Counterculture figure Stewart Brand will give the Heuermann Lecture at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17, in the Hardin Hall auditorium. Brand, who advocates "ecopragmatism," says we need genetically engineered organisms and nuclear energy to deal with climate change. Continue reading…
The 2011 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference was a good opportunity for SNR faculty, graduate students and college students to network with their counterparts at other universities and at state and federal agencies. Continue reading…
R. Maxwell Baber, director of Academic Programs at the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation in Herndon, Va., will present a geography seminar on "Geospatial Intelligence: Deriving Knowledge from Data for National Security and Beyond" at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, in 901 Hardin Hall. Continue reading…
Welcome to Kathryn (Kathie) Pfaffle and Matthew Gregor, new M.A. students interested in GIScience. Congratulations to Marty Hamel and his wife on the birth of their daughter. Continue reading…
Registration is now open for the spring and summer 2012 trips with UNL Outdoor Adventures. Multiple trips with skis, surfboards, backpacks, canoes and bikes are being offered. No previous outdoor experience is required. Open to UNL students, faculty, staff and the public. Continue reading…
Richard Palmer, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, will present "Using Hydrologic Models to Estimate the Impact of Climate Change on River Flows, Water Supply Reliability and Ecosystem Responses" at 3:30 on Wednesday, Jan. 18, in the Hardin Hall auditorium. Continue reading…
Congratulations to Jim Goeke, SNR professor emeritus, who received a certificate from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program commemorating his 25 years of service as operator of the National Trends Network site NE99 at the North Platte Agricultural Experiment Station. Continue reading…
The Hardin Hall auditorium is now equipped with an assisted listening system. Anyone can check out a hand-held receiver with adjustable volume from Nebraska Maps and More in the first-floor lobby across from the auditorium. Continue reading…