LINCOLN, Neb. (October 16, 2015)—University of Nebraska President Hank Bounds, Ph.D., joined Greg Sharpe, the “Voice of the Huskers,” for a halftime radio chat during the football broadcast of Nebraska’s heartbreaking 23-21 loss to Wisconsin Saturday afternoon.
Dr. Bounds, who joined the University as its seventh president in April, focused his remarks on the importance of public and private partnerships with the University, and how they contribute to greater innovation and growth. A big part of that growth will be fueled by the Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln, Dr. Bounds said.
“Nebraskans expect their university to conduct research that matters,” Dr. Bounds said. “To turn that research into products and technologies that help improve lives. And, to maintain a competitive economy. With Nebraska Innovation Campus, the University of Nebraska is in a strong position to do that.”
The Nebraska Innovation Campus is a massive public-private research campus in Lincoln that will bring together the talent and skills of academic and industrial experts into a single location where they can better collaborate to solve critical problems and develop innovative solutions.
An important part of that innovation process are the technology transfer services within the University system, Dr. Bounds said.
“That includes leaders and staff at UNeMed and NUTech Ventures—and University researchers who are working to bring their discoveries from the lab to the marketplace,” Dr. Bounds told Sharpe. “Research breakthroughs that become licensed and commercialized make an impact in improving lives around the world, and on economic development in our state.”
Dr. Bounds’ halftime interview was part of an ongoing series, the “IMG University of Nebraska President’s Halftime Show,” which airs during the halftime intermission of every Nebraska football game broadcast on Husker Sports Network affiliates.
The series continues this Saturday when the Nebraska Cornhuskers visit the Minnesota Golden Gophers for a 2:30 kickoff in Minneapolis. Dr. Bounds and Greg Sharpe are expected to discuss the University’s interest and growing role in early child development, and keeping Nebraska as one of the best places to raise a child.
