The University of Nebraska at Kearney is a Top Ten U.S. News and World Report-ranked regional public university committed to be one of the nation’s premier undergraduate institutions with excellent online and graduate education, scholarship and public service. Home to 6,200 students residing on campus and throughout the world, UNK is known for its commitment to experiential learning through its substantial offerings in undergraduate research programs. For over two decades, UNK has partnered with UNL and UNMC on basic STEM and Biomedical research experiences to undergraduates, through the IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence. In the last six years, UNK has focused on independent funding lines with an increase of research awards of 353% and UNK-led awards from NIH, CDC and NSF.