth-straight year, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was among the top 50 public universities listed in <a href="http://newsroom.unl.edu/releases/2013/09/10/UNL+remains+among+nation%27s+best+in+U.S.+News+%26+World+Report+rankings" title="read the full news release">U.S. News and World Report's annual evaluation of America's Best Colleges</a>. UNL is ranked near the top third of all national universities both public and private, (tied with four others at 101st). UNL is also listed in the ranking report among "A-Plus Schools for B Students." </p> - <h3 class="sec_main" style="margin-bottom: 4px;">Excellence in Undergraduate - Education</h3> - <p>The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a research-extensive institution - with an extraordinary focus on Undergraduate Education. Our undergraduates - learn from faculty who create new knowledge, who are leading scientists - and scholars, and who care about students’ success. Several - signature programs exemplify this commitment to undergraduate success. - The Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Program - (UCARE) connects faculty and students who work collaboratively on - independent study projects that advance new knowledge. The Jeffrey - S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management develops leaders - for this era of expanding information technology and business globalization. - Students are selected for this innovative program based on high academic - achievement, outstanding leadership experience, demonstrated interest - in computer science and business, and career goals. The program provides - an education balanced in technology and management while developing - professional skills in leadership, communications and collaboration. - The Heuermann Lectures focus on providing security – and here security means enough to sustain the world – in the areas of food, natural resources, and renewable energy for people, as well as on securing the sustainability of rural communities where the vital work of producing food and renewable energy occurs. The University Honors Program hosts Honors Forum talks - to complement the 20-year-old E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. </p> - <strong><a href="http://www.unl.edu/ucare/" title="go to the Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Program website">UCARE</a> | <a href="http://raikesschool.unl.edu/" title="go to the Jeffrey S. 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This research-based service to our state is a feature that distinguishes UNL as a land-grant university.</p> -<p> -UNL's research expenditures totaled more than $253 million in 2012, the most recent fiscal year for which expenditure information is available. This total included nearly $105 million in federal research expenditures. The National Science Foundation accounted for 30 percent of UNL's federal research expenditures, followed by 20 percent from the Department of Health and Human Services, including the National Institutes of Health, and 12 percent from the Department of Defense. UNL's goal is to achieve $300 million in total research expenditures by 2017, with at least half coming from federal agencies.</p> - -<p><strong><a href="http://research.unl.edu/" title="go to the UNL Office of Research website">OFFICE OF RESEARCH</a></strong></p> - </div> - <div class="grid3"> - <div class="zenbox primary"> - <h3>On Becoming a UNL Student</h3> - <p><a href="http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/prospective/" title="go to the prospective student page at UNL">Learn more</a> about - UNL's undergraduate, graduate, law or extended education programs, - and about applying to become a UNL student.</p> - <div style="margin:10px 0px 10px 0px;" class="caption"> <img src="graphics/pic_downtown_love.jpg" alt="love library as seen from downtown Lincoln" style="margin-bottom:6px;width:220px;" /><br /> - <strong>CITY CAMPUS</strong> anchors Lincoln's downtown on the - north. </div> - </div> - - <figure class="frame"><a href="http://maps.unl.edu/" title="view the online campus maps"><img src="graphics/maps.jpg" alt="go to the UNL online maps" /></a><figcaption><a href="http://maps.unl.edu/" title="view the online campus maps">View online maps of campus</a></figcaption></figure> - - <div class="zenbox primary"> - <h3>At Home in Lincoln</h3> - <p>The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is located in an up-and-coming and safe city of 250,000 people that has many of the cultural and entertainment benefits of a much larger city, with the feel of a friendly Midwestern community.</p> - <p> -<strong>New Arena in 2013</strong><br /> -Lincoln voted for bigger concerts and events, and now the Pinnacle Bank Arena is here. Around it, the Historic Haymarket has expanded from being a hotspot to buzzing entertainment district. Lincoln residents enjoy more restaurants, more options in downtown nightlife and more ways to enjoy time with friends. What remains the same is the short walk downtown from UNL's City Campus.