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| 02/5/2008 |
UNL Information Services vice chancellor dies after automobile accidentKent Hendrickson, associate vice chancellor for information services at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln since 1995, died Feb. 5 of injuries suffered in a car accident while commuting from Omaha. He was 68. Hendrickson, who was also professor of li… |
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| 02/4/2008 |
$2 million grant funds UNL research to help bridges last longerUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln engineering researchers aim to find ways to make the nation's bridges last longer and to design new ones that last a century or longer with funding from a new $2 million grant. With support from this four-year grant fro… |
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| 02/4/2008 |
10th Undergraduate Women in Math Conference is Feb. 8-10More than 250 undergraduate women from around the country will gather at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Feb. 8-10 for the 10th annual Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Math. The conference provides outstanding undergraduate students … |
02/8/2008 |
| 01/31/2008 |
Behlen Observatory public nights set for Feb. 15 and 20The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Behlen Observatory near Mead has scheduled two public nights in February. The observatory will be open for public viewing 7:30 to 10 p.m. Feb. 15 and 20, with the latter date scheduled to allow sky watchers a cha… |
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| 01/29/2008 |
'Winning the Oil Endgame' is Feb. 12 Thompson Forum at UNLPhysicist Amory Lovins, cofounder, chairman and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute, will deliver "Winning the Oil Endgame," the Lewis E. Harris Lecture on Public Policy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Lovins will speak at 7 p.m. F… |
02/12/2008 |
| 01/25/2008 |
Free tax-preparation help at Nebraska unions for low-income workersThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln is one of 12 Lincoln coalition partners providing free tax preparation for low-income working families. Jan. 26 through March 2, UNL will offer 21 free sessions, including tax preparation, child care, snacks, parkin… |
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| 01/24/2008 |
UNL engineer outlines 'nano-Velcro's' potentialCreating a so-called "super nanocomposite" that can revolutionize a range of products is the dream of materials scientists. So far, that's proved elusive. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineer shares that big dream but said he thinks using nanoma… |
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| 01/24/2008 |
Prominent ceramic artists to speak Feb. 7-8 at Sheldon Art GalleryDuring a three-day visit to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Art and Art History next month, three renowned ceramic artists will give lectures in Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery's Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. Linda Sikora will talk at 4 p… |
02/7/2008 |
| 01/23/2008 |
UNL students to participate in 'Focus the Nation' Jan. 28-Feb. 1The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be one of 1,300 colleges and universities participating in Focus the Nation's national "teach-in" Jan. 28-Feb. 1. Promoted by the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska (ASUN) student government,… |
01/29/2008 |
| 01/23/2008 |
Genome scientists discover that evolution sometimes 'reinvents the wheel'If a particular biological innovation is good enough to evolve once, it may sometimes be good enough to evolve multiple times independently in different species. This is one of the discoveries from a study of genome evolution led by Jay F. Storz, a b… |
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| 01/23/2008 |
2nd 'Get Rec'd' event at UNL offers fun, prizes, activitiesThousands of UNL students, and campus and community supporters will have fun checking out the latest products, fashions, technology, services, sounds and tastes from local and national companies at an event called "Get Rec'd" Jan. 24 and 25 at the Un… |
01/24/2008 |
| 01/22/2008 |
UNL student team chosen for NASA microgravity research programA student team from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering will conduct scientific research experiments while flying in a reduced gravity environment as part of NASA's Microgravity University Systems Engineering Educational Discove… |
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| 01/22/2008 |
'Dinosaurs and Disasters' Feb. 2 at NU State MuseumThe University of Nebraska State Museum and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Geosciences will host their annual family fun day, "Dinosaurs & Disasters," from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 2. The event at Morrill Hall, 14th and U streets… |
02/2/2008 |
| 01/22/2008 |
Study Abroad Fair is Jan. 29 at Nebraska UnionThe International Affairs department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host its Study Abroad Fair Jan. 29 at the Nebraska Union, 1400 R St. Study-abroad advisers and providers, UNL faculty, and study-abroad returnees will be available from 1… |
01/29/2008 |
| 01/16/2008 |
Kooser's 'Valentines' offers poetic view of romanceFor Valentine's Day 1986, Ted Kooser wrote "Pocket Poem" and sent the tender, thoughtful composition to 50 women friends, starting an annual tradition that would persist for the next 21 years. Printed on postcards, the poems were mailed to a list of … |
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