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UNL News Releases

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12/16/2014
Some UNL venues to be open during holiday closedown
There will be no classes and most offices will be closed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the university's annual holiday shutdown Dec. 24-Jan. 4. Several venues, however, will be open to the public at least some of the…
12/8/2009
Some campus venues open during UNL's holiday closedown Dec. 24-Jan. 3
There will be no classes and most offices will be closed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the university's annual holiday shutdown Dec. 24-Jan. 3. Several venues will be open to the public at least some of the time during that stretch, ho…
12/24/2009
12/14/2010
Some campus venues open during UNL's holiday closedown Dec. 24-Jan. 2
There will be no classes and most offices will be closed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the university's annual holiday shutdown Dec. 24-Jan. 2. Several venues will be open to the public at least some of the time during that stretch, ho…
12/24/2010
02/9/2009
Somali rapper K'naan to appear Feb. 13
The University Program Council at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present Somali rapper K'naan Feb. 13 in the Centennial Room of the Nebraska Union, 1400 R St. Doors will open at 7 p.m., an opening act will perform at 8 p.m. and K'naan will …
02/13/2009
10/8/2009
Sold-out Off-Broadway play 'No Child' comes to Kimball Hall
Playwright and performer Nilaja (rhymes with Elijah) Sun will portray 16 characters. ranging from a mouthy student to pushy parents in her one-woman show titled "No Child" Oct. 21 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Sun sheds light on the laughter…
10/21/2009
04/22/2015
Soil moisture detector helps protect endangered South African forest
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher's high-tech soil moisture detector is being put to the test in the wild. Hydrogeophysicist Trenton Franz is applying technology developed for precision agriculture to help protect an endangered native fores…
10/22/2009
Software grant to boost ANDRILL's research, teaching, outreach efforts
A grant from Seismic Micro-Technology Inc. will enable the ANDRILL (Antarctic Geological Drilling) Science Management Office at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to offer more resources to the Antarctic geosciences community. The three-year, $727,0…
05/26/2011
Sod house homemakers subject of authors' talk June 3 at Quilt Museum
The International Quilt Study Center and Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host authors Kathleen Moore and Stephanie Whitson to talk about their new book, "Home on the Plains: Quilts and the Sod House Experience," at the museum at 5:3…
06/3/2011
12/15/2004
Sociology Department honored by Sociologists for Women in Society
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Sociology has been honored with three awards in a report to the organization Sociologists for Women in Society. In "Report Card on Gender- and Women-Friendly Sociology Departments," the UNL Sociology D…
03/25/2013
Sociologist, CNN blogger to discuss singles' growing role in black middle class
Studies on the black middle class have focused mainly on married couples with children. Never-married singles who live alone, however, make up a rapidly growing part of the black middle class, a development that requires rethinking…
04/8/2013
05/10/2011
Sociologist nets prestigious grant to study root of health disparities
Growing up in poverty or experiencing other social inequalities like racial discrimination at an early age no doubt could color a person's perspective on the world. But could experiencing that kind of stress make someone susceptible to disease that's…
06/30/2010
Sochi Reporter founder is journalism college's 1st 'Innovator in Residence'
The first "Innovator in Residence" at the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is Alexander Zolotarev, founder and CEO of http://sochireporter.ru/SochiReporter.ru, a website designed to give voice to th…
09/26/2013
SNR director Carroll to present 'Fun with Wildlife in Africa'
John Carroll, director of the School of Natural Resources, will present "Fun with Wildlife in Africa: Beyond the Animal Planet" at 7 p.m. Oct. 1 in the Hardin Hall auditorium. The seminar is free and open to the public. Carroll will talk about his y…
10/1/2013
04/14/2014
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History director to speak April 23
Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, will discuss the importance of Nebraska's fossil record and its contribution to the great story of life on Earth on April 23. …
04/23/2014
04/15/2015
Smallpox vaccine virus helps UNL scientist understand immunity
A virus that helped wipe out smallpox in the last century is now helping a University of Nebraska-Lincoln virologist better understand human immunity. This research may lead to better treatment of some viral diseases, including HIV and herpes. Matth…

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