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| 11/17/2007 |
Sidebar list: Comparing the projected impact of Nebraska Innovation Park* The Beadle Center, one of UNL's top research buildings, is responsible for nearly $101 million alone in new research funding over an 11-year period. This is new money channeled into the state of Nebraska. * With an original cost of approximately $2… |
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| 11/16/2007 |
Students from Lincoln East, Pius X take top honors at Math DayLincoln East's Alex Churchill took the top individual award at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 18th-annual Math Day Nov. 8, and led his team to second place in the Class A Math Bowl tournament. Lincoln's Pius X took top honors. Churchill's win i… |
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| 11/16/2007 |
UNL recognizes Distinguished Scholars of 2007The University of Nebraska-Lincoln recognized top Nebraska high school seniors for their academic excellence Oct. 30 at the 2007 Omaha World-Herald Recognition Dinner. These distinguished scholars have demonstrated a high level of ability and a stron… |
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| 11/13/2007 |
UNL's 'World of Viruses' project to educate youngsters earns NIH grantA new educational program based at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and funded by the National Institutes of Health will teach young people and their families the basics of virology. The five-year, $1.3 million project, "World of Viruses," will bri… |
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| 11/13/2007 |
3 UNL professors to travel abroad in early 2008 on Fulbright scholarshipsThree University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members will begin study-abroad excursions early next year as part of the Fulbright Scholar Program, administered by the U.S. Department of State. Fulbright Scholars include Alexandra Basolo, professor of … |
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| 11/12/2007 |
Psychologist to speak Nov. 29 on intersection of gender and immigrationCross-cultural psychologist and gender scholar Oliva Espin will speak Nov. 29 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her lecture, "The Colors of the Kaleidoscope: Perils and Possibilities of Multiple Identities," will be 7-8:30 p.m. at the Nebraska U… |
11/29/2007 |
| 11/9/2007 |
UNL honors top graduate students with fellowshipsTwenty-four University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate students from a variety of disciplines were honored last month with some of UNL's most prestigious graduate fellowships. The recipients represent only about 12 percent of fellowship applicants from … |
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| 11/9/2007 |
UNL students place high in regional programming contestTwo University of Nebraska-Lincoln teams placed in the top six at the regional qualifying competition of the Association for Computing Machinery's International Collegiate Programming contest on Nov. 3 in Lincoln. Overall, UNL teams placed fourth, si… |
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| 11/9/2007 |
Postponed: Nov. 12 E.N. Thompson Forum lecture at UNLBecause of illness, the Nov. 12 E.N. Thompson Forum lecture by Sunita Narain at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been postponed indefinitely. Narain, director of the Centre for Science and Environment in New Delhi, India, director of the Societ… |
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| 11/8/2007 |
UNL's Snow part of group discovering source of highest-energy cosmic raysFor nearly a century since cosmic rays were first discovered in 1912, scientists have puzzled over their source, particularly of the most powerful cosmic rays. Now, after more than 3 1/2 years of data collection at the nearly completed Pierre Auger O… |
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| 11/8/2007 |
UNL hires international expert in space law to teach in new programInternationally renowned space law expert Frans von der Dunk will join the University of Nebraska College of Law faculty next semester to teach in its new Space and Telecommunications Law Program. Steve Willborn, dean of the College of Law, said von … |
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| 11/8/2007 |
Nebraska Young Artist Award applications soughtThe Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks applications for the 11th-annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards. The awards annually recognize 11th grade students from Nebraska who are gifted and talented… |
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| 11/7/2007 |
'Dark Side of the Moon' fulldome experience Friday at Mueller PlanetariumThe University of Nebraska's Mueller Planetarium has a long history of producing and presenting laser light shows featuring classic rock music. With the new show "Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon," the planetarium has a light show for the 21st c… |
11/9/2007 |
| 11/6/2007 |
Behlen Observatory public night is Nov. 16The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Behlen Observatory near Mead will be open to the public from 7 to 10 p.m. Nov. 16. Provided the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of objects with the 30-inch telescope and with smaller telescop… |
11/16/2007 |
| 11/6/2007 |
Great Plains Research examines grassland changes, more, in fall issueSince the late 19th century, human activities have transformed the Great Plains from a primarily temperate grassland to a mix of rangelands, croplands and population centers. While population growth may cause cropland expansion in many regions of the… |
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