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IS recommends disabling Java web browser plug-ins

Disable the java plug-in on your browserInformation Services is recommending computer users disable the Java web browser plug-in on all computers. An exploit directs users to malicious websites, infecting and allowing hackers to take control of individual computers. The exploit has put more than a billion computers worldwide at risk. Continue reading…

 

Redox Biology Center symposium is Oct. 12

Registration is now open for the UNL Redox Biology Center's 10th annual symposium. The event is Oct. 12 and will feature seven speakers discussing research on "Molecular Mechanisms of Redox Processes." The symposium is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Continue reading…

 

UNL Symphony Orchestra performs today

The UNL Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. today in Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets, available at the door at 6:30 p.m., are $5 general admission and $3 for students and senior citizens. Tyler White directs the orchestra. Continue reading…

 
A scene from "Pearl," a short film inspired by Ted Kooser's poem of the same name.
A scene from "Pearl," a short film inspired by Ted Kooser's poem of the same name.

Kooser poem inspires short film

Ted Kooser’s poem “Pearl” has inspired a short film by Dan Butler. The film, available at http://go.unl.edu/pearl, has been showing at film festivals. The poem tells the story of a person who must travel to tell a cousin about a death in the family. Continue reading…

 
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