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10/27/2008
Climate change legislation, opportunities is symposium topic Nov. 6 at UNL
"National Climate Change Legislation and Opportunities for Nebraska," is the theme for a symposium 1:30 to 5 p.m. Nov. 6 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Both presidential candidates support Congressional legislation to help mitigate climate c…
11/6/2008
10/31/2008
2008 UNL Masters to visit with students Nov. 5-8
An athletic director, a gas company CEO, a political consultant, a plant breeder, an art promoter, a principal architect, an advertising agency head and a real estate tax consultant represent the outstanding alumni whose success and insight into thei…
11/5/2008
10/31/2008
Environmental historian David Blackbourn to give Nov. 5 talk at UNL
David Blackbourn, Coolidge professor of history and director of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University, will present a lecture Nov. 5 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Blackbourn's lecture, "Landscape and Identi…
11/5/2008
11/3/2008
Political consultant Crounse to share election analysis at Nov. 5 public forum
Political advertising consultant Jim Crounse will give a talk at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications the day after the election in a public forum called "Election 2008: Why Did That Happen?" The talk will …
11/5/2008
10/13/2008
Great Plains Art Museum hosts 2 permanent collection exhibitions
The Great Plains Art Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present two exhibitions derived from the museum's permanent collection to complement a national traveling exhibit, "Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country," at UNL's Love Library …
11/4/2008
10/20/2008
Contemporary Latin American, Latino art exhibit opens Nov. 1 at Sheldon
On view at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sheldon Museum of Art Nov. 1 through Jan. 18, "TRANSactions: Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art" presents works from 48 artists who, despite their differences, have commonly challenged assumptio…
11/1/2008
10/8/2008
'Dia de los Muertos' tradition celebrated at Sheldon Oct. 31-Nov. 1
Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will celebrate Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. A centuries-old spiritual tradition, Dia de los Muertos expresses the continuity of life by honoring the dead on their…
10/31/2008
10/20/2008
Bird brains to be Al Kamil's topic in Oct. 30 Nebraska Lecture at UNL
When someone uses the idiom "bird brain," what comes to mind might not reflect the phrase's true meaning. During the fall Nebraska Lecture Oct. 30, UNL behavioral ecologist Alan C. Kamil will discuss how birds use their cognitive abilities to survive…
10/30/2008
10/14/2008
'Democracy and Religion' is topic of Oct. 28 E.N. Thompson lecture at UNL
Internationally known law professor Ronald Dworkin will give the next E.N. Thompson Forum lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at 7 p.m. Oct. 28. His speech, "Democracy and Religion: America and Israel," is the Kripke Lecture, presented in c…
10/28/2008
10/21/2008
Celebration for Mabel Lee Hall Fields set for Oct. 27
A gathering celebrating the construction and completion of the Mabel Lee Hall Fields at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be 5:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the site of the new recreation fields, on the south side of W Street between 14th and 16th st…
10/27/2008
10/17/2008
Immigration documentary screens Oct. 23 at Ross Media Arts Center
"We The People: An American Dream and Nightmare," a documentary on immigration, will be shown at 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N. 13th St. "We The People" looks at legal and illegal immigration from Mexico to the Unite…
10/23/2008
10/7/2008
Love Library hosts traveling exhibit, 'Lewis and Clark and Indian Country'
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Love Library is one of 23 libraries and four tribal locations across the United States to host the national traveling exhibit "Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country." The exhibit will be on display in Love Libra…
10/17/2008
10/9/2008
Pulitzer prize-winning biographer Applegate to speak at UNL
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host the seventh annual Carol R. Pauley Memorial Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 W Q St. This year's speaker is Pulitzer prize-winning biographer Debby Applegate, who will lec…
10/16/2008
10/6/2008
Michael Farrell to discuss 'Documentary Art in Flyover Country' Oct. 15
Michael Farrell, photographer and television production manager for NET Television, will discuss documentary presentations of the Great Plains Oct. 15 in the next Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. H…
10/15/2008
10/9/2008
UNL 'Week without Violence' is Oct. 13-18
Studies show that one in five college women will be sexually assaulted, and up to 60 percent of male and female students experience an abusive dating relationship by high school graduation. The lifetime prevalence of sexual assault for men in the U.S…
10/13/2008

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