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10/28/2004
Flags from Afghanistan fly at UNL
Two U.S. flags that flew in Afghanistan have been donated to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln by alumna Linda Christiansen, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force who works at U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base. The flags were flow…
10/29/2004
UNL's McCutcheon part of elite team to track voting
The mistaken voting projections in Florida in the 2000 election have spurred the media and pollsters to act to prevent a recurrence this Election Day, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Allan McCutcheon will be part of the team aiming to make t…
10/29/2004
Earth's oxygenation took longer than previously thought, research shows
Oxygen. We can't live without it and neither can most other organisms on Earth. For most of the planet's history, however, very little oxygen was available, and as a result, life was neither widespread nor diverse until the Cambrian explosion more th…
10/29/2004
Fine & Performing Arts recognizes scholarship donors, recipients
The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln recognized the living donors of scholarships to the college as well as the students who received those scholarships at its first Donor Appreciation Lunch on Oct…
10/30/2004
Omahans Clatterbuck, Mauler crowned homecoming king & queen
Nicholas Clatterbuck and Valerie Mauler, both seniors from Omaha, were crowned king and queen of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's homecoming Oct. 30 in a ceremony at halftime of the Nebraska-Missouri football game at Memorial Stadium. Clatterbuck…
11/4/2004
Nominations sought for 2005 'Fulfilling the Dream' Award
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks nominations for the 2005 Chancellor's "Fulfilling the Dream" Award. The award was established in 1997 to honor individuals who have contributed to the UNL community or the wider Lincoln community by their exem…
11/10/2004
Entertainment icon Johnny Carson announces $5.3 million gift to Hixson-Lied College of Fine & Performing Arts
Entertainment and television icon and University of Nebraska alumnus Johnny Carson announced today a gift of $5.3 million to the University of Nebraska Foundation to support the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts' Department of Theatre A…
11/11/2004
Nebraska Young Artist Award applicants sought
The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks applications for the 2005 Nebraska Young Artist Awards. The Nebraska Young Artist Awards annually recognize 11th-grade students from Nebraska who are gift…
11/11/2004
Planetarium Web site has photos of Sunday's aurora
Sky watchers in Nebraska Sunday evening were treated to a beautiful display of the aurora (often called the "northern lights"), and Mueller Planetarium. at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has posted a set of photographs of it taken between 11 p.m.…
11/12/2004
UNL honors World-Herald, Distinguished Scholars
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln recognized top Nebraska high school seniors for their academic excellence at the 2004 Omaha World-Herald Recognition dinner Nov. 4. These Distinguished Scholars have demonstrated a high level of ability and a strong…
11/15/2004
Innovative computer system enhances security of Husker Nation in stadium
When more than 77,000 Husker faithful crowd Memorial Stadium to cheer their team, a computer mapping program, customized by University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers, watches over them and helps speed response to need or emergency. "The whole comput…
11/15/2004
UNL launches Initiative for Teaching and Learning Excellence
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has launched an initiative that university officials said is designed to continue the institution's commitment to teaching excellence and student learning. The Initiative for Teaching and Learning Excellence will in…
11/15/2004
Omaha Westside, Lincoln East's Tim Carrell top UNL Math Day
Tim Carrell of Lincoln East won top individual honors while Omaha Westside won the Class A Math Bowl team competition in the 15th annual Math Day Nov. 11 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Carrell's win in a field of 1,306 students earned him an …
11/16/2004
Bureau of Business Research releases fall 2004 economic outlook
Nebraskans can expect moderate growth in the state's economy over the next three years, according to a forecast by the Nebraska Business Forecast Council and the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Ad…
11/16/2004
New study on how Lewis and Clark Trail sites portray American Indians
Historical markers play a key role in shaping social memory, according to Kevin S. Blake, associate professor of geography at Kansas State University. In the fall issue of Great Plains Quarterly, Blake examines the portrayal of American Indians at in…

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