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02/23/2016 |
SciPop talks to focus on cosmetics, parasitesCosmetic science and parasite biodiversity will be the topics of SciPop Talks! events Feb. 24 and 25 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Rebecca Lai, an associate professor of chemistry at UNL, will deliver "Cosmetic Science: The Beauty of Chemis… |
02/24/2016 |
02/12/2016 |
Evolution takes flight at February Sunday with a ScientistThe University of Nebraska State Museum's February Sunday with a Scientist program for children and families will investigate the diversity of evolution through exploration of species with wings. The event will be from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at Mo… |
02/21/2016 |
01/27/2016 |
2016 Great Plains Symposium to explore life of NeihardtThough he is best known for his book "Black Elk Speaks," Nebraska poet laureate in perpetuity John G. Neihardt was the author of scores of other poems, stories and essays about the Great Plains, science, spirituality, Native people and the settlement… |
02/10/2016 |
01/26/2016 |
SciPop series to kick off with talk on shapeshifting, invisibilityInterested in shapeshifting, invisibility and other science-fiction tropes? As cutting-edge physics research is reinventing matter itself, phenomena like these are becoming increasingly possible. From metamaterials to claytronics to synthetic biology… |
02/3/2016 |
11/30/2015 |
Youth4Climate Rally set for Dec. 4 at UNLThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln Environmental Studies Program, with the support of Vice Chancellor Ronnie Green, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Dean Steven Waller and NebraskaSCIENCE, will host the #Youth4Climate Rally from… |
12/4/2015 |
11/25/2015 |
UNL panel will highlight Syrian conflict and refugee crisisA Dec. 1 panel discussion at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will examine the Syrian refugee crisis from the perspectives of people with direct experience with it. Organized by students affiliated with the Great Plains National Security Education… |
12/1/2015 |
11/3/2015 |
Workshop to address implications of Arctic climate change on central U.S.Top researchers and policymakers will gather at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln next week to explore the implications of a changing Arctic on water resources and agriculture in the central United States. The workshop will provide a framework for … |
11/10/2015 |
10/15/2015 |
Sci Pop Talk to focus on 'Nightmares of Spiders'A special Halloween Sci Pop Talk on "The Nightmares of Spiders" will take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Peterson Room (Room 221) at Love Library, 13th and R streets. Matt Wilkins from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Biological Sciences… |
10/28/2015 |
10/16/2015 |
Farritor's Nebraska Lecture to focus on innovationFrom developing tiny surgical robots to launching the Nebraska Innovation Studio, fearless experimentation has defined University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineer Shane Farritor's career. In the fall Nebraska Lecture on Oct. 27, Farritor will discuss how… |
10/27/2015 |
10/1/2015 |
Events to address climate change implications for wildlife, ecosystemsJeffrey Morisette, director of the North Central Climate Science Center, will present "Implications of Climate Change for Wildlife and Ecosystems of the Great Plains: A Perspective from the Department of Interior," at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Hardin Hall, 33… |
10/5/2015 |
09/28/2015 |
Media advisory: Perlman to deliver State of the University on Sept. 30University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman will deliver his final State of the University address to faculty, staff, students and interested visitors on Sept. 30. The address begins at 11 a.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301… |
09/30/2015 |
09/17/2015 |
Behlen Observatory to host Public Night on Sept. 27The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Physics and Astronomy will host a Public Night at Behlen Observatory from 8 to 11 p.m. Sept. 27. The evening will feature the last eclipse in a series of four lunar eclipses over the past two years, k… |
09/27/2015 |
09/10/2015 |
Events to address climate change implications for faith communitiesKim Morrow will present "What's Love Got to Do with It? The Faith Response to Climate Change" at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Sheridan Lutheran Church, 6955 Old Cheney Road in Lincoln. The lecture is free and open to the public. RSVPs are requested at http://… |
09/17/2015 |
09/8/2015 |
Journalist, immigration activist Jose Antonio Vargas to kick off Thompson ForumFour years ago, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas "outed" himself as an undocumented immigrant in a New York Times Magazine essay, stunning media and political circles and attracting coverage around the world. Ever since, he has … |
09/15/2015 |
07/15/2015 |
Sunday with a Scientist to bring engineering to lifeThe University of Nebraska State Museum's July Sunday with a Scientist program for children and families will explore how engineers solve problems related to living systems. The program will take place from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. July 19 at Morrill Hall, … |
07/19/2015 |
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