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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!