OpenFieldUNK · Kearney, Nebraska, United States
The University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) is a premier public university established in 1905, situated on a 515-acre residential campus in Kearney, Nebraska. Celebrated for high-impact undergraduate research, healthcare professional training in partnership with UNMC at the Health Science Education Complex, biology, and aviation, UNK combines personalized faculty mentorship with the vast resources of the University of Nebraska system.
UNK comprises three academic colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Technology, and College of Education. UNK is home to the Health Science Education Complex (HSEC), delivering rural nursing, physician assistant, and physical therapy credentials, as well as the Nebraska Safety Center.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school core competencies, GPA (minimum 2.5), or class rank. Graduate admissions require an accredited bachelor's degree with a minimum 2.75 GPA, statement of purpose, two letters of recommendation, and English proficiency (TOEFL 79+ or IELTS 6.5+).
Research-focused biology graduate program offering laboratory and field investigations in Great Plains riverine ecology, tick-borne pathogens, sandhill crane migration, and cellular oncology.
Comprehensive collegiate flight training program in partnership with Kearney Regional Airport, preparing commercial airline pilots with FAA Private, Instrument, and Multi-Engine Commercial certificates.
CAA-accredited clinical master's specializing in rural healthcare delivery, pediatric speech disorders, tele-practice interventions, neurogenic dysphagia, and stuttering fluency.
Hands-on undergraduate computer science curriculum emphasizing cloud infrastructure, mobile application engineering, penetration testing, and enterprise database systems.
Distinguished graduate history program offering deep archival research on the Trans-Mississippi West, Plains Native American histories, digital history exhibits, and museum preservation.
ACS-certified undergraduate chemistry degree featuring individual research mentorship, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and drug design.
Professor of Biology
Department of Biology
Dr. Carlson investigates genetics of viral infections in Drosophila melanogaster, heat shock protein chaperones, and the cellular mechanisms of innate antiviral...
View researcher profile ↗Associate Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Dr. Thomas specializes in synthetic organic chemistry, investigating novel amino acid transporter inhibitors (LAT1) for targeted cancer chemotherapies and prodr...
View researcher profile ↗Associate Professor of Kinesiology & Health Sciences
Department of Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
Dr. Bice investigates behavioral health interventions, physical activity patterns in rural populations, mobile health tracking, and pediatric developmental exer...
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