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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/knapplc on 2024-01-29 20:20:45.
This appears to be little more than a different method of calculating the same numbers, but if it works, sure, what the heck.
The reality is, Nebraska has always been the same school. It serves the needs of its state, which is what every land-grant university should do. It’s what they did while a member of the AAU, what they did after getting ousted, and what they’ll continue to do if they rejoin.
*New research reporting model will elevate University’s national competitiveness *
The University of Nebraska will be instantly more competitive with the nation’s leading research institutions under a new reporting model announced today by Interim President Chris Kabourek that will unify the research achievements of NU’s flagship university and its medical center.
Beginning with the FY2023 National Science Foundation’s Higher Education Research and Development Survey – the national gold standard for research rankings – the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska Medical Center and Office of the President will begin reporting their federally funded research expenditures as one combined figure. That survey will be released in November.
Until now, Nebraska’s institutions have reported research figures separately – making Nebraska unlike virtually every other institution in the Big Ten and in the Association of American Universities, the coalition of the nation’s most prestigious research universities that Nebraska aims to be readmitted to. Among the 18 universities in the expanding Big Ten Conference, all but Nebraska are AAU members.
The National Science Foundation approved Nebraska’s proposal to report research as one “University of Nebraska” figure after reviewing Nebraska’s commitment to making structural changes that will align it with the rest of the Big Ten and AAU.