UNL lectures this week (April 13-19)

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Campus lectures for the week of April 13-19

Tuesday, April 16

Forum, Chancellor’s University Safety Committee, 3 p.m., East Union. Call 402-310-5117
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/16/72181/

Women’s and Gender Studies Colloquium, “Gender, Race, and the Missing Link: Science and the Transatlantic Debate on ‘The Negro Question,’” Jeannette Eileen Jones, UNL, 3:30 p.m., Nebraska Union. Call 402-472-9392
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/16/75459/

Entomology Lecture, “Dynamics of the Sweet Potato Potyvirus Aphid Pathosystem in Louisiana,” Everlyne Wosula, postdoc research assistant, 4 p.m., Entomology Hall. Call 402-472-2123
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/16/76215/

Biochemistry/Redox Biology Seminar, "Mitochondrion is A Novel Center for Redox Signaling," Daret St. Clair, University of Kentucky, 4 p.m., N172 Beadle Center. Call 402-472-3173
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/16/77183/

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Wednesday, April 17

UAAD General Meeting, “Looking Ahead and Reaching Back: Lessons for Fun Living,” JoAnne Owens-Nausler, 11:45 a.m., site to be announced. Call 402-472-6861
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/17/75482/

Nebraska Gateway to Nutrigenomics Seminar, “Free Fatty Acids Cause Lipoapoptosis of Biliary Epithelial Cells,” Justin Mott, University of Nebraska Medical Center, noon, East Union. Call 402-472-3862
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/17/73493/

Seminar, Preview of MyUNL Blackboard new features, 12:30 p.m., Nebraska Union. jvanhof@unl.edu
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/17/77412/

Water Seminar Series, “The U.S. Drought of 2012: Once-in-a-Generation Crop Calamity," Brad Rippey, USDA, 3:30 p.m., Hardin Hall. Call 402-472-7372
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/17/73824/

Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar, “Environmental Risk Assessments for Genetically Engineered Crops with Combined Insect-Resistance Traits,” Steven Levine, Monsanto Company, 4 p.m., Beadle Center. Call 402-472-2635
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/17/74797/

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Thursday, April 18

Biochemistry Graduate Student Seminar, Jennifer Catlett, noon, Beadle Center. Call 402-472-2932
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/18/74907/

McConnel Dissertation Fellowship Seminar, "U.S. Employment: A Regional Beveridge Curve Approach," Hanna Hartman, doctoral candidate, 12:30 p.m., 222 CBA. Call 402-472-6349
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/18/77491/

UAAD Workshop, "Securing Your Own Mask First: Managing Your Own Health," JoAnne Owens-Nausler, 1 p.m., Gaughan Multicultural Center, Unity Room. Call 402-472-8035
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/18/75485/

Biological Sciences Seminar, “Testing a General Theory of Macroecology Using Big Data,” Ethan White, Utah State University, 3:30 p.m., 112 Hamilton Hall.
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/18/74528/

Visiting Artist Seminar featuring James Siena, 5:30 p.m., Sheldon Museum of Art. Call 402-472-9339
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/18/77361/

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Friday, April 19

Lecture, Ronald Simons, University of Georgia, 12:30 p.m., Nebraska Union. Call 402-472-3631
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/19/75562/

Geography General Seminar, “Mapping Matters: Cartography as a Means and an End,” Matthew Dooley, University of Wisconsin–River Falls, 2 p.m., Hardin Hall. Call 402-472-7531
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/19/73866/

Chemistry Colloquium, "Advanced Antithrombotic and Bactericidal Nitric Oxide Releasing Materials/Devices: Development, Characterization and Biomedical Applications," Mark Meyerhoff, University of Michigan, 3:30 p.m., Hamilton Hall. Call 402-472-3523
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/19/75216/

Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience Seminar, “Visualization and Manipulation of Polarization and Screen Charges,” Seungbum Hong, Argonne National Laboratory, 3:30 p.m., 136 Jorgensen Hall. Call 402-472-2716
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/19/76800/

Mathematics Colloquium, Taro Toyoizumi, 4 p.m., 115 Avery Hall. Call 402-472-7223
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/19/73150/

Lecture, " Intersecting Archives and the Stratigraphy of Interpretation: Re-evaluating Inequality in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, A.D. 800-1200," Carrie Heitman, Northwestern University, 4 p.m., 907 Oldfather Hall. Call 402-472-2411
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/19/77460/

Astronomy Lecture, “The New Horizons Mission: Pluto and Beyond,” Susan Benecchi, Carnegie Institution of Washington and Planetary Science Institute, 7 p.m., Nebraska Union. Call 402-472-9223
http://events.unl.edu/2013/04/19/77050/