With $3.8 million in new funding from the Mintaka Foundation of Medical Research supported by the Wellcome Trust, the UNL Biological Process Development Facility is developing a process to manufacture a stable and affordable microbicide to protect women from contracting and spreading HIV. Continue reading…
Arlen Etling has received a Senior Fulbright Specialist Grant. He begins his Fulbright work today at the University of Zagreb, Croatia, to consult on study abroad, faculty exchanges, leadership and curriculum development. He will be in Croatia for six weeks. Continue reading…
The Office of Research and Economic Development is seeking applicants for the 2011-2012 Research Development Fellows Program, an initiative to help pre-tenure UNL faculty successfully compete for grants. Continue reading…
UNL's Seventh Annual Chili Competition is 5 to 7 p.m., Sept. 24 in the East Union's Great Plains Room. Faculty, staff, students and the general public can enter or attend the competition. Registration forms, available online at http://go.unl.edu/txk, are due by Sept. 21. Continue reading…
A pre-screening of the new ABC drama “My Generation” is 6 p.m., Sept. 16 in the Nebraska Union Ballroom. The screening is free. “My Generation” is a documentary-style show that follows a group of high school seniors as they graduate, and then revisits the former classmates 10 years later. Continue reading…
Licensed financial adviser Peter Bielagus, known as "The Go To Guy For Young People and Their Money," is coming to UNL on Sept. 15 to present a series of financial presentations. Bielagus' visit will include a talk at 7:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. Continue reading…
Registration is now open for the Water Law Conference on Oct. 6 and the Greater Platte River Basins Symposium on Oct. 7. Registrants may choose to attend one or both of these events, both organized by the Water Center. The early registration deadline is Sept. 20. Continue reading…