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01/24/2011
UNL interim senior vice chancellor Weissinger a candidate for position
Ellen Weissinger, interim senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been selected a finalist for the position. In a memo today to UNL faculty and staff, the search committee announced Weissinger will be t…
01/21/2011
UNL entomologist Ratcliffe receives international beetle society honor
Brett Ratcliffe, curator of Entomology Research Collections at the University of Nebraska State Museum and professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was conferred honorary membership in the Coleopterists Society…
01/20/2011
UNL journalism college launches state government news service
More than 60 newspapers, television and radio stations throughout Nebraska will receive regular news updates about state government and the legislature's actions from a new reporting service of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the…
01/20/2011
Arlington, Kimball, Norris students win state InvestWrite competition
Students from Arlington, Kimball and Norris were the winners in the fall 2010 competition of InvestWrite, an innovative national and state writing competition that adds a critical thinking component to help reinforce concepts students learned in the …
01/19/2011
'Indian Textiles and Costumes' at Hillestad Textiles Gallery through Feb. 11
"Indian Textiles and Costumes: Perspectives and Potential" is on exhibition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery through Feb. 11. Traditional Indian handcrafted textiles and their use in Indian costumes and everyd…
01/19/2011
'Hypnotism and Hotcakes' Friday night at Nebraska East Union
The University Program Council and Campus NightLife at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present "Hypnotism & Hotcakes" Jan. 21 in the Nebraska East Union, 37th and Fair streets. The program begins at 9 p.m. with hypnotist Dr. Jim Wand in the …
01/21/2011
01/14/2011
'Sunday Scientist' program to explore volcanoes and hotspots Jan. 16
The University of Nebraska State Museum will present a Sunday with a Scientist program for children and families about volcanoes and hotspots 1:30-4:30 p.m. Jan. 16 at Morrill Hall. Museum visitors will learn about plate tectonics, new discoveries i…
01/16/2011
01/14/2011
Martin Luther King Jr. observances scheduled at UNL Jan. 18-22
Anna Williams Shavers, associate dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law, will open UNL's observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday with a Jan. 18 keynote address. Shavers will deliver "Dream Deferred" during the Ch…
01/18/2011
01/12/2011
UNL nanoscience center offering Science Cafe on DNA biosensing Jan. 20
The Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present a Science Cafe at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at Red9, 322 S. Ninth St. Rebecca Lai, assistant professor of chemistry, and chemistry doctoral candidate Jennif…
01/20/2011
01/10/2011
University of Nebraska State Museum celebrates 140th anniversary
The University of Nebraska State Museum is celebrating its 140th year in 2011 as the state's premier museum of natural history. This milestone will be celebrated throughout the year with many new exhibits and hands-on science events, as well as membe…
01/10/2011
Sheldon Round Chair Discussion to raise awareness about sight and art
Raising awareness and encouraging discourse is the purpose of the Sheldon Museum of Art's Art Beyond Sight Awareness Round Chair Discussion, slated for 2 p.m. Jan. 22. A group of panelists, both blind and sighted, will sit in the "ORLAN: The Harlequ…
01/22/2011
01/5/2011
Endangered species conservation talk to lead off spring Olson seminars
A talk on threatened and endangered species conservation will lead off the spring semester series of Paul A. Olson Seminars in Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Mary Bomberger Brown will discuss "A Partnership Model for Sus…
01/19/2011
01/5/2011
Mueller Planetarium updates January schedule
Mueller Planetarium in the University of Nebraska State Museum's Morrill Hall will update its schedule effective Jan. 6. Audiences can learn about mysterious black holes on Thursdays at 7 p.m. On Saturdays and Sundays, audiences can explore new worl…
01/2/2011
01/4/2011
Great Plains Art Museum exhibits modern Native American art
A new permanent collection exhibition at the Great Plains Art Museum, "Ceremonial Dancing and Collaborative Spirits: Modern Native American Art," surveys the traditional studio style of modern Native American art, from the mid-1920s to the mid-1990s,…
12/23/2010
UNL joins national study to find better, early treatment for schizophrenia
University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers are partnering with local mental health care providers in a national study that aims to improve early treatment for people affected by schizophrenia. The Community Mental Health Center of Lancaster County h…

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