</p> - <p> -<strong>Beautiful Parks</strong><br /> -Many people are surprised to learn that Lincoln has more parkland per capita than Austin, Texas; Portland, Ore.; and all but a handful of U.S. cities.</p> -<p><a href="http://www.unl.edu/lincoln/" title="Learn more about Lincoln">Learn more about Lincoln.</a></p> - <h3>Legend and Legacy</h3> - <p>The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has been home to many - legendary figures, including the literary naturalist Loren Eiseley, - geneticist George Beadle, artists Aaron Douglas and Weldon Kees, - social researcher Alvin Johnson, investor Warren Buffett, comedian - Johnny Carson, diva Barbara Hendricks, artist and engineer Harold - Edgerton, soldier John J. Pershing, authors Willa Cather and Mari - Sandoz, and many others. 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UNL is + listed by the Carnegie Foundation within the "Research Universities (very high + research activity)" category. UNL is a land-grant university and a member of the + Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). + The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of + the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. + <span style="color:#c60202;font-weight:bold;"> + UNL celebrated the 145th anniversary of its founding on Feb. 15, + 2014. + </span> + </p> + <strong><a href="http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/" title="go to the Carnegie Foundation website" class="external">CARNEGIE + FOUNDATION</a> | <a href="https://www.aplu.org/" title="go to the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities website" class="external">APLU</a> | <a href="http://www.ncahlc.org/" title="go to the Higher Learning Commission website" class="external">HIGHER + LEARNING COMMISSION</a></strong> + <p> </p> + <h3 class="sec_main" style="margin-bottom: 4px;">A Strong Foundation</h3> + <p>Always a place of high ambition, this was one of the first institutions + west of the Mississippi River to award doctoral degrees — the + first was granted, in physics, in 1896. The University of Nebraska + established the world's first undergraduate psychology laboratory. + The discipline of ecology was born here, and the campuses reflect + that tradition, being recognized as botanical gardens and arboreta. + An early institutional interest in literature and the arts provided + the foundations for today's Prairie Schooner literary magazine, for + the University of Nebraska Press, and for the Sheldon Museum of Art, + which houses one of the world's most significant collections of 20th + century American art.</p> + <p>Today, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is one of the nation's + leading teaching institutions, and a research leader with a wide + array of grant-funded projects aimed at broadening knowledge in the + sciences and humanities.</p> + <strong><a href="http://prairieschooner.unl.edu/" title="go to the Prairie Schooner website">PRAIRIE + SCHOONER</a> | <a href="http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/" title="go to the University of Nebraska Press website" class="external">UNIVERSITY + OF NEBRASKA PRESS</a> | <a href="http://www.sheldonartgallery.org/" title="go to the Sheldon Museum of Art website" class="external">SHELDON + MUSEUM OF ART</a></strong> + <p> </p> + <img src="graphics/classroom.jpg" alt="Classroom at UNL" class="frame" /> + <h3 class="sec_main" style="margin-bottom: 4px;">Better to Best</h3> + <p> + In Fall 2013, for the tenth-straight year, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was among the top 50 public universities listed in <a href="http://newsroom.unl.edu/releases/2013/09/10/UNL+remains+among+nation%27s+best+in+U.S.+News+%26+World+Report+rankings" title="read the full news release">U.S. News and World Report's annual evaluation of America's Best Colleges</a>. UNL is ranked near the top third of all national universities both public and private, (tied with four others at 101st). UNL is also listed in the ranking report among "A-Plus Schools for B Students." </p> + <h3 class="sec_main" style="margin-bottom: 4px;">Excellence in Undergraduate + Education</h3> + <p>The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a research-extensive institution + with an extraordinary focus on Undergraduate Education. Our undergraduates + learn from faculty who create new knowledge, who are leading scientists + and scholars, and who care about students’ success. Several + signature programs exemplify this commitment to undergraduate success. + The Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Program + (UCARE) connects faculty and students who work collaboratively on + independent study projects that advance new knowledge. The Jeffrey + S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management develops leaders + for this era of expanding information technology and business globalization. + Students are selected for this innovative program based on high academic + achievement, outstanding leadership experience, demonstrated interest + in computer science and business, and career goals. The program provides + an education