KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty Gregory Brown and Todd Bartee have received Rural Futures Institute grants for projects addressing challenges and opportunities facing rural populations in areas of family health, wellness and health science education. They are among nine award recipients receiving almost $400,000 in grants, which engage faculty and students from across the four University of Nebraska campuses as well as Kansas University, Purdue University, Peru State … [Read more...]
Safety Center renews $5.8 million grant to train transit drivers
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – The Nebraska Safety Center received a $5.8 million grant to train transit drivers from transportation, bus and transit companies across Nebraska. The grant, from the Nebraska Department of Roads, follows a three-year collaboration between the Nebraska Safety Center at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s College of Business and Technology and Center for Public Affairs Research at University of Nebraska at Omaha. The partnership … [Read more...]
TRiO program gets $1.4M grant to help disadvantaged students
By AUSTIN KOELLER UNK Communications KEARNEY – A University of Nebraska at Kearney program that helps disadvantaged students meet their academic needs and complete undergraduate degrees has received funding for another five years. The TRiO Student Support Services program received a Department of Education $1.4 million grant, which funds the UNK program through 2020 at an annual cost of $285,819. The federal grant allows roughly 200 UNK students to be served by the TRiO program, which … [Read more...]
UNK police issue 50 citations as part of selective enforcement
KEARNEY – Selective enforcement by UNK Police and Parking Services over a recent 18-day period resulted in 50 citations and 55 warnings for alcohol- and drug-related crimes on or near the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. UNK officers worked 84 hours of overtime and completed 105 traffic stops as part of the Aug. 21 through Sept. 7 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign through the Highway Safety Division of the Nebraska State Department of Motor Vehicles. Enforcement efforts … [Read more...]
UNK philanthropy class awards $10K to Buffalo County nonprofits
KEARNEY – Nine nonprofits in Buffalo County received a total of $10,000 in grant money to fund 11 projects as part of a philanthropy class project at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. On Wednesday, UNK students in the Marketing 388H “Philanthropy: Learning to Give” class hosted its awards ceremony and named nonprofit organizations that received grants through their class’s Community Enrichment Grant. The grant, funded by the Learning by Giving Foundation, teaches students the … [Read more...]
