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03/26/2009
Business journalist, gay marketing expert Wilke to lecture at UNL April 2
Business journalist Michael Wilke, who has charted the emergence of gay marketing and advertising since 1992, will visit the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus as a guest lecturer April 2, including a 7 p.m. presentation in Andersen Hall titled "O…
04/2/2009
03/26/2009
'Fill the Fountain' food drive is March 30-April 3 at UNL
The University Health Center Student Advisory Board at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is coordinating a "Fill the Fountain" food drive to be held the week of March 30-April 3. Non-perishable food items and personal care items will be collected fr…
03/30/2009
03/25/2009
Nebraska Lecture to explore Walt Whitman in the digital age
Modern technology has given 19th-century American poet Walt Whitman the broad audience he always sought. Living in an era of rapidly changing media, Whitman found creative ways to use newspapers, photography, magazines and books to spread his ideas.…
04/9/2009
03/25/2009
Mueller Planetarium to explore Earth's cosmic origins in new fulldome show
Four hundred years ago, Galileo first observed the sky with a new instrument, the telescope, and started a revolution in thinking about our place in the universe. Today, astronomers are still driven by the desire to better understand our cosmic origi…
03/25/2009
Longtime champions of UNL leave legacy of support
A longtime supporter of the University of Nebraska and wife of a former engineering professor provided more than $1 million to support three areas of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Virginia A. Blackman bequeathed $900,000 to the University of N…
03/23/2009
UNL student tax-prep volunteers net $1 million for local low-income workers
Approximately 120 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students completed nearly 700 tax returns during 39 sessions this spring to assist low- to moderate-income families and fellow students. This resulted in nearly $1 million in tax refunds to these filer…
03/23/2009
'400 Years of the Telescope' documentary preview at Planetarium April 4
Mueller Planetarium, in partnership with NET Television, will present a preview of the upcoming documentary "400 Years of the Telescope" at noon and 4 p.m. April 4, as part of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. This visually stunning film tak…
04/4/2009
03/23/2009
Global quilts is topic for international symposium April 2-4
The symposium "The Global Quilt: Cultural Contexts" is attracting scholars and artists from Great Britain, Australia, Germany, New Zealand, Japan, France, India, Ireland and Korea to join U.S. counterparts in Lincoln April 2-4. They will share papers…
04/2/2009
03/20/2009
Early British patchwork is topic of March 29 quilt lecture
Bridget Long, an expert on British quiltmaking traditions, will give an illustrated lecture surveying 18th century British patchwork at 2 p.m. March 29 at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum, 33rd and Holdrege streets, on the East Campus …
03/29/2009
03/19/2009
Moore, Quammen to keynote on 'Celebrating Darwin's Legacy'
Randy Moore will open the 35th interdisciplinary symposium sponsored by the Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, at 7 p.m. March 26, Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St. Conference theme is "Celebrating Darwin's Legacy." M…
03/26/2009
03/18/2009
Chavez legacy to be celebrated with documentary, panel on American dream
The life and legacy of Cesar Chavez will be celebrated with a panel discussion and presentation of the documentary, "We the People: An American Dream and Nightmare," by Luis Peon-Casanova, 6 p.m. March 24 at the Nebraska Union, 1400 R St., at the Uni…
03/24/2009
03/18/2009
State high school economics championship is March 28
The annual Nebraska Economics Challenge State Championship pits high school teams from across the state in a competition to determine who has the greater knowledge of economics. The top 15 teams of students in Nebraska, determined by an online quali…
03/28/2009
03/17/2009
3 finalists selected for dean position at College of Law
A search committee has identified three candidates for dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law, and these finalists have been invited to campus late in March and early in April for a series of on-campus interviews. The candidates a…
03/17/2009
Behlen Observatory's final public night of spring is April 3
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Behlen Observatory near Mead will host its final public night of the spring semester 7:30 to 10 p.m. April 3. Provided the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of objects with the observatory's 3…
04/3/2009
03/17/2009
Barnes and Noble Bookfair will feature UNL writers, faculty
A Barnes and Noble Bookfair in support of the Nebraska Summer Writers' Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be April 3 at Barnes and Noble, 5150 O St. As part of the Barnes and Noble Bookfair program, the Nebraska Summer Writers' Con…
04/3/2009

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