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10/17/2007
$2.74 million grant, program aim to improve children's literacy
Language and reading skills for rural, low-income children age 3 to 5 is the focus for a new project through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools. With the support of a $2.74-million, three…
10/16/2007
Environmental change is topic of Fritz's Nov. 1 Nebraska Lecture
Climate change is one of the world's most critical issues and University of Nebraska-Lincoln geoscientist Sheri Fritz will discuss the history of climate change Nov. 1 during the fall UNL Nebraska Lecture. The free public lecture, "Through Layers of …
11/1/2007
10/16/2007
Entrepreneur contest provides scholarship opportunities
The Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the beginning of the 2008 Allen Dayton Young Entrepreneur Contest. The finalists in this contest can win UNL scholarships ranging from $500 to $2,000. The fi…
10/16/2007
Perlman announces Osborne will be interim athletics director
In a new development in leadership changes in the athletic department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Chancellor Harvey Perlman announced today that Tom Osborne has agreed to serve as director of intercollegiate athletics on an interim basis. …
10/15/2007
'Environmental Memory and Planetary Survival' lecture at UNL Nov. 1
Lawrence Buell, a preeminent scholar of literature and the environment, will deliver the 2007 Robert Knoll Lecture in Literary Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His talk, "Environmental Memory and Planetary Survival," will begin at 7:30 …
11/1/2007
10/15/2007
El Dia de los Muertos tradition celebrated Oct. 27 at Sheldon Gallery
In connection with the ongoing exhibition, "Seasonal Celebrations, Daily Life: Photographs by Graciela Iturbide," Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will celebrate El Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) Oct. 27 wi…
10/27/2007
10/15/2007
Perlman announces Pederson asked to leave athletics post
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman today announced he has asked UNL Athletic Director Steve Pederson to step down from the post he has held since January 2003. Perlman said he believes Pederson is no longer positioned to move th…
10/13/2007
Manglitz, Perez crowned Homecoming king, queen
Seniors Joseph Manglitz of Lincoln and Riana Perez of Cheyenne, Wyo., were crowned Homecoming king and queen at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during a halftime ceremony at Saturday's Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State football game. Manglitz is a music…
10/11/2007
SEC deputy chief accountant to speak Nov. 8 at Lied Center
James L. Kroeker, deputy chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission and a University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumnus, will be the keynote speaker Nov. 8 for Ethics Day at UNL's College of Business Administration. He will speak at 3:30 p.m…
11/8/2007
10/11/2007
Fans asked to show Husker spirit for movie shoot at game Saturday
Film crews from Warner Brothers Pictures will attend the Nebraska-Oklahoma State football game Oct. 13 to shoot scenes for an upcoming theatrical motion picture. As part of the story line, characters in the movie attend a Nebraska football game. Crew…
10/13/2007
10/10/2007
4th annual forensic sciences symposium is Oct. 31-Nov. 2
The Fourth Annual Forensic Science Symposium Oct. 31-Nov. 2 will address two critical issues confronting forensic science: investigation of mass disasters and medico-legal investigations of child abuse. The purpose of the symposium, "Forensic Investi…
10/31/2007
10/10/2007
Management Development Seminars set for Lincoln, Omaha, Mahoney
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Management will offer four seminars in the next month covering a wide range of topics in its fall Management Development Certificate Program. The seminars will be conducted in Lincoln, Omaha and Mahone…
10/24/2007
10/10/2007
'Murderball' star Mark Zupan to speak Oct. 17 at Nebraska Union
The University Program Council at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present "Murderball" star Mark Zupan at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Nebraska Union Auditorium, 1400 R St. The event is free for UNL students with a valid student NCard. Tickets fo…
10/17/2007
10/9/2007
Carson School of Theatre and Film dedication is Oct. 12
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will dedicate the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film Oct. 12 during UNL's Homecoming Weekend. "The Dedication pays homage to Nebraska's most prolific son, Johnny Carson," said Paul Steger, director of the Cars…
10/12/2007
10/9/2007
Climate research gives clues to human expansion out of tropical Africa
New research that involves a University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientist has shed light on an important, but previously little-understood period in Africa's climate history that has implications for understanding human evolution and the expansion of Hom…

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