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09/5/2007
'Sheldon Connections 3' opening Sept. 14; multimedia artistry highlighted
Surprises await visitors at Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery's opening reception for "Connections 3" on Sept. 14, from 5-7 p.m. Among the expected highlights: - Artist Leslie Iwai performs and simultaneously creates her installation "Rend." - Characters …
09/5/2007
Photographer Joel Sartore to speak at Sept. 13 E.N. Thompson Forum
National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore will give the first lecture in the 2007-08 E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The year's theme for the forum is "Changing Nature," and the slate of speakers will ex…
09/13/2007
09/4/2007
UNL earns $3 million grant to launch robotics curriculum for schools
A bevy of small robots will roll into the nation's schools to help children learn engineering, math, science and technology, thanks to a $3 million National Science Foundation grant to a University of Nebraska-Lincoln computer and electronics enginee…
08/31/2007
Loren Eiseley centennial year kicks off Sept. 7-8 with lectures, tours
The name Loren Eiseley may be familiar to Nebraskans, but many may not be attuned with the international significance of the native Nebraskan and highly respected anthropologist, science writer, ecologist and poet. The Friends of the Loren Eiseley So…
09/7/2007
08/31/2007
Composer Robert Owens in residency at UNL Sept. 10-20
Composer Robert Owens will be in residence at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music Sept. 10-20. Owens will give lectures and master classes and coach UNL music students, faculty and friends. The residency will conclude with a performanc…
09/19/2007
08/31/2007
UNL Speakers Bureau in 13th year of 'free speech'
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Speakers Bureau begins its 13th year this fall with 17 speakers and 36 topics from which to choose. This free service connects faculty and other university experts with Nebraska citizens through service organization…
08/31/2007
Activities at UNL mark second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
The Office of Academic Support and Intercultural Services at the Culture Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is coordinating "Hurricane Katrina: A Remembrance in Three Acts," a three-day event on Sept. 5, 6, and 25. All events are free and o…
08/30/2007
UNL announces fall lecture series on architecture in historical fiction
A lecture series this fall at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will examine how depictions of buildings were incorporated into 18th- and 19th-century historical fiction. The series will feature five prominent scholars from Great Britain who special…
09/10/2007
08/30/2007
Marjorie Woods gives Hung Liu's 'Meal II' painting to Sheldon Gallery
Marjorie Woods of Lincoln has donated "Meal II," a significant painting by Hung Liu, to the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery in memory of her husband, Thomas C. Woods, and on the occasion of the naming of one of the museum's galleries in honor of the Woo…
08/30/2007
UNL School of Music offers church organist training program
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music will again offer its church organist training program in 2007-08. The program is designed for church organists, potential church organists, and those who simply want to learn to play the organ. This …
08/29/2007
Author Agee will discuss her new book at UNL's Adele Hall Lecture Sept. 5
"Tales from the River: Writing the River Wife" is the topic of this fall's Adele Hall Lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where UNL English professor Jonis Agee will talk about the arduous process of researching and writing her new novel, …
09/5/2007
08/29/2007
Electrical, computer engineering scholarships funded by Kao family
Recognized for its strong engineering program and reputation, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was selected by Garmin International Inc. of Olathe, Kan., to participate in the company's scholarship and training program launched this year. A charita…
08/27/2007
UNL Chancellor Perlman to deliver annual address Aug. 30
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman will deliver his annual State of the University address during the first week of fall classes. The lecture begins at 11 a.m. Aug. 30 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St. Perl…
08/30/2007
08/27/2007
'Seasonal Celebrations, Daily Life': Iturbide photographs at Sheldon Sept. 7
"Seasonal Celebrations, Daily Life," an exhibition of 25 large, black-and-white photographs that highlight the work by contemporary Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide, will be exhibited at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sheldon Memorial Art…
09/7/2007
08/27/2007
UNL Redox Biology Center receives $10.8 million from NIH
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has received a $10.8 million competitive renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health to support the Redox Biology Center through 2012. An interdisciplinary partnership between UNL and University of Nebraska…
08/27/2007

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