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04/23/2007
Nebraska reps head to international bioscience convention May 6-9
In Nebraska, research on nanoparticle sensors with sensitivity rivaling human fingers could give robots a delicate sense of touch. A computer-aided orthopedic surgical system could enable surgeons to do faster, less invasive, more precise bone cuttin…
05/6/2007
05/19/2008
Nebraska natives headline summer writers conference at UNL
The 2008 Nebraska Summer Writers' Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be June 14-20 on the UNL City Campus. Since 2003, UNL's creative writing program has hosted the conference, a seven-day event consisting of intensive writing work…
06/14/2008
11/10/2008
Nebraska native Sorensen will give E.N. Thompson lecture at UNL Nov. 18
Theodore C. "Ted" Sorensen, former special counsel and adviser to President John F. Kennedy and a widely published author on the presidency and foreign affairs, will be the next E.N. Thompson Forum speaker at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His t…
11/18/2008
10/1/2009
Nebraska native brings original dance work 'loopdiver' to the Lied Center
Nebraska native Mark Coniglio and choreographer Dawn Stoppiello, founders of dance company Troika Ranch, collaborate in a stunning, media-enhanced work that will debut at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Johnny Carson Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15…
10/9/2009
11/10/2006
Nebraska music educators to honor UNL's John Moran posthumously
John Moran, professor emeritus and former administrator in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music, will be inducted posthumously into the Nebraska Music Educators Association Hall of Fame. The award will be presented Nov. 17 during the as…
11/13/2014
Nebraska Master Naturalist program announces 2015 training sessions
The Nebraska Master Naturalist program has announced its 2015 schedule of training sessions. "The Nebraska Master Naturalist program is an adult education program, providing volunteers with hands-on experien…
03/30/2011
Nebraska Lecture: to explore legacies of removing native children
In the late 19th century, the U.S. and Australian governments established boarding schools to assimilate American Indian and aboriginal children into dominant culture. This practice forced tens of thousands of children to leave their families and aba…
04/14/2011
03/31/2015
Nebraska Lecture will examine Higgs boson
The Higgs boson -- often dubbed the "God particle" for its potential to explain the fundamental fabric of the universe -- has captured scientists' attention for decades. The April 8 Nebraska Lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will examine …
04/8/2015
03/25/2009
Nebraska Lecture to explore Walt Whitman in the digital age
Modern technology has given 19th-century American poet Walt Whitman the broad audience he always sought. Living in an era of rapidly changing media, Whitman found creative ways to use newspapers, photography, magazines and books to spread his ideas.…
04/9/2009
10/10/2005
Nebraska Lecture Oct. 26 explores nutrition, genes and health
Vitamins and other nutrients have effects on genes and health. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientist will explain how this process works, and also shed light on the career path of a scientist in an upcoming Nebraska Lecture at UNL Ruma Banerjee,…
10/26/2005
03/30/2007
Nebraska Lecture examines challenges of feeding world's growing population
The world's population is expected to reach 9 billion people in less than 40 years. Brian Larkins, a leading plant scientist, will discuss the challenge of feeding this growing population (6.5 billion today) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's sp…
04/10/2007
03/27/2006
Nebraska Lecture April 4 explores an artist's inspiration
Ceramicist Gail Kendall will discuss the inspirations for her award-winning art in an upcoming Nebraska Lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Kendall, a professor of art at UNL, will speak at 3:30 p.m. April 4 in the Nebraska Union auditorium…
04/4/2006
10/16/2015
Nebraska Leading Economic Indicator drops for first time in six months
Nebraska's leading economic indicator fell for the first time in six months in September. The decline, of 0.13 percent, implies that the Nebraska economy will expand at only a modest pace during the first quarter of 2016. "The September declin…
02/4/2016
Nebraska LEAD 34 fellows travel to Hungary, Romania, Moldova
Twenty-nine Nebraska LEAD 34 Fellows recently returned from an international study and travel seminar in Hungary, Romania and Moldova. "Our international study is designed to provide firsthand appreciation and understanding of our international comm…
01/22/2009
Nebraska Law Review launches Web site with online journal
The Nebraska Law Review at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law will launch a new Web site and integrated online journal, the Nebraska Law Review Bulletin, Feb. 1. The Bulletin will be available to practitioners, scholars and the public …

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