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Dr. Libault uses plant single-cell technologies to characterize genetic programs related to legume nodulations and biological nitrogen fixation.

MERC evaluates the summer research programs associated with this grant.

The State Partnership Initiative aimed to help reduce or eliminate barriers to health care and reduce diabetes disparities among Omaha and Winnebago American Indian Tribal populations in Thurston County, Nebraska.

MERC supported this project with data reporting system updates, providing training on the system as needed, and generating quarterly data reports for OMH.

Breezemed was awarded a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a prototype software that assists with medication prior authorizations.

MERC supported this project by conducting a mixed-method formative evaluation combining focus groups and key stakeholder interviews, as well as surveying a nationally recruited panel of physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician’s assistants to the development of an alpha prototype.

MERC was contracted to analyze, report, and produce infographics for two sets of survey data for the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE). One was focused on farm to preschool activities, from the perspective of early care and education providers, and the other was focused on school gardens and growing spaces from the perspective of school personnel.

This project focused on the structural integrity in biodegradable magnesium. The education and outreach activities focused on promoting participation in higher education in additive manufacturing and workforce development.

MERC collected formative and summative data from the students involved in their courses and workshops, such as pre-, post-, and follow-up surveys.

The Schmidt projects focused on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) manure/nutrient management. The AMR project focused on related food safety content where knowledge gaps exist or significant regional needs are identified. The manure project delivering curriculum about manure/nutrient management, soil health, and the value of on-farm research for informing management practices to each high school agriculture program.

MERC support these projects with evaluation and survey expertise.

The Physiology Understanding (PhUn) events hosted by the University of Nebraska Medical Center focused on strengthening math and science knowledge and interests in youth.

MERC supported this project by analyzing the evaluation surveys completed by the participants.

This project consists of processing and conserving important biodiversity parasite survey collection and it also include an outreach component to educate general public about parasites.

MERC supports this project with front-end, formative and summative evaluation to inform the development, effectiveness, and appeal of educational materials on parasites.

The UNL Office of Graduate Studies conducted two exit surveys with graduate students.

MERC provided analytic support for the resulting data, including examining various group differences of interest, and comparing respondents to the population.

The Nebraska Collegiate Prevention Alliance (NECPA) contracted MERC to administer the Nebraska Assessment of College Health Behaviors (NACHB). The NACHB is based off the version conducted in Missouri (MACHB), and is conducted with college students at NECPA partner institutions. MERC worked with NECPA leadership and partners to modify the MACHB to match other data collection efforts, and fielded the first NACHB with 13 schools via web in the spring of 2020.