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1711 through 1725 out of 4957
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06/19/2008
Rangeland insurance, homemaking, post office communities in GP Quarterly
In the spring issue of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Great Plains Quarterly, three geographers wrote about the impact of rangeland insurance on ranching economy, homemaking on the range as revealed in early 20th-century Plains photograph album…
11/19/2013
Rainmaking, beadwork featured in fall Great Plains Quarterly
It was once believed that rain would follow the concussive impact of a battle. The myth is the topic for the feature article in the fall issue of Great Plains Quarterly, available via the University of Nebra…
03/31/2011
Railroads, their impact on Great Plains topic of April 13 Olson seminar
"Railroads, the Making of Modern America, and the Shaping of the Great Plains" is the topic of the April 13 Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. William G. Thomas III will speak from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in …
04/13/2011
06/6/2008
Raikes' name proposed for prestigious UNL computer, management program
The J.D. Edwards Honors Program in Computer Science and Management will soon have a new name if the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approves the change at its June 13 meeting. Under a proposal submitted to the board, the program would become …
09/25/2008
Raikes' gift, leadership celebrated during dedication weekend
The generosity and leadership of Jeffrey S. Raikes will be celebrated at the dedication this weekend of the new Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Raikes Foundation, headed by Raikes…
02/17/2012
Raikes students win accolades, $58,000 in app-development contest
In a live webcast in front of as many as 3,000 people across the nation on Feb. 15, students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management cheered after winning the top prize …
10/22/2014
Raikes School receives Lauerman Scholarship
The Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln finds itself in a unique situation -- a rather good one. Job demand for its graduates is increasingly str…
04/27/2010
Raikes brothers Ron, Jeff to receive honors at UNL commencement
Jeff Raikes, chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and benefactor of the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management, will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree at the undergraduate c…
05/8/2010
04/4/2012
Ragamala Dance to perform and Lied, present workshop
Classical Southern East Indian and contemporary dance meld together in an amazingly visual performance with Ragamala Dance at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Lied Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. April 11. World-class d…
04/10/2012
08/1/2006
Rack named executive director of ANDRILL Science Management Office
A geologist with extensive management and scientific experience in ocean drilling programs has been named executive director of the Science Management Office of the ANDRILL Antarctic research program. Frank Rack, a researcher and administrator at Joi…
10/27/2009
Quilts in 4-part harmony exhibit opens Friday at quilt museum
The exhibition, "Four-Part Harmony: The Linda Carlson Four-Block Quilt Collection," will open Oct. 30 at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. More than two dozen quilts will be shown in two rotations…
10/30/2009
05/12/2010
Quilts from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh in new exhibit at quilt museum
The International Quilt Study Center and Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will highlight a vibrant textile tradition shown in its rich cultural context: that of the lives of women in diverse regions of the Indian subcontinent. "South Asi…
05/15/2010
03/13/2007
Quilting in United Kingdom lecture is March 19
On March 19 a visiting fellow to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's International Quilt Study Center will present "Patchwork and Quilting in the United Kingdom before the American Influence." Susan Marks is a visiting lecturer in art history for th…
03/19/2007
11/4/2009
Quilting celebrity Marianne Fons to present benefit lecture at quilt museum
Marianne Fons, well-known to millions of quilters nationwide as co-editor in chief of Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting magazine and co-host of the public television series of the same name, will speak Nov. 14 at the International Quilt Study Center…
11/14/2009
04/15/2013
Quilt symposium features public events April 26 and 28
Quilt scholars from around the world will gather at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's International Quilt Study Center and Museum on April 26-27 for the center's sixth biennial symposium, "Quilts in Context: The Making of Meanin…
04/26/2013

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