The Spur AgConverge event served as a launch event for Spur Ventures, a new entrepreneurship hub to better connect producers with innovation. In centering farmers, the event dug deeper into the pitfalls and opportunities for agtech on Nebraska agriculture’s home turf.

The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur ranked 50 schools worldwide for their undergraduate programs aimed at early entrepreneurs, and UNL has moved up to 35th place. UNL leadership said this momentum reflects faculty mentorship and the importance of community support.

The Spur AgConverge 2025 conference will take place Nov. 24 in Gothenburg. The event gives university and industry stakeholders opportunities to network, share innovations and support local farmers. The conference will be the official launch of a new entrepreneurial initiative from UNL — Spur Ventures.

The office will be tasked with streamlining how researchers work with industry partners as part of a larger strategy to bring in stable revenue. Traditionally, UNMC is reliant on federal funding through science agencies like the National Institutes of Health.

CAR T-cell therapy uses re-engineered immune cells to attack diseases. After proving its effectiveness on cancer patients, it is now being explored as a treatment for autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis. Nebraska Medicine and University of Nebraska Medical Center doctors treated the first patient in this new trial earlier this year.

At the University of Nebraska Medical Center, hologram boxes, virtual reality headsets and interactive walls brought health care providers together across four campuses. The statewide stroke conference showcased how technology can turn remote learning into a hands-on, collaborative experience.

UNeMed, the tech transfer organization for UNMC and UNO, is holding a variety of events next week, including its annual Research Innovation Awards and a startup showcase open to the public to get a closer look at the work researchers do.

The Omaha Virtual Reality Pipeline is training students to build immersive medical simulations, including a fully virtual hospital. Based at UNMC’s UNeTech Institute, the collaboration among UNO, UNMC and MCC is preparing the next generation of VR developers while advancing how clinicians learn critical procedures.

A new era of innovation officially begins today at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with the launch of the Frontier Tech Lab (FTL) during Silicon Prairie Startup Week. The first-of-its-kind collaborative prototyping hub is designed to give Nebraska innovators access to advanced manufacturing tools, engineering expertise and hands-on student support.