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| 12/19/2007 |
Osborne accepts offer to be Nebraska A.D. for 2 1/2 yearsLincoln, Neb., Dec. 19, 2007 - University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman today announced that the "interim" has been removed from Tom Osborne's title, and Osborne has agreed to serve as Nebraska's Director of Intercollegiate Athletics… |
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| 12/21/2007 |
1,400 to receive degrees at Dec. 22 UNL commencementApproximately 1,400 students are scheduled to receive degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in commencement exercises beginning at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 22 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Chancellor Harvey Perlman will preside over the ceremony.… |
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| 12/21/2007 |
Sidney's Norton wins George Hope Brown Scholarship at NU LawThe University of Nebraska College of Law has announced that Joshua Norton of Sidney is the 2007 recipient of the George Hope Brown Scholarship Fund. Norton is a third-year law student at the College of Law and the research editor for the Nebraska La… |
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| 12/21/2007 |
Gering's Heather McKee wins scholarship at NU Law CollegeThe University of Nebraska College of Law has announced that Heather McKee of Gering is the 2007 recipient of the $1,500 Philip Johnson-Great Plains Federal Tax Institute Scholarship. McKee is a third-year student at the college. She earned her bache… |
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| 01/3/2008 |
Alumni Association announces RED Gala awardsThe Nebraska Alumni Association will honor Tom Osborne, director of intercollegiate athletics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Roger Breed, superintendent of Elkhorn Public Schools, the EducationQuest Foundation and a UNL senior from Omaha at i… |
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| 01/4/2008 |
Nebraska Alumni Association names RED scholarsThree Nebraska high schools seniors are recipients of 2008 RED Scholars Fund scholarships. The scholarship recipients will be introduced Jan. 18 at the Nebraska Alumni Association's annual RED Gala in Omaha. Now in its fourth year, the RED Gala was d… |
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| 01/11/2008 |
Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' at Mueller Planetarium Jan. 19, 26The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Mueller Planetarium has a long history of producing and presenting laser light shows featuring classic rock music. With the new show "Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon," the planetarium has a light show for th… |
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| 01/11/2008 |
Chancellor proposes new economic development duty for PaulUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman will recommend that Prem Paul, vice chancellor for research and dean of graduate studies, assume new responsibilities as vice chancellor for research and economic development. Perlman said the … |
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| 01/16/2008 |
Kooser's 'Valentines' offers poetic view of romanceFor Valentine's Day 1986, Ted Kooser wrote "Pocket Poem" and sent the tender, thoughtful composition to 50 women friends, starting an annual tradition that would persist for the next 21 years. Printed on postcards, the poems were mailed to a list of … |
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| 01/22/2008 |
UNL student team chosen for NASA microgravity research programA student team from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering will conduct scientific research experiments while flying in a reduced gravity environment as part of NASA's Microgravity University Systems Engineering Educational Discove… |
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| 01/23/2008 |
Genome scientists discover that evolution sometimes 'reinvents the wheel'If a particular biological innovation is good enough to evolve once, it may sometimes be good enough to evolve multiple times independently in different species. This is one of the discoveries from a study of genome evolution led by Jay F. Storz, a b… |
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| 01/24/2008 |
UNL engineer outlines 'nano-Velcro's' potentialCreating a so-called "super nanocomposite" that can revolutionize a range of products is the dream of materials scientists. So far, that's proved elusive. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineer shares that big dream but said he thinks using nanoma… |
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| 01/25/2008 |
Free tax-preparation help at Nebraska unions for low-income workersThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln is one of 12 Lincoln coalition partners providing free tax preparation for low-income working families. Jan. 26 through March 2, UNL will offer 21 free sessions, including tax preparation, child care, snacks, parkin… |
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| 01/31/2008 |
Behlen Observatory public nights set for Feb. 15 and 20The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Behlen Observatory near Mead has scheduled two public nights in February. The observatory will be open for public viewing 7:30 to 10 p.m. Feb. 15 and 20, with the latter date scheduled to allow sky watchers a cha… |
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| 02/4/2008 |
$2 million grant funds UNL research to help bridges last longerUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln engineering researchers aim to find ways to make the nation's bridges last longer and to design new ones that last a century or longer with funding from a new $2 million grant. With support from this four-year grant fro… |
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