We Are Nebraska

We are Nebraska

We are Nebraska.
Sure, we’re a university that’s been around for over 150 years, but we’re also

people—

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We are your kid’s favorite teacher,
the one who happened to be named Nebraska Teacher of the Year.

Shelby Aaberg smiles and stands with his hands on his hips in an empty classroom.
Shelby Aaberg (’04)
Math Teacher
Scottsbluff, NE
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Nearly 1 in 4 new Nebraska teachers earned their degree from UNL.

We are the nurse in the NICU who’s there for your family when it matters most.

Smiling woman in a striped shirt and vest standing by a neonatal incubator in a hospital room.
Molly Hovis (’21)
NICU Nurse at Children’s Nebraska
Omaha, NE
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We are the hometown Husker athlete who’s making sure more kids from her city reach their potential.

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Dominique Kelley (’12, ’14)
CEO of Boys & Girls Club, Lincoln/Lancaster County
Lincoln, NE
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We are your volunteer fire chief
who’s also been your banker for 40 years.

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Don Softley (’76)
Volunteer Fire Chief, Retired Banker
Grant, NE
Read More About Don

85% of firefighters in Nebraska are volunteers.

Huskers do a lot for Nebraska. We do so much, it’s easy to forget that it’s us.

All those individual impacts add up in big ways.

Ways like…

  • When $1 gets invested in NU,
    we put     $10 back into the state.
  • We also put $875 million
    into     Nebraska’s ag economy each year, and $3.1 billion into the whole state’s economy.
  • All those 4-H memories?
    That’s a Nebraska-led program,
    one that impacts     one in three eligible kids.
  • That new teacher your kid loves?
    There’s a nearly     one in four chance they’re a Husker grad.
  • That tech helping farmers in 45 states through a drought?
    It was built right here in Lincoln.
  • So was that surgical robot that launched into space.

Bringing Campus to Every County

It takes a lot of work to keep our communities thriving — work Nebraskans put in every day. With outreach, education and research in all 93 counties, we’re here to help.

See the work Husker faculty, staff and students are doing near you.

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There’s No Place Like It

Some memories could only happen here. We’re proud to help make them.

  • The greatest atmosphere in sports.
    Fans celebrate in a packed football stadium, wearing red, with the game visible under a cloudy sky.
  • Traditions to pass down.
    Young girl shaking hands at a livestock show, holding a ribbon, with a pig in the background.
  • The world’s greatest performers.
    Lied Center interior with vibrant lighting, cheering crowd with phones raised, and performers on stage.
  • Inspiring perspectives.
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  • Spaces we can all share.
    Woman relaxing on a white bench, reading in a sunny gazebo surrounded by greenery.