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| 09/11/2008 |
Winner of Great Plains book prize leads off Olson Seminars Sept. 17Akim Reinhardt, who received the Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize for his book, "Ruling Pine Ridge: Oglala Lakota Politics from the IRA to Wounded Knee," will present a talk at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St. Reinh… |
09/17/2008 |
| 09/8/2008 |
UNL grants foster digital research on Whitman, Omaha and Ponca languagesTwo grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities will support digital humanities research projects at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Kenneth Price, University Professor and Hillegass Chair of 19th-Century American Literature, and Mark A… |
09/9/2008 |
| 09/8/2008 |
Political commentator Thomas Frank to give Sept. 25 talk at UNLHas a 19th-century style of corruption returned to our national politics? Thomas Frank, author of "The Wrecking Crew" and "What's the Matter with Kansas," will present his thoughts on this subject at a talk Sept. 25 at the University of Nebraska-Linc… |
09/25/2008 |
| 09/5/2008 |
Lentz Center exhibit celebrates alumna's travels, BhutanThe Lentz Center for Asian Culture's fall exhibition, "The Daily Arts of Bhutan" is a celebration of a gift of 50 items and 67 books to the Lentz Center. These gifts were given by University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumna Kay Kirby Dorji. Dorji was an… |
09/5/2008 |
| 09/5/2008 |
UNL records highest enrollment in decadeWith 23,573 students this fall, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is recording its highest enrollment in a decade. Other highlights from the official 2008 UNL census reported today from the University of Nebraska Board of Regents: - Total en… |
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| 09/3/2008 |
Mendenhall named new executive director at Nebraska Alumni AssociationDiane Mendenhall today was named executive director of the Nebraska Alumni Association. She will become the first director of the alumni association following a restructuring designed to better integrate its activities with alumni programming across … |
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| 09/3/2008 |
UNL celebrates author Richard Wright, remembers Hurricane KatrinaThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host a series of events Sept. 18-19 to celebrate the centennial of author Richard Wright's birth. All events associated with "The Wor(l)ds of Richard Wright: Native Son and Expatriate" are free and open to the … |
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| 09/3/2008 |
Poet Gizzi among featured readers at Clean Part Poetry series at UNLPeter Gizzi, one of the leading figures in contemporary American poetry, is among the poets who will present their works in the Clean Part Poetry Reading series this fall at Sheldon Museum of Art. Now at home for a third year in the museum's Ethel S… |
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| 09/2/2008 |
David Gergen launches 2008-09 E.N. Thompson Forum Sept. 18 at UNLScholar and presidential adviser David Gergen will give the first lecture in the 2008-09 E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His speech, "Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership," will be at 7:30 p.m. Sep… |
09/18/2008 |
| 09/2/2008 |
Kruger Collection creates traveling exhibit for Lincoln Public SchoolsThe Kruger Collection of Miniature Furnishings and Decorative Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has created a traveling exhibit of miniature rooms based on popular children's books. The exhibit, "Little Nooks from Great Books," features scen… |
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| 09/2/2008 |
UNL wins major grant to recruit, retain women in science, engineeringA $3.8 million National Science Foundation grant will help the University of Nebraska-Lincoln recruit, promote and retain female faculty in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. At UNL, women comprise less than 20 percent of f… |
09/2/2008 |
| 08/28/2008 |
Perlman to deliver annual State of University address Sept. 4University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman will deliver his annual State of the University address during the second week of fall classes. His speech begins at 11 a.m. Sept. 4 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St. Perl… |
09/4/2008 |
| 08/28/2008 |
Green museum, green quilts: It's good to be greenContemporary quilts display planet-friendly themes in an exhibition opening Sept. 5 at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The museum, designed to be ecologically sustainable, partnered with the manu… |
09/5/2008 |
| 08/28/2008 |
Scholar to lecture Sept. 9 on apocalyptic Christians and American politicsThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host a lecture by Nicholas Guyatt titled, "Voting for the End of the World: Apocalyptic Christians and American Politics" at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9, in 15 Andersen Hall, 200 N. Centennial Mall. Guyatt is a professor… |
09/9/2008 |
| 08/27/2008 |
Sept. 18-19 seminar on climate change effects and solutions for cities, natureA seminar Sept. 18-19 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Architecture will focus on "Climate Change and the Physical Environment: Effect and Affect," as local and regional experts will discuss potential solutions for a better world. The… |
09/18/2008 |
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