UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman issued a welcome back and thank you message to open the fall semester in an e-mail to faculty and staff on Aug. 20. Click the headline above to read Chancellor Perlman's entire message. UNL's annual State of the University speech is 11 a.m., Sept. 9 at the Lied Center. Continue reading…
UNL is part of Opencast, an international consortium of universities that on Aug. 17 released the first webcasting software application designed for and by higher education. The application, Matterhorn 1.0, allows lectures to be broadcast online and is being tested in Teachers College Hall 105. Continue reading…
The final APC hearing on Chancellor Harvey Perlman's proposed budget reductions is tentatively scheduled for 1:30 to 5 p.m., Sept. 3 in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. The hearing will focus on the latest proposed reductions related to academic programs.
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The Office of Research and Economic Development is offering workshops that provide training in using NUgrant to route proposals or file IRB or IBC protocols. Workshops are the last Wednesday of each month, August to November, in 201 Alexander West. Register at http://research.unl/nuram. Continue reading…
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Matthew Dwyer, a professor of computer science and engineering, has been honored for co-authoring a paper judged by his field as the most influential over the last decade. Continue reading…
James Cole, a longtime professor in UNL's psychology department and a staunch defender of academic freedom, died Aug. 15. He was 75. Cole was an emeritus professor of psychology and longtime director of the Clinical Psychology Training Program. He joined the faculty in 1964 and retired in 2000. Continue reading…
The Lincoln International Networking Community is seeking mentors for international students attending classes at UNL. The volunteer opportunity spans eight weeks and requires a minimum of one hour per week of time. Applications are due before Sept. 2. Continue reading…
The Office of Research and Economic Development is seeking full-scale project proposals for the National Science Foundation's Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences program. The submission deadline is Sept. 6. Continue reading…