By Ashley Washburn and Tiffany Lee | Research and Innovation
A record nine Husker researchers earned National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program awards in 2024, placing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln among the nation’s most successful institutions in earning awards through one of the most prestigious grant programs for rising scholars.
The new institutional record, which amounts to $6.2 million in CAREER funding for Husker faculty, positions Nebraska at the forefront of CAREER success nationally. According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, Nebraska is one of 25 academic institutions to receive nine or more CAREER awards in 2024. Nebraska is tied with Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford University and outpaces many other leading institutions, including the University of Chicago and Yale University.
Judith Turk, associate professor in the School of Natural Resources, is pinpointing the degree and pace of soil change in the Great Plains over time, which is critical for developing effective strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change. She will also launch a new course and engage middle school students by infusing soil science with art and technology.
Driving this success is Nebraska’s institutional commitment to hiring world-class faculty and providing them with support in advancing their research programs. Nebraska is home to the award-winning NSF CAREER Club, launched by the Office of Research and Innovation in 2017 to help early-career researchers launch their careers as teacher-scholars.
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