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Mar62014 | Washington Monthly: The Origin of Ideology"Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives and the Biology of Political Differences," by University of Nebraska-Lincoln political scientists John R. Hibbing and Kevin B. Smith and their Rice University colleague John Alford, is jointly reviewed with "Our Political Nature," by evolutionary anthropologist Avi Tuschman. Both books observe psychological, biological and even genetic differences between those who lean to the political left and those who tilt to the right. They differ on evolution's role in the distinctions. |
Mar52014 | Farm Journal: Ocean temperatures offer clues to crop season weatherAs planting season nears, weather prediction should be approached as a risk analysis tool, says climatologist Al Dutcher of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Recognizing the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans' direct impact on U.S. weather patterns can help assess which regions are likely to see drought or favorable weather. |
Mar52014 | Huffington Post: Investing in high-quality state pre-kindergartenA beautiful little film out of Nebraska, "Ready for Kindergarten: the Impact of Early Childhood Education," (http://netnebraska.org/interactive-multimedia/learning-services/state-education-nebraska-ready-kindergarten-impact-early) puts to rest any doubt that high-quality pre-kindergarten programs make a world of difference for disadvantaged youngsters, their families and their communities. The film features Samuel Meisels, an early-childhood education researcher who serves as the founding executive director of University of Nebraska's Buffett Early Childhood Institute, and Julia Dadds, execut |
Mar32014 | National Geographic: Ancient "giant virus" revived from Siberian permafrostA team of French researchers have discovered an ancient virus buried deep in the Siberian permafrost, untouched for 30,000 years. Though microscopic, it is a so-called "giant virus," much larger than normal specimens and more genetically complex. James Van Etten, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln plant pathology who is an authority on viruses, edited the study led by Jean-Michel Claverie and Chantal Abergel of Aix-Marseille University in Marseille, France. |
Mar32014 | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Drought sends beef prices soaringDrought across large swaths of the Great Plains, Texas and California has led to the smallest U.S. cattle herd since 1951, sending prices higher for beef. The U.S. Drought Monitor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln said dry conditions have intensified in the Great Plains, from Nebraska to Texas, with the southern half of the region facing a potential fourth consecutive summer of drought. |
Mar32014 | The Associated Press: Impact of historic 2011 drought lingers in TexasThough nearly three years have passed, Texas still feels the effect of the 2011 drought. "It's been a doozy of a drought," said Mark Svoboda, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The AP story quoting Svoboda appeared in the Eagle.com, serving Bryan-College Station, Texas. |
Mar32014 | Hispanic Business.com: New director appointed for Quilt HouseLeslie Levy has been named the new executive director of the Quilt House and the International Quilt Study Center. |
Mar32014 | Yahoo News: Oscars 2014 -- Why "12 Years a Slave," "Gravity" won bigOscars 2014 showed that Hollywood has embraced diversity. Wheeler Winston Dixon, professor of film studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences acknowledged technological underpinnings of the movie industry by honoring "Gravity," while also recognizing a picture with a socially important story with its awards to "12 Years a Slave." Versions of this story produced by the Christian Science Monitor also appeared in other outlets, including WAMR radio station in Miami and First Coast News in Jacksonville, Fla. |
Mar32014 | Drovers Cattle Network: Conventional agriculture winning some, losing some in culture warSpeaking at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Heuermann Lecture Series, political scientist Robert Paarlberg said conventional agriculture has lost the intellectual culture war to those who believe it is "unhealthy, unsafe, environmentally unsustainable and socially unjust." Yet its continued commercial and technological success bodes well for its future. |
Mar32014 | The Christian Science Monitor: Oscars 2014 -- Why "12 Years a Slave" and "Gravity" won bigWheeler Winston Dixon, professor of film at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, describes Oscar night as a Hollywood compromise. " 'Gravity' swept the technical categories but was one of the most empty movies ever made," he said, "but '12 Years a Slave,' which is a very difficult movie to watch, won three top awards." |
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