Evolution 2009 — University of Nebraska at Kearney
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| About UNK | ||
| The public, residential University of Nebraska at Kearney is an affordable, student-centered regional hub of intellectual, cultural and artistic excellence that has been a prominent part of Nebraska's higher education landscape for more than a century. As one of four campuses of the University of Nebraska, UNK offers access to all the opportunities and choices of a major public university. | ||
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| About Kearney | ||
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Kearney is located on the north bank of the Platte River and just south of the unique Nebraska Sandhills, along US Interstate 80.
Visitors to Kearney can find numerous outdoor adventures. Wet meadows, tallgrass prairie, and loess hills habitats are all within easy reach. The region is a staging area for millions of migrating birds, including endangered whooping cranes and several hundred thousand sandhill cranes that visit every spring. Wetlands in the nearby Rainwater Basin is important for migrating ducks, geese, and other waterfowl. |
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