$85 million rural medical school at University of Nebraska at Kearney projected to open in 2025

Construction of an $85 million rural medical school at the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus is expected to begin in the fall of 2023 and open two years later.

Thursday, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved details such as the construction budget and program statement for that second phase of the UNK-University of Nebraska Medical Center health science education complex.

The project timeline follows previous approval from the Nebraska Legislature of $50 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding for capital construction, plus $10 million for iEXCEL technology startup costs.

The Legislature also committed operational funds to support faculty and staff. The university has committed $35 million in private funding for construction, according to a UNMC statement.

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