UNL entomologists continue to help shed light on the global bee crisis. In the third year of a four-year, $4 million USDA multi-state grant, UNL's Marion Ellis and Blair Siegfried are working with other scientists across the country to study factors affecting honey bee health. Continue reading…
John Hardy, an emeritus professor of physics known for his pioneering research, his collaboration with other scientists and his talents training graduate and postdoctoral students, died May 5 in Lincoln. He was 76 years old. Continue reading…
A resurfacing project on Holdrege Street that starts today temporarily closes the three south entrances to East Campus. The City of Lincoln project, planned to be completed on Aug. 14, has closed Holdrege Street between 33rd and 47th streets. Download a detour map at http://go.unl.edu/59y. Continue reading…
On June 1, Mueller Planetarium kicks off its summer fulldome schedule with the new National Geographic show “Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure." The schedule will also include “Touching the Universe," a showcase of amateur astrophotography. See full schedule on the Plantetarium's website. Continue reading…
Peggy Struwe, an assistant director in Information Services, will retire June 3. Struwe began her career at the University of Nebraska in 1982 as a programmer for the student information system under NU Central Administration. Colleagues may send well-wishes to Struwe at pstruwe1@unl.edu. Continue reading…
The Fountain Frolics summer concert series opens June 2 with Broad Appeal performing on the Nebraska Union Plaza. Fountain Frolics concerts are noon to 1 p.m. every Thursday from June 2 to July 28 (except June 30). Continue reading…
The opening reception for "Decisive Line: Drawings by Dan Howard" is 5 to 7 p.m., June 3 in the Sheldon Museum of Art. A question and answer session with Howard, emeritus professor of art, and Sharon Kennedy, curator of cultural and civic engagement for the Sheldon, begins at 5:30 p.m. Continue reading…