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| release date | headline | event date |
|---|---|---|
| 04/1/2015 |
Award-winning authors to read their work April 2Award-winning authors Amina Gautier and R.A. Villanueva will give a public reading at a celebration honoring the two 2013 prize-winning writers at 7 p.m. April 2 at the Great Plains Art Museum. The event will feature readings from Villanueva's poetr… |
04/2/2015 |
| 03/29/2007 |
Award-winning author Steve Stern to speak April 12 at UNLAward-winning fiction writer Steve Stern will visit the University of Nebraska-Lincoln April 11-13. He will give a public reading at 7 p.m. April 12 in the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St. The event is co-sponsored by the Norman and Bernice Harris… |
04/12/2007 |
| 10/20/2015 |
Award-winning author of Native history to speak Oct. 28Elizabeth Fenn, winner of this year's Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize, will speak at the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 28. Fenn, professor and chair of the Department of Hi… |
10/26/2015 |
| 01/31/2012 |
Avoiding global water crisis is topic of Feb. 16 Thompson Forum lectureThe global crisis in the supply and quality of water for agriculture will be the focus of the next lecture in the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The lecture will feature two executives fr… |
02/16/2012 |
| 02/3/2011 |
Avians and Indians top of Feb. 16 Olson SeminarBirds and their relationships to humans is the topic of the Feb. 16 Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Thomas C. Gannon, associate professor of English and ethnic studies at UNL, will speak from 3:30… |
02/16/2011 |
| 04/10/2012 |
Avian artist Peyton to be artist-in-residence at Great Plains Art MuseumAnne Peyton will be the 2012 Elizabeth Rubendall artist-in-residence at the Great Plains Art Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from April 24 through May 4. During her residency, she will create two original acrylic paint… |
04/24/2012 |
| 09/29/2015 |
Author, environmentalist Bill McKibben headlines Oct. 6 Thompson ForumIn November, leaders from around the world will assemble in Paris for a United Nations climate change conference with the goal of a legally binding international agreement to lessen greenhouse gas emissions and prevent worldwide temperature rise. In… |
10/6/2015 |
| 01/11/2016 |
Author, activist Moore to speak Jan. 19; first 2016 E.N. Thompson lectureAuthor Wes Moore knows that being a leader -- both in your personal life and in the business world -- comes down to personal responsibility. Drawing on his experiences as a leader in the public and private sectors and in the military, Moore often ex… |
01/19/2016 |
| 02/13/2012 |
Author to explore delayed adulthood, 'guyland' in March 1 lecture at UNLMaking the leap from adolescent to adult has always been a gradual process, but increasingly for many young people -- and for men in particular -- that transition is taking longer now than it did decades ago. … |
03/1/2012 |
| 07/9/2008 |
Author Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs to speak July 15 at UNLStephenie Ambrose Tubbs, daughter of the late historian and best-selling author Stephen Ambrose, will present a talk July 15 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln about her own upcoming book, "Why Sacagawea Deserves the Day Off and Other Lessons from… |
07/15/2008 |
| 04/10/2015 |
Author seeks to re-dress America in the age of fast fashionThe Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design will host a free public lecture and book signing by Linda Przybyszewski, author of "The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish," at 5 p.m. April 20 in the Nebraska Union… |
04/20/2015 |
| 04/16/2004 |
Author Randall Kennedy to Speak Monday at Nebraska UnionRandall Kennedy, author of "Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word" and "Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Marriage, Identity and Adoption," will appear April 19 at the Nebraska Union, 1400 R St. Kennedy will read from his work beginning at 6 p.… |
04/19/2004 |
| 05/6/2005 |
Author Paul Johnsgard to open rare bird exhibit at NU State MuseumNoted ornithologist and author Paul A. Johnsgard will give a talk May 21 at the University of Nebraska State Museum, opening the exhibit "The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker and the Eskimo Curlew." The exhibit will feature historic specimens of the birds fro… |
05/21/2005 |
| 03/9/2007 |
Author Lucille Clifton to give public reading March 20Prizewinning children's book author and poet Lucille Clifton will give a public reading of her work at 7:30 p.m. March 20 at the Great Plains Art Gallery, 1155 Q St. The reading will be part of her week in residence (March 19-23) in the University of… |
03/20/2007 |
| 09/11/2012 |
Author Lorrie Moore at public reading Sept. 26Known for her humorous and poignant prose and Midwest focus, internationally acclaimed fiction author Lorrie Moore will visit the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Sept. 26 for a free public reading. The event, sponsored by UNL's E… |
09/26/2012 |
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