As "Backyard Farmer" enters its 60th year, it has something else to celebrate. Ratings for the garden show reached an all-time high this year. May sweeps reached 23,500 households, which was about a 46 percent increase in audience statewide. The show was has averaged 14,000 households since 2007. Continue reading…
After receiving a letter signed by faculty, students and alumni, Chancellor Harvey Perlman issued the following message outlining his views on the rights of individuals to engage in public protest free of "repressive" force. The letter was prompted by recent events at UC-Davis and other venues. Continue reading…
Juan Colon Santana, an electrical engineering doctoral student, has been recognized at the national level for research excellence. The American Vacuum Society has awarded him the 2011 Falicov Prize for research performed by a graduate student in areas of magnetic interfaces and nanostructures. Continue reading…
UNL entomology faculty Tom Hunt and Bob Wright were part of a group of scientists who received the 2011 Integrated Pest Management Team Award from the Entomological Foundation. This award was presented at the 2011 Entomological Society of America annual meeting, Nov. 14 in Reno, Nev.
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W. Don Nelson, publisher of Prairie Fire, will present "Civil Discourse: The good, the bad, the ugly," at 7 p.m., Nov. 29 in the Hardin Hall Auditorium. He will elaborate on why we need to be able to learn from our mistakes and from our opponents. Continue reading…
Four candidates have been invited to interview for dean of fine and performing arts. The candidates are Shawn Brixey, Univ. of Washington; Heather Landes, Arizona State; Chuck O'Connor, Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ. Fort Wayne; and Bradley Smith, Univ. of Michigan. Continue reading…
The Chiara String Quartet will present the next concert in the Hixson-Lied Concert Series at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 29 in Kimball Hall. Tickets are $20 for the general public, $10 for seniors and $5 for students. Continue reading…
University of Toronto professor Qiaozhu Su will present a nutrigenomics seminar at 11:30 a.m., Nov. 28 in the East Union Sunflower Room. The seminar, "Mitochondrial Stress and ER Stress in Nutrient-Surplus Induced Hepatic Insulin Resistance," is free and open to all faculty, staff and students. Continue reading…