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| 06/17/2009 |
Study discovers clues into how eyes searchLike the robots in the "Terminator" movies, our eyes move methodically through a scene when seeking out an object. If we don't immediately find what we're searching for, our attention leaves the already-scanned area behind and moves on to new, unexpl… |
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| 06/17/2009 |
Perlman: 56 positions at UNL lost in budget; 'Better than expected'In this economy and comparing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's budget to other universities, UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman today said that although 56 positions at UNL will be lost in the 2009-210 budget, UNL achieved its goal in protecting its p… |
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| 06/19/2009 |
New Hubbard Rhino Barn at Ashfall promises unique fossil experienceVisitors to the Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park near Royal can share the same joy and adventure as the paleontologists who discover fossils each day in the newly opened Hubbard Rhino Barn. The new building covers 17,500 square-feet -- eigh… |
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| 06/19/2009 |
Charlyne Berens appointed interim journalism deanCharlyne Berens, a professor of journalism at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been appointed interim dean of the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications. The appointment, announced June 18 by Barbara Couture, senior vice chancellor … |
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| 06/23/2009 |
Geosciences students 2nd in world petroleum geology competitionA team of geosciences graduate students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was awarded second place honors in the international finals of the Imperial Barrel Competition, an annual contest sponsored by the American Association of Petroleum Geolo… |
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| 06/24/2009 |
Askren selected as UNL's first Chief Information OfficerUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman has announced the selection, after a national search, of Mark S. Askren as the new Chief Information Officer for UNL. Askren has been assistant vice chancellor of administrative computing serv… |
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| 06/26/2009 |
70 students to attend Nebraska at Oxford Program, July 19-Aug. 15Seventy University of Nebraska-Lincoln students are scheduled to participate in the 20th annual Nebraska at Oxford Program July 19 through Aug. 15 at England's University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Sponsored by t… |
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| 06/29/2009 |
Laser-created temporal lens could lead to movies of molecular processesFinding a way to observe and record the behavior of matter at the molecular level has long been a holy grail among physicists. That ability could open the door to a wide range of applications in ultrafast electron microscopy used in a large array of … |
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| 06/29/2009 |
New 'Fossil Freeway' route promotes prehistoric findsTravelers on the "Fossil Freeway" of Western Nebraska and South Dakota will find adventure and mystery on a one-of-a-kind highway corridor of prehistoric fossil finds. From Nebraska's Panhandle to the Black Hills of South Dakota, the Fossil Freeway … |
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| 06/29/2009 |
Spring semester Deans' List/Honor Roll namedThe link below is to list of University of Nebraska-Lincoln students named to the Deans' List/Honor Roll for the spring semester of the 2008-09 academic year. Qualification for the Deans' List/Honor Holl vary among the eight undergraduate colleges a… |
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| 06/30/2009 |
Forecast: Nebraska to be spared from worst as economy 'resets'While the U.S. economy is showing signs of recovery, the chances of a rapid nationwide economic recovery, of the kind that typically follows a recession, are slim, a report by the Nebraska Business Forecast Council shows. Instead, the economy is lik… |
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| 07/1/2009 |
Larsen Tractor Museum receives Conservation BookshelfTreasured objects and artifacts held by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Larsen Tractor Museum will be preserved for future generations with help from the Institute of Museum and Library Services Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, a core set of… |
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| 07/6/2009 |
Knops' research on invasive species shows nitrogen cycling is keyBiologists know that when plants battle for space, often the actual battle is for getting the nitrogen. Now, research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln gives important new information on how plants can change "nitrogen cycling" to gain nitrogen … |
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| 07/8/2009 |
7 from UNL receive national awards for research, language, culture studySeveral University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have received prestigious scholarships for international study. Information on recipients follows, including hometown, scholarship, students' plans to use the scholarship, and academic background of stu… |
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| 07/9/2009 |
'Ethanol: Salvation or Damnation?' earns national student reporting awardAn in-depth report by University of Nebraska-Lincoln journalism students titled "Ethanol: Salvation or Damnation?" has been judged first place in the Society of Environmental Journalism's 2009 Awards for Reporting on the Environment for the category … |
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