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| 11/6/2007 |
Great Plains Research examines grassland changes, more, in fall issueSince the late 19th century, human activities have transformed the Great Plains from a primarily temperate grassland to a mix of rangelands, croplands and population centers. While population growth may cause cropland expansion in many regions of the… |
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| 11/8/2007 |
UNL hires international expert in space law to teach in new programInternationally renowned space law expert Frans von der Dunk will join the University of Nebraska College of Law faculty next semester to teach in its new Space and Telecommunications Law Program. Steve Willborn, dean of the College of Law, said von … |
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| 11/8/2007 |
Nebraska Young Artist Award applications soughtThe Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks applications for the 11th-annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards. The awards annually recognize 11th grade students from Nebraska who are gifted and talented… |
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| 11/8/2007 |
UNL's Snow part of group discovering source of highest-energy cosmic raysFor nearly a century since cosmic rays were first discovered in 1912, scientists have puzzled over their source, particularly of the most powerful cosmic rays. Now, after more than 3 1/2 years of data collection at the nearly completed Pierre Auger O… |
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| 11/9/2007 |
UNL honors top graduate students with fellowshipsTwenty-four University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate students from a variety of disciplines were honored last month with some of UNL's most prestigious graduate fellowships. The recipients represent only about 12 percent of fellowship applicants from … |
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| 11/9/2007 |
UNL students place high in regional programming contestTwo University of Nebraska-Lincoln teams placed in the top six at the regional qualifying competition of the Association for Computing Machinery's International Collegiate Programming contest on Nov. 3 in Lincoln. Overall, UNL teams placed fourth, si… |
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| 11/9/2007 |
Postponed: Nov. 12 E.N. Thompson Forum lecture at UNLBecause of illness, the Nov. 12 E.N. Thompson Forum lecture by Sunita Narain at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been postponed indefinitely. Narain, director of the Centre for Science and Environment in New Delhi, India, director of the Societ… |
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| 11/13/2007 |
3 UNL professors to travel abroad in early 2008 on Fulbright scholarshipsThree University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members will begin study-abroad excursions early next year as part of the Fulbright Scholar Program, administered by the U.S. Department of State. Fulbright Scholars include Alexandra Basolo, professor of … |
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| 11/13/2007 |
UNL's 'World of Viruses' project to educate youngsters earns NIH grantA new educational program based at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and funded by the National Institutes of Health will teach young people and their families the basics of virology. The five-year, $1.3 million project, "World of Viruses," will bri… |
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| 11/16/2007 |
Students from Lincoln East, Pius X take top honors at Math DayLincoln East's Alex Churchill took the top individual award at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 18th-annual Math Day Nov. 8, and led his team to second place in the Class A Math Bowl tournament. Lincoln's Pius X took top honors. Churchill's win i… |
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| 11/16/2007 |
UNL recognizes Distinguished Scholars of 2007The University of Nebraska-Lincoln recognized top Nebraska high school seniors for their academic excellence Oct. 30 at the 2007 Omaha World-Herald Recognition Dinner. These distinguished scholars have demonstrated a high level of ability and a stron… |
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| 11/17/2007 |
UNL proposes concept plan for Nebraska Innovation CampusThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln today released concept plans for use of State Fair Park as a model research park called Nebraska Innovation Park. The Nebraska Innovation Park conceptual plan is modeled on successful existing national research univ… |
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| 11/17/2007 |
Sidebar list: Comparing the projected impact of Nebraska Innovation Park* The Beadle Center, one of UNL's top research buildings, is responsible for nearly $101 million alone in new research funding over an 11-year period. This is new money channeled into the state of Nebraska. * With an original cost of approximately $2… |
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| 11/20/2007 |
'Platte River Odyssey' earns Excellence in Journalism AwardThe Renewable Natural Resources Foundation of Bethesda, Md., has selected the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's "Platte River Odyssey" to receive its 2007 Excellence in Journalism Award. The award honors and encourages excellence in print journalism a… |
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| 11/21/2007 |
College of Law team wins regional rounds in moot court competitionA team of students from the University of Nebraska College of Law won the Regional Rounds Nov. 16-17 of the 58th Annual National Moot Court Competition. The Nebraska team of Kristen Thrine Clemens of Lebanon, Ind., Kristin M. Farwell of Kearney and E… |
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