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11/12/2008
Sheldon adds notable artists' works to African-American Masters Collection
Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln acquired significant works by 20th-century African-American artists in auctions and sales last month in New York. The purchases include works by Charles White, Alvin Loving, Romare Bearden, …
12/16/2008
11/12/2008
UNL announces Rosowski, Weaver, Douglas professorships
Names have been attached to professorships established earlier this year to recognize faculty research excellence or outstanding teaching at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. These professorships honor individuals with associations to the universit…
11/11/2008
Chinese artist to present demonstration through Nov. 16 at Lentz Center
Xu Yinsen, professor emeritus at the Chinese National Academy of Fine Arts, will demonstrate his skills in painting, calligraphy and seal carving this week at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Lentz Center for Asian Culture. The demonstration by …
11/11/2008
11/11/2008
Hurricane and tornado intercepts by the Doppler on Wheels Nov. 13
The Doppler on Wheels, a mobile Doppler radar that has been used to retrieve unparalleled data near some of nature's most severe atmospheric phenomena, will be the subject of a Nov. 13 lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Josh Wurman, dire…
11/13/2008
11/11/2008
International Collegiate Programming Contest at UNL Nov. 15
Forty-five teams of student computer programmers from 15 colleges and universities in six states will be on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus Nov. 15 for the North Central North America Regional competition of the IBM-sponsored Association fo…
11/15/2008
11/10/2008
Nebraska native Sorensen will give E.N. Thompson lecture at UNL Nov. 18
Theodore C. "Ted" Sorensen, former special counsel and adviser to President John F. Kennedy and a widely published author on the presidency and foreign affairs, will be the next E.N. Thompson Forum speaker at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His t…
11/18/2008
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
11/7/2008
Billion years of Nebraska landscape evolution at Nov. 19 Olson Seminar
The landscape of eastern Nebraska has undergone immense changes over the last billion-plus years, yet most of the region's inhabitants are utterly unaware of this geological history. University of Nebraska-Lincoln geologist R.M. "Matt" Joeckel will …
11/19/2008
11/7/2008
Dare to Care Food Drive through Nov. 21
The Office of Student Involvement at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln invites UNL faculty, staff and students to participate in the sixth-annual Dare to Care Food Drive through Nov. 21 Students and groups interested in participating can pick up in…
11/7/2008
Winter alternative service break information sessions Nov. 19-21
This year's Winter Alternative Service Break at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be UNL's sixth trip to the Gulf Coast. Students will work in collaboration with University of Houston-Downtown students to remove debris and do restoration to are…
11/19/2008
11/7/2008
Cowboy poet R.P. Smith at Nebraska East Union Nov. 13
R.P. Smith, the cowboy poet, will appear at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Nebraska East Union. Smith has traveled in 17 states and to Canada to share his cowboy humor and history with audiences of all kinds. His appearance is sponsored by the University of …
11/13/2008
11/6/2008
Poet and Prairie Schooner award winner Guest to speak at UNL
Poet Paul Guest, winner of the 2006 Prairie Schooner poetry prize, will give a reading from his book, "Notes for my Body Double," at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St. The event is sponsored by Prairie Schooner, the nation…
11/12/2008
11/6/2008
'Little Star that Could' opens Nov. 15 at Mueller Planetarium
"Sometimes being average can also be special" is the byword of a new fulldome planetarium show for young audiences beginning Nov. 15 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Mueller Planetarium. "The Little Star That Could" is a digital remake of a c…
11/15/2008
11/6/2008
UNL's Plains Song Review issues call for submissions
The Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has issued its annual call for submissions for its literary and arts journal, "Plains Song Review." This is the 11th year that the center has sought submissions from college s…
11/3/2008
No one hurt in UNL toy gun incident, student arrested
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln student was arrested this afternoon for terroristic threats after an incident with what turned out to be a toy gun in a campus building that scared students, including one who reportedly dove out a window for safety. …

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