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WELCOME!

Michael J. Boehm

Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

There has never been a time where the

agricultural, food, natural resources, environmental, and

human sciences have a bigger role to play, especially for

Nebraska, in their impact on the world stage than the

first half of the 21st century.

Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

• 16 Academic Units – 3 colleges, 12 academic departments, and 3 outstate research and extension centers

• Specialized centers and program units across the state of Nebraska• More than 43,000 acres of land engaged in research and discovery, teaching

and learning and extension and outreach programs• Three strategically placed research and extension centers, numerous

research facilities • 83 county extension offices serve all 93 Nebraska counties• Approximately 1,700 IANR staff and faculty working across Nebraska

The World’s

Grand Challenges

Poverty, hunger, food security, energy,

environment, health, well-being, sustainable

land use, inequity, water, climate change…

College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

The total number of CASNR undergraduate,

graduate and professional students is 3,094169 international undergraduate students, an increase of 36

percent from last year.

700 CASNR graduate students. CASNR offers 10 doctoral

programs and 14 master's programs.

61 students in CASNR’s Doctor of Plant Health or Doctor of

Veterinary Medicine professional programs.

Nebraska Extension

Helping Nebraskans enhance their

lives through research-based

education.

Over 100 years of engaging with

citizens and communities to share

knowledge and co-create solutions

that enhance lives.

Research in IANR and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Fiscal

Year

Total IANR

Research

Expenditures

Total UNL

Research

Expenditures

Sponsored

IANR

Research

Expenditures

Sponsored

UNL

Research

Expenditures

2014 $123.3M $278.3M $43.7M $115.4M

2015 $132.2M $284.4M $48.0M $119.3M

2016 $142.8M $294.9M $52.4M $121.4M

2017 TBD TBD $53.5M $124.1M

RESEARCH

• The Center for Root and Rhizobiome Innovation (CRRI) -$20M grant from the National Science Foundation.

• Sorghum as Biofuel - $13.5 million from Department of Energy.

RESEARCH

Plant Phenomics - Investment in cutting-edge technology for high-

content, high-throughput imaging of plant physical characteristics.

Beadle, 2014 Greenhouse Innovation

Center, NIC, 2016 ARDC, 2017

Nebraska Innovation Campus

IANR Global Engagement

IANR strives to create strategic international

partnerships in research, teaching and

engagement that position faculty, students, and

staff to make an impact in our increasingly

interconnected world.

IANR faculty are engaged in approximately 80

countries around the world and strategic

relationships are being developed in Brazil, China,

and Rwanda.

Muito obrigado!