LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Universities in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota are joining to establish a regional, highly secure research data center that will provide researchers access to restricted federal data.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln said in a news release Monday that the Central Plains Research Data Center will be based at the university's Whittier Research Center in Lincoln. It will join a network of 18 similar centers that are jointly funded by the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Science Foundation.
Partnering with the Lincoln school are the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Iowa State University, the University of Iowa and the University of South Dakota. The center is scheduled to open this coming fall. Only researchers who have government clearances and who agree to protect the sensitive data will have access.
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