balanced in technology and management while developing + professional skills in leadership, communications and collaboration. + The Heuermann Lectures focus on providing security – and here security means enough to sustain the world – in the areas of food, natural resources, and renewable energy for people, as well as on securing the sustainability of rural communities where the vital work of producing food and renewable energy occurs. The University Honors Program hosts Honors Forum talks + to complement the 20-year-old E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. </p> + <strong><a href="http://www.unl.edu/ucare/" title="go to the Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Program website">UCARE</a> | <a href="http://raikesschool.unl.edu/" title="go to the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management website">RAIKES + SCHOOL</a> | <a href="http://heuermannlectures.unl.edu/" title="go to the Heuermann Lectures website">HEUERMANN LECTURES</a> | <a href="http://enthompson.unl.edu/" title="go to the Thompson Forum website">E.N. + THOMPSON FORUM</a> | <a href="http://honors.unl.edu/" title="go to the Honors Program website">HONORS PROGRAM</a></strong> + <p> </p> + <div style="position:relative" class="image_medium"><img src="graphics/research.jpg" alt="The Diocles laser" /></div> + <h3 class="sec_main" style="margin-bottom: 4px;">Research and Economic Development</h3> + <p>The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is the intellectual center for the state of Nebraska, providing leadership in education and research. The citizens of Nebraska benefit from the knowledge and research generated by our faculty and students. This research-based service to our state is a feature that distinguishes UNL as a land-grant university.</p> +<p> +UNL's research expenditures totaled more than $253 million in 2012, the most recent fiscal year for which expenditure information is available. This total included nearly $105 million in federal research expenditures. The National Science Foundation accounted for 30 percent of UNL's federal research expenditures, followed by 20 percent from the Department of Health and Human Services, including the National Institutes of Health, and 12 percent from the Department of Defense. UNL's goal is to achieve $300 million in total research expenditures by 2017, with at least half coming from federal agencies.</p> + +<p><strong><a href="http://research.unl.edu/" title="go to the UNL Office of Research website">OFFICE OF RESEARCH</a></strong></p> + </div> + <div class="grid3"> + <div class="zenbox primary"> + <h3>On Becoming a UNL Student</h3> + <p><a href="http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/prospective/" title="go to the prospective student page at UNL">Learn more</a> about + UNL's undergraduate, graduate, law or extended education programs, + and about applying to become a UNL student.</p> + <div style="margin:10px 0px 10px 0px;" class="caption"> <img src="graphics/pic_downtown_love.jpg" alt="love library as seen from downtown Lincoln" style="margin-bottom:6px;width:220px;" /><br /> + <strong>CITY CAMPUS</strong> anchors Lincoln's downtown on the + north. </div> + </div> + + <figure class="frame"><a href="http://maps.unl.edu/" title="view the online campus maps"><img src="graphics/maps.jpg" alt="go to the UNL online maps" /></a><figcaption><a href="http://maps.unl.edu/" title="view the online campus maps">View online maps of campus</a></figcaption></figure> + + <div class="zenbox primary"> + <h3>At Home in Lincoln</h3> + <p>The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is located in an up-and-coming and safe city of 250,000 people that has many of the cultural and entertainment benefits of a much larger city, with the feel of a friendly Midwestern community.</p> + <p> +<strong>New Arena in 2013</strong><br /> +Lincoln voted for bigger concerts and events, and now the Pinnacle Bank Arena is here. Around it, the Historic Haymarket has expanded from being a hotspot to buzzing entertainment district. Lincoln residents enjoy more restaurants, more options in downtown nightlife and more ways to enjoy time with friends. What remains the same is the short walk downtown from UNL's City Campus.</p> + <p> +<strong>Beautiful Parks</strong><br /> +Many people are surprised to learn that Lincoln has more parkland per capita than Austin, Texas; Portland, Ore.; and all but a handful of U.S. cities.</p> +<p><a href="http://www.unl.edu/lincoln/" title="Learn more about Lincoln">Learn more about Lincoln.</a></p> + <h3>Legend and Legacy</h3> + <p>The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has been home to many + legendary figures, including the literary naturalist Loren Eiseley, + geneticist George Beadle, artists Aaron Douglas and Weldon Kees, + social researcher Alvin Johnson, investor Warren Buffett, comedian + Johnny Carson, diva Barbara Hendricks, artist and engineer Harold + Edgerton, soldier John J. Pershing, authors Willa Cather and Mari + Sandoz, and many others. 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