 Hello, I'm Mark Reep. I've been in the chemistry department for 30 years and one thing that I like about Nebraska is that Combining research teaching and service. It really works here and everybody is Focused on the same goal. Let me tell you about three coincidences So Nebraska the symbol is any well, there's an element neon the symbol any number two that UNL is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance and Neon is the 10th element Three if you put neon in a tube and you electrify it it close big red Hello, my name is Chico de Bioma Associate Professor of Creative Writing in English at the University of Lincoln and Nebraska Lincoln so doing being a researcher at the University has been Really a thing of joy. So I find that the quietness of the place the Lack of you know major crowd has been good for me as a writer So and I have a very supportive Department the English Department My colleagues are very wonderful people and the society they at large they you know I've been to a lot of events where people read my book whether I appreciate My writing so it's been it's been a wonderful Hi, I'm Amy Goodburn a professor of English and Dean of undergraduate education I've been at UNL for 26 years and have founded a great place to pursue the intersections of teaching Research and community engagement Currently I'm working with several other faculty in the departments of computer science and mathematics on an NSF STEM scholars grant We are collaborating with one another and two community colleges to build programs for undergraduates from rural low-income and unrepresented minority communities Throughout my career, Nebraska has given me opportunities to partner with educators and researchers across the state as we work to close equity Gaps and ensure that all students have the resources and support they need to succeed Hi, I must sit back night I came to Nebraska soon after the Nebraska Center for virology was established I was particularly impressed with this unique opportunity to be associated with a group of researchers Having diverse areas of expertise in human animal and plant viruses I established collaboration with a faculty working on a swine virus That is economically important to the state of Nebraska and the USA through our research and collaborative efforts We have developed a vaccine against this virus Currently, we're attempting to develop vaccines against the pandemic coronavirus with a rapid response grant from the office of research and economic development Thank you Hi, I'm Wendy Smith, and I'm a mathematics education researcher in UNL Center for science math and computer education Research I do spans preschool teachers all the way through college math instructors and everything in between I focus a lot on teaching and learning and institutional change The goal for all of this is how do we improve mathematics and more broadly STEM teaching and learning? How do we broaden participation and close the opportunity gaps mostly through to teacher professional development and changing the culture? So that actively engaging students is the norm Nebraska is an ideal place to work school districts and educational service units are our partners and people really care and want to be able to improve teaching and learning to keep our students in our state for their college and careers Hello, my name is James Cheko, and I am an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry My laboratory studies the molecular mechanisms by which cells communicate in living systems with the long-term goal of identifying novel therapeutic targets To combat disease Nebraska is the perfect place for my research because UNL fosters an environment which values basic science Supports interdisciplinary work and embraces diversity in many forms here I am surrounded by students and colleagues who care and who work hard to accomplish our mutual goals This makes every day exciting and rewarding, and I am proud to have the opportunity to work with this community Hello, everyone. This is professor should if the dictionary I'm an assistant professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering at University of Nebraska, Lincoln Nebraska has given me the resource Infrastructure and support that has been critical for my success and my research aims to benefit My community state and beyond by offering innovative solutions to achieve energy sustainability and biosustainability So thank you, Nebraska for being my support system. Go be great