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10/18/2011
UPC to present classic horror double feature Oct. 26 at the Ross
The University Program Council at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is ready to jumpstart UNL's Halloween festivities on Oct. 26 with MonstROSSity: A Classic Double Feature at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N. 13th St…
10/19/2011
Study: Youths in residential treatment have high rates of health problems
The issues involving a number of youths who land in residential treatment programs such as Boys Town are familiar: They have histories of juvenile delinquency; they struggle in school; they come from unstable homes; they suffer fro…
10/21/2011
UNL recognizes Distinguished Scholars of 2011
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will recognize top Nebraska high school seniors for their academic excellence Nov. 1 at the 2011 Distinguished Scholars Recognition Dinner. These distinguished scholars hav…
10/24/2011
Perlman earns honorary professorship with Xi'an Jiaotong University
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman returned last month from China with a new title: Honorary University Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University. In addition to being a rare honor, the professorship…
10/24/2011
Nebraska Campus Compact to promote service learning, civic engagement
Twelve Nebraska colleges and universities are founding members of the new Nebraska Campus Compact, an affiliate of a national organization that promotes service learning and civic engagement among college students. The…
10/25/2011
UNL Libraries receive papers of long-time UNL history professor Wunder
John Wunder, long-time UNL history professor and former director of the Center for Great Plains Studies and Hitchcock Professor of Journalism, donated his books on legal history to the Marvin and Virginia Schmid Law Library and his personal library a…
10/26/2011
Study: Mentoring can build great leaders - if they can handle the truth
For some, the question isn’t really whether leaders are born or made, it’s finding the best way to make them. Now, a first-of-its-kind study suggests an answer. In a field experiment, researchers found that pairing a seasoned pro with a promisin…
10/27/2011
That's gross! Study uncovers the physical nature of disgust and politics
Most likely, you would be disgusted if confronted with a picture of a man eating a mouthful of writhing worms. Or a particularly bloody wound. Or a horribly emaciated but still living body. But just how much disgust you feel may lend important insigh…
10/28/2011
Alumni 'Masters' return to campus, meet with students Nov. 2-4
Seven outstanding alumni will return to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nov. 2-4 to share their experiences and knowledge with students as part of Alumni Masters Week. This year marks the 47th annual Alumni Masters Week, a program sponsored by th…
11/1/2011
Research organization selects UNL psychologist for high honor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Lesa Hoffman, an associate professor of psychology, is being recognized for her strides as a promising young researcher. Hoffman is the 2011 winner of the Cattell Award from the Society of Multivariate Experimental…
11/2/2011
American Burying Beetle is lead article in Great Plains Research issue
Has the American burying beetle decreased or increased its historic range in Nebraska? To find that answer, Jessica Jurzenski, University of Nebraska-Lincoln entomology doctoral candidate, and her colleagues conducted surveys of the beetle in Nebrask…
11/4/2011
John W. Carson Foundation donates $1 million for scholarships at UNL
The John W. Carson Foundation announced today a $1 million gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation to create the Johnny Carson Opportunity Scholarship Fund. The permanently endowed scholarship fund will annually benefit students in the Hixson-…
11/8/2011
International Education Week celebrated at UNL Nov. 12-17
University of Nebraska-Lincoln is celebrating International Education Week Nov. 12-17 with a variety of lectures, entertainment and other educational programming that focuses on the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. UNL stu…
11/14/2011
Scholarship supports nontraditional engineering students at UNL
A new memorial scholarship provides support to nontraditional students who study construction or civil engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln while remembering the life of alumnus John E. McCue, who enjoyed a career in engine…
11/16/2011
Marianne Kunkel named managing editor of Prairie Schooner
The Prairie Schooner, the literary quarterly of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of English, has named a new managing editor, Marianne Kunkel, a third-year Ph.D. student in poetry. Kunkel specializes…

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