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09/5/2007
'Sheldon Connections 3' opening Sept. 14; multimedia artistry highlighted
Surprises await visitors at Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery's opening reception for "Connections 3" on Sept. 14, from 5-7 p.m. Among the expected highlights: - Artist Leslie Iwai performs and simultaneously creates her installation "Rend." - Characters …
09/6/2007
Applications available for new study-abroad scholarship, fellowship program
Students interested in studying abroad can apply for the new Christian Lieding Scholarship and Fellowship Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which will fund travel and study abroad for both UNL students going abroad and international stud…
09/6/2007
Sheldon to host series of special college nights this fall
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln welcomes all students and faculty to College Nights this semester. Sheldon will be open at no charge one night each month especially for individual students, student organizations, cl…
09/10/2007
UNL fall enrollment: Largest freshman class in 24 years, up 10 percent
With 4,235 first-time, full-time freshmen, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the largest freshman class since 1982. The new-freshmen number marks a 10 percent increase - or 386 students - over 2006-07. "We are heartened by the turnaround that ou…
09/10/2007
Award-winning bead exhibition at Hillestad Textiles Gallery
The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery will host an exhibit of award- winning beaded artworks now through Sept. 28. The beaded works on display are selections from the Bead International 2006 juried exhibition held annually at the Dairy Barn Southeast…
09/14/2007
UNL earns grant to digitize historical Nebraska newspapers
Nebraska newspaper coverage of historical events and everyday life from 1880 through 1910 is going digital -- part of a free national online database -- thanks to a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Th…
09/27/2007
Toyota USA Foundation grant to UNL will promote K-12 science education
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been named the recipient of a grant from the Toyota USA Foundation to help fund the development of a collaborative interdisciplinary online master's degree program for K-12 science teachers across the country. T…
09/28/2007
UNL Libraries unveils 3 millionth volume: 1st edition of 'Leaves of Grass'
A book which has influenced American literature and poetry since its publication, written by the poet that scholars credit as one of the first to speak with an authentic American voice, was unveiled as the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries' 3 …
10/1/2007
2nd ANDRILL season seeking 'Rosetta Stone' for climate history
When the Antarctic Geological Drilling Program begins its second drilling campaign this month, scientists will be looking for a "Rosetta Stone" in their sediment cores that will tie together decades of paleoclimate research in Antarctica and the rest…
10/4/2007
Amber Mohr named administrator/curator of Great Plains Art Museum
Amber Mohr has been named museum administrator/curator of the Great Plains Art Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Mohr formerly served as curator of the Kruger Collection in the UNL College of Architecture. "I am pleased that Ms. Mohr will…
10/5/2007
Cather Circle announces new collegiate, alumna members
The Nebraska Alumni Association's Cather Circle, a mentoring network for alumnae and women students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has added 38 collegians and 22 alumnae to its ranks. The group was formed in 1999 to connect outstanding alumna…
10/9/2007
Climate research gives clues to human expansion out of tropical Africa
New research that involves a University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientist has shed light on an important, but previously little-understood period in Africa's climate history that has implications for understanding human evolution and the expansion of Hom…
10/13/2007
Manglitz, Perez crowned Homecoming king, queen
Seniors Joseph Manglitz of Lincoln and Riana Perez of Cheyenne, Wyo., were crowned Homecoming king and queen at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during a halftime ceremony at Saturday's Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State football game. Manglitz is a music…
10/16/2007
Entrepreneur contest provides scholarship opportunities
The Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the beginning of the 2008 Allen Dayton Young Entrepreneur Contest. The finalists in this contest can win UNL scholarships ranging from $500 to $2,000. The fi…
10/15/2007
Perlman announces Pederson asked to leave athletics post
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman today announced he has asked UNL Athletic Director Steve Pederson to step down from the post he has held since January 2003. Perlman said he believes Pederson is no longer positioned to move th…

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