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UNL News Releases: Faculty

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05/18/2015
Sheldon announces 24th season of Jazz in June
The Sheldon Art Association, in collaboration with the Lied Center for Performing Arts and the Glenn Korff School of Music, will bring New Orleans jazz to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the 24th season of Jazz in June. The 2015 concert serie…
06/2/2015
05/13/2015
Sunday with a Scientist event to focus on soils
The University of Nebraska State Museum's May Sunday with a Scientist program for children and families will celebrate the "International Year of Soils." The program will take place from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. May 17 at Morrill Hall, south of 14th and Vin…
05/17/2015
04/20/2015
UNL wins $9.6 million NSF grant for nanotech research center
Media availability: Reporters are invited to cover a celebration of this major NSF grant. Speakers include Evgeny Tsymbal, UNL physics professor and center director; Chancellor Harvey Perlman; and Prem Paul, vice chancellor for Research and Economic …
04/20/2015
04/8/2015
Civil War historian to speak at Great Plains lecture
UNL history professor Kenneth Winkle will speak about the Civil War at the final Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies lecture of the spring semester at 3:30 p.m. April 15. Before the Civil War, cotton production represented the foundation o…
04/15/2015
04/2/2015
UNL faculty to be recognized during Honors Convocation
UNL will honor top faculty at the All-University Honors Convocation at 2 p.m. April 12 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The awards will include college distinguished teaching awards, named professorships and awards for teaching, service and re…
04/12/2015
04/2/2015
Nebraska forum focuses on cultural heritage in digital age
Cultural heritage tourism and the technology and scholarship that can improve these experiences will be highlighted during the third annual Nebraska Forum on Digital Humanities April 9-10 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The forum will kick of…
04/9/2015
03/31/2015
Nebraska Lecture will examine Higgs boson
The Higgs boson -- often dubbed the "God particle" for its potential to explain the fundamental fabric of the universe -- has captured scientists' attention for decades. The April 8 Nebraska Lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will examine …
04/8/2015
02/27/2014
Third annual event hopes to harvest community history
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's History Harvest project, along with the Nebraska State Historical Society, will host the third annual History Harvest, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 15 in the Nebraska History Museum, 15th and P streets. History Harves…
03/15/2014
10/30/2013
Strategies to end bullying focus of free UNL lecture Nov. 7
Kids can be cruel, as the saying goes, but they also could become society’s best advocates for more compassionate schools and communities, according to University of Nebraska-Lincoln educational psychologist Susan Swearer. …
11/7/2013
09/26/2013
SNR director Carroll to present 'Fun with Wildlife in Africa'
John Carroll, director of the School of Natural Resources, will present "Fun with Wildlife in Africa: Beyond the Animal Planet" at 7 p.m. Oct. 1 in the Hardin Hall auditorium. The seminar is free and open to the public. Carroll will talk about his y…
10/1/2013
04/2/2013
UNL honors faculty with professorships, teaching, research awards
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has conferred university professorships on seven faculty members. They will be recognized at the All-University Honors Convocation on April 14 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Also to h…
04/14/2013
03/21/2013
'Football: Its Physics and Future' is focus of spring Nebraska Lecture
Football fans appreciate tackling, blocking and high-impact movements for their playmaking ability. But the reason those plays work – and the resulting collisions are risky – comes down to physics. During the April 5 Nebraska Lecture, “Footbal…
04/5/2013
04/19/2012
UNL honors faculty with professorships, teaching, research awards
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has conferred university professorships on seven faculty members. They will be recognized at Honors Convocation on April 22. Also honored on April 22 are 15 faculty awarded for their distinguished…
04/22/2012
04/2/2012
Morrill Hall's 'Sunday Scientist' focuses on the science of food and microbes
The University of Nebraska State Museum's next Sunday with a Scientist program for children and families will focus on the science of food microbiology. The program will take place from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 15 at Morrill Hall, south of 14th and Vi…
04/15/2012
11/15/2010
Educational psychologist to discuss enhancing children's learning Nov. 30
Poverty, unpredictable relationships and language barriers are some of the obstacles that preclude millions of American children from taking advantage of learning opportunities that prepare them for school. During the fall Nebraska Lecture Nov. 30, …
11/30/2010

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