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| 12/21/2009 |
Discovering addiction clues could help smokers kick the habitIf you've ever tried to quit smoking, understanding how you got hooked in the first place probably seems irrelevant. But University of Nebraska-Lincoln psychologist Rick Bevins believes those first experiences play a key role in nicotine's grip on yo… |
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| 12/18/2009 |
1,400-plus receive degrees at UNL Dec. 18-19More than 1,400 students are scheduled to receive degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in commencement exercises Dec. 18-19. Paul A. Johnsgard, foundation professor of biological sciences emeritus at UNL, will receive an honorary doctor o… |
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| 12/17/2009 |
UNL biochemist Donald Weeks elected AAAS FellowDonald Weeks, Maxcy professor of agriculture and natural resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest federation of scientists. Election as… |
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| 12/17/2009 |
Phi Beta Kappa initiates 18 new members at UNLEighteen University of Nebraska-Lincoln students were initiated Dec. 10 into membership in Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest academic honor society, recognizing and encouraging a commitment to excellence in the liberal arts and s… |
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| 12/17/2009 |
3 ROTC cadets to receive military commissionsThree cadets in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will receive military commissions this weekend in conjunction with UNL commencement exercises. Erik W. Armbrust of Omaha and Kyle A. Kellett of Papillion will… |
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| 12/15/2009 |
Great Plains Art Museum to host Part 2 of 'Searching for Real Nebraska'The Great Plains Art Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present the work of four photographers documenting the economic upheaval in Nebraska caused by the current recession. An exhibition of photography by UNL photojournalism students… |
01/5/2010 |
| 12/14/2009 |
$8 million in stimulus funding goes to UNL for Morrison additionThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been awarded $8 million in federal stimulus funds from the National Institutes of Health to expand the Ken Morrison Life Sciences Research Center, home to the Nebraska Center for Virology. The grant from NIH's … |
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| 12/11/2009 |
Nebraska Young Artist Award deadline extended to Dec. 17Because of winter weather in most of Nebraska this week, the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has extended the deadline for applications for the 13th-annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards by six days… |
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| 12/9/2009 |
Friends of Lied 'Crystal Ball' Gala will be night of elegance, entertainmentOver the years, the Lied Center for Performing Arts has brought hundreds of top-quality and premier artists to Nebraska, including national touring Broadway shows, concerts and entertainers. The Friends of Lied organization and its fundraising effort… |
01/23/2010 |
| 12/8/2009 |
International panel convenes in Lincoln to agree on how to measure droughtMore than 60 scientists from all over the world are meeting this week in Lincoln to recommend global standards for recognizing and assessing various types of drought. A World Meteorological Organization official will share the recommendations next we… |
12/8/2009 |
| 12/8/2009 |
UNL commencement exercises are Dec. 18-19 for 1,400-plusThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln fall commencement exercises are scheduled for Dec. 18 and 19. Graduate commencement exercises, including doctoral hooding, will begin at 3 p.m. Dec. 18 for students earning doctoral and master's degrees. Undergradu… |
12/18/2009 |
| 12/8/2009 |
Some campus venues open during UNL's holiday closedown Dec. 24-Jan. 3There 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 |
| 12/7/2009 |
Annual 'Incredible, Edible Car' competition is Tuesday at East UnionOn Dec. 8, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus engineering programs will host the fourth annual Incredible, Edible Car Competition starting at 2 p.m. in the Nebraska East Union, Arbor and Center drives. The event caps off E-Day, an open… |
12/8/2009 |
| 12/7/2009 |
Short Bull watercolors exhibit opens Jan. 5 at Great Plains Art MuseumThe Great Plains Art Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present the watercolors of Arthur Short Bull in an exhibition opening Jan. 5. "Places & Narratives" will concentrate on areas and events of spiritual significance to the Lakota pe… |
01/5/2010 |
| 12/4/2009 |
Project to computer-analyze railroads history awarded fundsA University of Nebraska-Lincoln project bringing together historians, geographers and computer scientists to correlate, analyze and visualize the development of railroads has won an international grant competition to further the research. The UNL te… |
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