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11/1/2005
Regional computer programming contest is Nov. 5 at Avery Hall
Computer science and engineering students from as many as 25 schools will be on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus Nov. 5 for the North Central North America Regional competition in the IBM-sponsored Association for Computing Machinery Interna…
11/5/2005
10/31/2005
Rural policy seminar statewide Nov. 9
Rural Policy and Leadership is the theme of a statewide public policy forum Nov. 9 when participants will hear from current and former office holders and experts on rural and agricultural policy issues. The forum is by the University of Nebraska Publ…
11/9/2005
10/27/2005
Nebraska businesses rated health care as top cost of doing business
Nebraska businesses overwhelmingly listed health-care benefit costs as their leading priority for cost reduction in the latest Cost of Doing Business in Nebraska Survey by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Bureau of Business Research. Conducted in…
10/26/2005
Speaker to address overpopulation, women's rights Nov. 15
Werner Fornos, expert in the field of population stabilization, will speak on "Human Rights, Women's Empowerment, and Global Population" Nov. 15 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in the Nebraska Union, 1400 R St.…
11/15/2005
10/26/2005
UNL Math Day Nov. 10 to draw students from across Nebraska
The 16th annual University of Nebraska-Lincoln Math Day will be Nov. 10 at the Nebraska Union, 1400 R St. Opening ceremonies will begin at 8 a.m. at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St. Last year, Math Day involved 1,303 students …
11/10/2005
10/26/2005
Public night at UNL's Behlen Observatory is Nov. 11
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Behlen Observatory near Mead will host a public night from 7-10 p.m. Nov. 11. The viewing is free and open to the public. Provided the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of objects with the 30-i…
11/11/2005
10/25/2005
War and ethics philosopher Walzer to give Thompson/Kripke Lecture
Michael Walzer, one of the world's eminent philosophers on the subject of war and ethics, will deliver the talk "The Paradox of National Liberation: India, Israel and Algeria" at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St. T…
11/2/2005
10/25/2005
Civil rights group founder Ben Chaney to speak at UNL Nov. 4
Ben Chaney, founder and president of the nonprofit civil rights James Earl Chaney Foundation, will speak on civil rights, human rights and social justice at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Nov. 4 Chaney's talk is free and open to the public and…
11/4/2005
10/25/2005
UNL Student Observatory presents Mars at its closest Oct. 28
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Student Observatory will have the second of its three special Friday night public Mars viewings from 8:30-11 p.m. Oct. 28. This weekend, Mars will be at the closest it will get to Earth until 2018 and Nebraska will…
10/28/2005
10/24/2005
Live, gold-dusted bacteria used in bioelectronic device
Ravi Saraf has gilded living creatures, but that's as far as his resemblance goes with Auric Goldfinger, the fictional villain in the 1964 James Bond movie. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln chemical engineer used bacteria, not another human, and hi…
10/24/2005
'Art & the Animal' exhibit at NU State Museum Nov. 1-Dec. 31
art will be exhibited at the University of Nebraska State Museum from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31. The Society of Animal Artists' 44th annual "Art and the Animal" exhibit will feature 63 pieces, including paintings and sculptures, in the museum's Cooper G…
11/1/2005
10/24/2005
Pre-law open house is Nov. 5 at NU College of Law
The University of Nebraska College of Law and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Arts and Sciences Advising Center will co-host a fall pre-law open house on Nov. 5. The open house will be from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the College of Law …
11/5/2005
10/21/2005
Nebraska Young Artist awards applicants sought
The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks applications for the Nebraska Young Artist awards. The awards annually recognize 11th-grade students from Nebraska who are gifted and talented in the are…
10/20/2005
Student Observatory to present Mars up close next 3 Fridays
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Student Observatory will have special Friday viewings the next three weeks to cover the closest approach of Mars for more than a decade. The first of these will be from 9 to 11 p.m. Oct. 21. At the end of October, M…
10/21/2005
10/18/2005
Physics-of-Superheroes Professor Kakalios to talk Oct. 20 at UNL
Somewhere in a parallel universe, a mild-mannered physics professor at the University of Minnesota named Jim Kakalios dons a cape and tights to battle the forces of evil. In our own dimension, Kakalios -- a comic book enthusiast -- teaches physics wi…
10/20/2005

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