"In the Heights," winner of four 2008 Tony Awards and the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, is coming to the Lied Center for Performing Arts for 7:30 p.m. shows March 2 and 3. The Lied is offering a reduced faculty/staff ticket price of $20 for the performances. Continue reading…
A UNL study has found that over the last several decades, nature has increasingly taken a back seat in award-winning children's picture books — and suggests this sobering trend is consistent with a growing isolation from the natural world. Continue reading…
UNL faculty can hone grant writing skills at a seminar, “Write Winning Grant Proposals,” 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 16 in the Nebraska Union auditorium. Sponsored by the Office of Research and Economic Development, the free seminar is primarily for UNL faculty. Continue reading…
The UNL viticulture program is part of a multi-state team that received a $2.5 million grant from the USDA. The grant will tackle the obstacles in vineyards, wineries, tasting rooms and tourism to bring cold hardy grapes to a wider market. Continue reading…
Author and sociologist Michael Kimmel, a leading researcher and writer on men and masculinity, will discuss the transition from adolescent to adult in a 7:30 p.m., March 1 lecture in the Nebraska Union auditorium. The lecture opens the Women's and Gender Studies spring 2012 colloquium series. Continue reading…