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12/19/2007
UNL Phi Beta Kappa chapter initiates new members
Thirteen University of Nebraska-Lincoln students were initiated Dec. 12 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 sc…
12/19/2007
Osborne accepts offer to be Nebraska A.D. for 2 1/2 years
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 19, 2007 - University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman today announced that the "interim" has been removed from Tom Osborne's title, and Osborne has agreed to serve as Nebraska's Director of Intercollegiate Athletics…
12/18/2007
Entries invited to 'Nebraska Poets on Sheldon Paintings' poetry contest
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announces a contest, Nebraska Poets on Sheldon Paintings, in conjunction with the "Poets on Painters" exhibition on view April 26 through June 29. A cash prize will be awarded in each…
12/17/2007
Mueller Planetarium audiences to visit 'The Enchanted Reef'
Beginning Dec. 22, Mueller Planetarium at the University of Nebraska State Museum will feature a new fulldome show, "Kaluoka'hina: The Enchanted Reef," a 3D-animated film projected in a 360-degree format. In "The Enchanted Reef," viewers are transpor…
12/22/2007
12/14/2007
UNL announces early scholarship offers to Nebraska high school seniors
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the awarding this fall of 947 scholarships through Dec. 6 to seniors at 205 Nebraska high schools. The total potential value of the scholarships is nearly $7.6 million. Additional awards will be made t…
12/12/2007
Nebraska EPSCoR's $9 million NSF grant to enhance research
Nebraska's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research has received a three-year, $9 million grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct research to better understand gene expression and regulation. The new Nano-enhanced Epigenet…
12/11/2007
Eminent biologist Brooks to address Dec. 22 UNL graduates
Biologist Daniel R. Brooks of the University of Toronto will give the address at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Dec. 22 commencement exercises. Chancellor Harvey Perlman will preside at the exercises, which begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Bob Devaney…
12/22/2007
12/11/2007
Researchers to investigate biodiversity in the Gobi vertebrate parasite project
Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are set to explore the hidden biodiversity of the isolated mountain range in the heart of Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park in southern Mongolia. The project is funded by a $620,000 grant from the N…
12/10/2007
'Last Year on the Farm' opens Jan. 2 at Great Plains Art Museum
Texas artist V.... (sic) Vaughan's daily plein air paintings documenting the last days on her family's multi-generational farm will be presented in "Last Year on the Farm," an exhibit at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Great Plains Art Museum Ja…
01/2/2008
12/7/2007
UNL's Harriet Turner honored by Spain's King Juan Carlos
University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor Harriet Turner has been awarded the Encomienda de la Orden de Isabel la Catolica, a knighthood established in 1833, by King Juan Carlos of Spain. The honor was conferred Oct. 11 in Washington, D.C. D. Carlos W…
12/7/2007
McCutcheon is Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research fellow
The Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research announced at its annual meeting on Nov. 16 the selection of Allan McCutcheon of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as its newest fellow, the association's highest honor. McCutcheon is the Donald O. …
12/6/2007
'Winter Wonderland' prints from Zlotsky collection open Dec. 21 at Sheldon
Opening Dec. 21, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present an exhibition of 30 prints, dating from 1860 to 1960, that documents the evolution of the printmaking craft in American art. "Winter Wonderland: Prints f…
12/21/2007
12/6/2007
UNL architecture students to present ideas, plans for Cyber Command
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Architecture students enrolled in Architecture 410 (tectonics) will present their proposals for a new U.S. Air Force Cyber Command at a final jury 12:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Strategic Air and Space Museum near Ashland. T…
12/12/2007
12/5/2007
HBO's 'Deadwood' series examined by Great Plains Quarterly
HBO's critically acclaimed "Deadwood" series gets scholarly attention from a number of angles in the fall issue of Great Plains Quarterly, a publication of the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In the opinion of D…
12/4/2007
Major gift to promote new discoveries at Ashfall Fossil Beds
A major gift will enable Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park near Royal to greatly expand its Rhino Barn. The larger enclosed facility will enable paleontologists to discover more fossils and enhance the experiences for visitors. The park conta…

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