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| 07/14/2010 |
Special Olympics National Games open at UNL July 18Husker Nation is putting out the welcome mat for more than 30,000 athletes, parents, coaches, volunteers and fans and nearly as many more spectators for the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games, set to kick off on campus July 18 with a grand open… |
07/18/2010 |
| 08/18/2004 |
Speakers Bureau in 10th Year of Free SpeechThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln Speakers Bureau begins its 10th year this fall with 18 speakers and 40 topics from which to choose. This free service connects faculty and other university experts with Nebraska citizens through service organization… |
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| 03/9/2006 |
Speaker to discuss Underground Railroad 'quilt code'How does a myth find its way into fact in school curriculum on the Underground Railroad? And how did quilts become involved in the "fabrication" of such myths? On March 22 a visiting fellow to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's International Quilt … |
03/22/2006 |
| 02/27/2007 |
Speaker to discuss religious right in historical, contemporary perspectivesRandall Balmer, an evangelical Christian and professor of religion at Columbia University, will present his views of the religious right in a March 20 talk at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Balmer will deliver "Taking Our Country Back: The Relig… |
03/20/2007 |
| 04/10/2007 |
Speaker to discuss portrayal of candidates by bloggers, mainstream mediaBob Somerby, editor of The Daily Howler, a prominent political blog that de-constructs The New York Times, will appear at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln April 17 to discuss the mainstream press coverage of recent presidential elections, especiall… |
04/17/2007 |
| 02/3/2011 |
Speaker to discuss more bike-friendly campus Feb. 12Andy Clarke, president of the League of American Bicyclists in Washington, D.C., will discuss how to create a more bicycle-friendly campus in a 9:30 a.m. public presentation Feb. 12 in Room 204 of the Nebraska Union, 14th and R streets. Clarke's vis… |
02/12/2011 |
| 10/1/2004 |
Speaker to discuss Benes' arguments on democracy vs. totalitarianismIn the winter of 1939 with World War II just a few months old, the exiled former president of Czechoslovakia, Edvard Benes, delivered a series of lectures at the University of Chicago that were later published in book form under the title "Democracy … |
10/11/2004 |
| 10/14/2005 |
Speaker to address purging of homosexuals from governmentDavid K. Johnson, professor of history at the University of South Florida, will deliver the talk "Nebraska's Lavender Scare: Sen. Kenneth Wherry and the Cold War 'Purge of the Perverts'" at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Gr… |
10/25/2005 |
| 10/26/2005 |
Speaker to address overpopulation, women's rights Nov. 15Werner Fornos, expert in the field of population stabilization, will speak on "Human Rights, Women's Empowerment, and Global Population" Nov. 15 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in the Nebraska Union, 1400 R St.… |
11/15/2005 |
| 04/6/2004 |
Speaker to Address Math and ElectionsDonald Saari, distinguished professor of mathematics and economics at the University of California at Irvine, will present the eighth Howard Rowlee Lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at 4 p.m. April 8 in the Nebraska Union Auditorium, 1400… |
04/8/2004 |
| 01/10/2006 |
Speaker to address human rights and globalization in Jan. 24 talkMicheline Ishay, director of the Human Rights Program at the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver, will speak on "Human Rights, Globalization & the U.S.: Spartacus v. Caesar?" Jan. 24 at the University of Nebraska-Linc… |
01/25/2006 |
| 09/3/2013 |
Speaker to address climate change and its effect on human healthGlobal warming and climate change may be most noticeable through the weather or failed crops, but what about its effects on human health? On Sept. 11, Wendy Ring will answer that question and introduce stude… |
09/11/2013 |
| 03/2/2006 |
Speaker Levy to address evolution of anti-SemitismRichard S. Levy, associate professor of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago and an internationally recognized expert on anti-Semitism, will present the talk "Anti-Semitism: New or Used?" at 7:30 p.m. March 23 at the University of Nebrask… |
03/23/2006 |
| 11/10/2008 |
Space, telecom policy in national spotlight Nov. 13-14 in Washington, D.C."Space and Telecommunications Law and Policy: Looking Back at the Past Eight Years, Looking Toward the Next Four" is the theme of a conference Nov. 13-14 in Washington, D.C., where experts and policymakers in communication and space will hear and dis… |
11/13/2008 |
| 04/16/2009 |
Space still available in Campus Recreation's Husker summer day campsUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln Campus Recreation still has space available in its Husker Kids and Husker Adventures summer day camps for children entering grades 2-8. There will be eight one-week sessions June 8-Aug. 7. Youths may be enrolled for as… |
06/8/2009 |
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