Today@UNL | Voicemail outage Feb. 16; 'Sunday Scientist' explores arachnids

Voicemail outage planned for Feb. 16

UNL voicemail will be unavailable Noon to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 16.UNL voicemail will be unavailable from noon to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 16 due to a system upgrade. After 2:30 p.m., callers will be able to leave new messages. Voicemail users will have limited access to retrieve messages through midnight. Continue reading…

 

Richmond named to editorial board

John W. RichmondJohn W. Richmond, director of the School of Music, has been selected to join the editorial board of Arts Education Policy Review, a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis. The post is a three-year appointment. Continue reading…

 

Behlen Observatory public night is Feb. 15

UNL's Behlen Observatory near Mead will be open to the public from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Feb. 15. Provided the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of objects with the 30-inch telescope and with smaller telescopes set up outside of the observatory. Continue reading…

 

Live broadcast of Verdi's 'Rigoletto' is Feb 16

The Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center hosts a live broadcast of Verdi's "Rigoletto" at 11:55 a.m. Feb. 16. An encore performance will be shown at 1 p.m. Feb. 17. The performance is part of "The Met: Live in HD" series of live broadcasts from New York City's Metropolitan Opera House. Continue reading…

 
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‘Sunday Scientist’ explores spiders, arachnids

The arachnid research of Eileen Hebets, associate professor of biological sciences, will be featured in a Feb. 17 "Sunday with a Scientist" program at Morrill Hall. The event is 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The program will include a variety of family-friendly and hands-on activities. Continue reading…

 
Filmmaker Byron Hurt with his mother, Frances Hurt, and sister, Taundra Hurt
Filmmaker Byron Hurt with his mother, Frances Hurt, and sister, Taundra Hurt

Free screening of 'Soul Food Junkies' is Feb. 17

NET's "Coffee and Conversation" series continues with a showing of "Soul Food Junkies" at 1 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. The film examines the history of soul food, from its start in Western Africa to its contribution to modern health crises in communities of color. Continue reading…

 
 
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