Today@UNL | UNL tops 300 Academic All-Americans, Colonial Quilts exhibition opens

New Quilt Museum exhibition examines Colonial Revival

"Burgoyne Surrounded," maker unknown, West Virginia, 1935-1940, 84 x 58 in.Long before Martha Stewart, the DIY culture thrived. The International Quilt Study Center and Museum's new exhibition, "Perfecting the Past: Colonial Revival Quilts," explores a movement from 1880-1940 when Americans looked to antique objects for inspiration and used patterns from newspapers. Continue reading…

 

Howe services are 2 p.m. Dec. 8

A memorial service for former chancellor's associate Herb Howe is 2 p.m. Dec. 8 at First Plymouth Congregational Church. Memorials to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNL, Friendship Home or the American Red Cross. Arrangements by Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home. Howe died Nov. 4.

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Academic All-Americans
Academic All-Americans

Burkhead, Fisher put UNL over 300 Academic All-Americans

Seniors Rex Burkhead and Sean Fisher were named to the Capital One Academic All-America Division I football team. Their selection puts Nebraska as the first among all divisions across all sports to achieve 300+ Academic All-Americans -- and well ahead of other schools including Notre Dame with 227. Continue reading…

 
 
Originally published December 7, 2012 - Submit an Item