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Board of Regents Centers

Board of Regents Centers provide research services and opportunities.

Approved Centers

Our centers complement and enhance faculty research and academic efforts. These centers require approval by the Board of Regents.

Visit the major programs listing for additional resources.
Alcohol Center of Research-Nebraska
Our goal is to make relevant discoveries related to alcohol tissue injury that impact lives and advance public health.
Center for Biomedical Informatics Research and Innovation
Our vision is to be a national leader in providing biomedical informatics expertise and resources to promote and advance research.
Center for Chronic Illness Self-management and Prevention
We are an interdisciplinary community whose work and interests focus on the prevention and self-management of chronic illness.
Center for Collaboration on Research Design and Analysis
Our mission is to provide expertise in quantitative sciences like biostatistics, epidemiology and health services research.
Center for Drug Design & Innovation
We provide guidance and support to help advance early-stage drug discovery projects across UNMC and the NU system.
Center for Environmental Health & Toxicology
Housed within the Water, Climate and Health Program, our goal is to support collaborative solutions to public health changes associated with drinking water quality and climate change.
Center for Excellence in Pancreatic Cancer
Our goal is to transform what is considered state-of-the-art in the early detection, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of pancreas cancer.
Center for Global Health and Development
Our vision is to advance global public health knowledge and practices by facilitating transnational partnerships among public health scientists, professionals and advocates.
Center for Health Policy
We focus on collaborative models of research and policy direction that include active stakeholders from different professional backgrounds.
Center for Heart and Vascular Research
Our vision is to be a facilitating hub for cutting-edge research in cardiovascular health and disease.
Center for Integrative and Translational Neuroscience
We serve as the link between basic sciences discoveries and translational implementation in the clinic.
Center for Intelligent Health Care
Our vision is to create solutions that intelligently simplify care to improve health care.
Center for Preparedness and Emergency Response Solutions
We focus on research, planning, training, exercises and education related to public health and health care emergencies.
Center for Reducing Health Disparities
Our mission is to promote equity and social justice in health and health care by leading collaborative efforts to generate and disseminate evidence-based, policy-relevant solutions.
Center for Rural Health Services Research
Housed within the Office of Rural Health Initiatives, our mission is to improve the quality, availability and accessibility of health care for rural Nebraskans through education, research and service.
Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Our team brings hope and support, focusing on making cancer education, research, prevention, diagnosis and care accessible for all and believes every Nebraskan deserves to live the good life.
Frederick F. Paustian Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
We are dedicated to improving the health and well-being of inflammatory bowel disease patients by delivering effective cutting-edge IBD health services.
Global Center for Health Security
Our mission is to innovate and advance preparedness and response for emerging infectious diseases and catastrophic health emergencies.
Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning
We improve human performance and effectiveness in health care through the adoption of high-fidelity simulation, interprofessional collaboration and experiential learning technologies.
Nebraska Center for Substance Abuse Research
We promote and facilitate research in understanding the consequences and prevention of drug abuse and neurodegenerative diseases.
Nebraska Center for Virology
We combine the expertise of leading researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, UNMC and Creighton University to study viruses found in humans, plants, animals, and the environment.
Nebraska Redox Biology Center
Our aim is to support and expand the existing strengths in redox biology research in Nebraska.