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The Beadle Center Greenhouses are located on the UNL City Campus adjacent to the George W. Beadle Center which makes it convenient for users to have greenhouse and growth chambers spaces in the same building as their labs and classrooms.
There are 4 main greenhouses with 4 bays in each greenhouse (total 16 bays). Each bay has specific temperatures, different height benches, and High Intensity Discharge (HID) lights based on the type of crop grown. One greenhouse is equipped with Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights. Cooling for the greenhouses at the Beadle Center is achieved solely by use of evaporative pads which means that summer temperatures can be cooled to roughly 10 degrees F cooler than the outside air temperature.
There are nine Walk-In Growth Chambers including one Seed Cooler and one Tissue Culture Chamber. Some Walk-in Chambers have HID lights for are set up for tall plant growth and some Walk-in chambers have florescent lights and are set up to grow arabidopsis.
Seventeen Reach-In Chambers are available and amenities vary per chamber but may include additive humidity, dehumidification, florescent, HID, or LED lights.
Both full service and minimal service options are available. Extra services can be added at a hourly rate. A spacious work area for planting, transplanting, harvesting, etc. is available for use by paid users.
Access to the greenhouse area is by card access. Access to the greenhouse area is by combination door locks. A Greenhouse Orientation and Worker Protection Safety Training (WPS) is required before access is granted. A project request form is required before a project can begin.
For any questions or if you are a new user, please contact Samantha Link, Greenhouse Manager (slink2@unl.edu).
Announcements
- Pesticide Application Days – Thursday afternoons from 3:30-6:30pm. Please see postings for exact rooms to be treated.
g Red Summer Academic Camp
The Beadle Greenhouse Staff had the opportunity to collaborate with UNL's Big Red Summer Academic Camp this past Summer. The camp provides high school students with an exciting opportunity to explore future careers while experiencing life as a college student. These week-long residential camps allow participants to live on campus, meet students from across the country, and work alongside university faculty & staff in hands-on learning experiences.
One of this year's experiences was the Digital Media Camp, where students explored the art of creative storytelling through writing, photography, videography, and multimedia production. Working with faculty from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications, campers learned how professional communicators develop compelling stories across multiple platforms. Using industry-standard production studios and equipment, students collaborated on team multimedia projects while gaining insight into careers in journalism, broadcasting, advertising, public relations, sports media, and digital communications.
As part of their camp experience, several Digital Media Camp students spent time at the Beadle Greenhouse capturing the work, research, and people that make the facility unique. Rather than simply documenting the greenhouse, the students approached the visit as storytellers—asking thoughtful questions, photographing research activities, filming behind-the-scenes operations, and learning about the diverse plant collections grown in the facility.
The result was an impressive interactive website that showcases their experience through photos, videos, and engaging content: Beadle Greenhouse Interactive Website.
For the Beadle Greenhouse staff, the visit was equally rewarding. It provided a unique opportunity to interact with talented young students and to see the greenhouse from a fresh perspective. Their curiosity, creativity, and enthusiasm transformed everyday greenhouse activities into engaging stories, reminding staff how fascinating their work is to those seeing it for the first time. Watching the students transform scientific research and greenhouse operations into an engaging digital story was a reminder of the importance of communicating science in ways that are accessible and inspiring to the public.
Take a few minutes to explore the students' interactive website—you'll not only learn more about the Beadle Greenhouse but also see firsthand the creativity and talent fostered through the Big Red Summer Academic Camps.
