Liana Calegare, Ph.D.

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Liana Calegare, Ph.D.

Coordinator Agricultural Research Division University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
Agricultural Communications Building (ACB) 3
Lincoln NE 68583-0704,
Phone
402-472-5910
Email
lcalgare2@unl.edu
  • Identifies opportunities for international collaboration through research, extension, and capacity building efforts; provides support for the formation of transdisciplinary teams to prepare project proposals.
  • Leads efforts to develop, implement, and coordinate federal funded capacity building programs, such as USDA-FAS Scientific Exchanges, Borlaug Fellowship, and Cochran Programs.
  • Leverage partnerships with Global Centers of Excellence in Agriculture and National and Global Networks.
  • Assists and coordinates visits of international delegations, with focus on connecting IANR faculty to visiting scientists in their area of interest.
  • Administers the International Impact Awards: FAPESP SPRINT, seed grants to implement and/or strengthen international collaborations, and travel awards.