A potentially life-saving innovation developed by UNL chemist Stephen DiMagno is among 21 concepts across the country selected to receive support through a new National Science Foundation program that aims to guide promising scientific discoveries toward commercialization. Continue reading…
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/dimagno
The first World Food Prize laureate, M.S. Swaminathan of India, opens the new Heuermann Lecture series Monday, Oct. 10, in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He will speak at 3 p.m. in Hardin Hall. Continue reading…
Gilles Basset, assistant professor of agronomy and horticulture, received the 2011-2012 Junior Faculty for Excellence in Research Award from the Branham Endowment Fund. A reception to honor Basset is 2 to 3 p.m., Oct. 11 in the East Union's Sunflower Room. Continue reading…
Though the nation’s economy faces prospects of anemic progress, the Nebraska Business Forecast Council reports Nebraska will see all-time record farm incomes this year along with steady employment and income growth in most industries over the next two years. Continue reading…
The documentary examining the history of the feminist art movement "!Women Art Revolution" opens today at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. The documentary, directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson," shows through Oct. 13. Continue reading…
UNL's University Theatre has opened the new season with Eric Coble's "Bright Ideas." Organized through the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, the performance shows at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 7 and 12-15, and 2 p.m., Oct. 9 in the Temple Building's Studio Theater. Continue reading…
UNL has been featured in faculty/staff publications at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Ohio State University. Those stories, and a wish for Husker Nation to welcome OSU fans this weekend, were highlighted in a message from Chancellor Harvey Perlman. Continue reading…
IANR will host two tailgate parties to celebrate the university’s move to the Big Ten. Events are planned Oct. 8, before the Ohio State game, and Oct. 29, before the Michigan State game. Continue reading…
The Lester F. Larsen Tractor Test and Power Museum hosts a tractor tailgate and truck farm show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oct. 8 at the museum. Activities include a punt, pass and kick competition, a truck farmers market, and a 2:30 p.m. truck and tractor parade. The event is free and open to the public.
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/7p5
Two exhibitions — "Richmond Barthe: Harlem Renaissance Sculptor" and "The Art and Science of Conservation: Walt Kuhn's 'Apples in Wooden Boat'" — open today at the Sheldon Museum of Art. A First Friday reception celebrating the openings is 5 to 7 p.m. at the museum. Continue reading…
The Animal Science Graduate Student Association is accepting orders for their annual Thanksgiving turkey fundraiser. Proceeds from turkey sales are used to defray expenses for graduate student travel to scientific meetings. Orders will be accepted through Oct. 18. Continue reading…