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UNL News Releases

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09/9/2004
UNL revises policy on distribution of materials at Memorial Stadium
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has revised its policy regarding the distribution of informational and promotional materials in the area surrounding Memorial Stadium on football game days. The revised policy allows for the distribution of promotio…
09/10/2004
59 students named to Alpha Epsilon Delta pre-medical honor society
Fifty-nine University of Nebraska-Lincoln students will be inducted as charter members of the Nebraska Alpha Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta, the pre-medical honor society, at 5 p.m. on Sept. 11 in the Nebraska East Union's Great Plains Room. Alpha Ep…
09/10/2004
Halberstam Thompson Forum lecture to be rebroadcast on Channel 21
Because of technical difficulties, the Sept. 9 lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Halberstam in the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues was not carried live on Lincoln Time Warner Cable Channel 21. The lecture, "War and the Modern Preside…
09/13/2004
Study: NU Directions leads success measures in binge-drinking reduction
An evaluation of efforts to reduce high-risk alcohol consumption on 10 campuses found that the program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was one of the most successful. The Harvard School of Public Health study found reductions in drinking rates …
09/13/2004
$5,000 in prize money available in UNL, Subway essay contest
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has teamed up with Nebraska's Subway Restaurants to encourage students to engage, connect and balance. If students write about the experience, they can win one of five $1,000 cash prizes. The essay contest, limited …
09/15/2004
Great Plains Quarterly looks at New Negro movement in Midwest
From 1914 to 1940, the New Negro arts and letters movement, or Harlem Renaissance, influenced black students at predominantly white Midwestern universities to engage in intellectual pursuits that challenged prevailing myths of blacks' intellectual an…
09/15/2004
Dean of admissions letter to UNL community
Alan Cerveny, dean of admissions at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, sent the following e-mail message to the UNL community Sept. 15 after NU's Central Administration released fall enrollment figures for the system's four campuses. "Dear Colleague…
09/16/2004
Peer education programs at Health Center win award, grants
Two peer education programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's University Health Center have been honored with a national award for an alcohol awareness program and grants to promote efforts in AIDS awareness. Husker Choices, the peer alcohol ed…
09/17/2004
UNL Mid-Semester Checkpoint Sept. 28-29 eases freshman transition
A first-ever program, "Mid-Semester: Checking It Out!" on Sept. 28-29, will give new University of Nebraska-Lincoln students a chance to consider their academic progress and learn tips from faculty and other students at an organized on-campus event. …
09/28/2004
$2.5 million grant to ease transitions for math students, faculty
A $2.5 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation will fund a mentoring program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for mathematicians entering graduate school, for those making the move from the advanced graduate level to an aca…
09/29/2004
Sheldon gallery naming for Rohman family proposed
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman announced that he and University of Nebraska President J. B. Milliken will recommend to the NU Board of Regents that a permanent collection gallery at the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery be named …
09/30/2004
Tim Gay's new book, 'Football Physics,' reveals science of the game
While Husker fans are uncovering the secrets to the West Coast offense, they may still be wondering how spin and altitude affect the range of punters. In a new book, "Football Physics: The Science of the Game," University of Nebraska-Lincoln physics-…
10/4/2004
Students to have opportunity to question USA Today political reporter
The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska is one of about 20 student governments nationwide selected to participate in a unique and timely initiative that gives college and university students the opportunity to ask USA Today's Washin…
10/4/2004
Carpenter to study in Oslo on Fulbright Award
Meredith Carpenter, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate from Omaha, has won a Fulbright scholarship to spend the 2004-2005 academic year at the University of Oslo, Norway. In Oslo, Carpenter studies international higher education with about 40 …
10/4/2004
Mammalogist society honors Genoways
The American Society of Mammalogists in June conferred its Hartley H.T. Jackson Award in Mammalogy upon Hugh Genoways, professor in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The award, established in 1977, recognizes outs…

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