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10/17/2005
Apparel designer and fabric artist Anna Carlson to speak Oct. 24
Anna Carlson, independent designer of fabrics and distinctive apparel, will present a free public lecture Oct. 24 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The lecture begins at 6 p.m. in Room 11 of the Home Economics Building, northeast of 35th and Hol…
10/24/2005
10/14/2005
Speaker to address purging of homosexuals from government
David K. Johnson, professor of history at the University of South Florida, will deliver the talk "Nebraska's Lavender Scare: Sen. Kenneth Wherry and the Cold War 'Purge of the Perverts'" at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Gr…
10/25/2005
10/13/2005
'Recent Acquisitions' is Great Plains Art exhibition Nov. 4-Dec. 18
A new exhibition, "Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection" will be on display at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St., Nov. 4 through Dec. 18. Over the past four years, Mark and Carol Moseman of David City…
11/4/2005
10/12/2005
Mars to be high in autumn skies in late October, early November
The planet Mars will make a close approach to Earth and provide a prominent display in the evening sky in late October and early November. On Oct. 29, Mars will come to the closest point in its orbit to Earth and just nine days later (Nov. 7) will re…
10/10/2005
Nebraska Lecture Oct. 26 explores nutrition, genes and health
Vitamins and other nutrients have effects on genes and health. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientist will explain how this process works, and also shed light on the career path of a scientist in an upcoming Nebraska Lecture at UNL Ruma Banerjee,…
10/26/2005
10/10/2005
World-renowned mathematician Atiyah to give public lecture Oct. 21
Sir Michael Atiyah of the University of Edinburgh will give a public lecture on "The Nature of Space" at 4 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Kimball Recital Hall, 11th and R streets (extended) on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. The talk is free and inte…
10/21/2005
10/8/2005
Lincoln's Wysocki, Grant's Demmel crowned homecoming king & queen
Keith Wysocki of Lincoln and Sarah Demmel of Grant were crowned king and queen of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Homecoming Oct. 8 in a ceremony at halftime of the Nebraska vs. Texas Tech football game at Memorial Stadium. The two seniors were …
10/7/2005
Olson Seminar seeks 'Unified Field Theory of Great Plains'
In the next Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies Oct. 19 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Frances W. Kaye, a professor of English at UNL, will present "Toward a Unified Field Theory of the Great Plains." The seminar will be from 3:30 t…
10/19/2005
10/7/2005
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute to offer quilt study series
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will offer a six-week study series, "Beyond The Myth: The True History of American Quilts." The study series is Mondays Oct.17 to Nov. 21, from 3 to 4:15 p.m. in the Home Economic…
10/17/2005
10/6/2005
Nebraska Center for Virology gets $10.6 million NIH grant
One of Nebraska's premier research centers has received a second multi-million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health. The Nebraska Center for Virology has received $10.6 million, which will support the center over the next five years. …
10/5/2005
Week Without Violence events Oct. 12-15
Domestic violence is historically the most prolific violent crime that occurs in Lincoln. During the 11th-annual Week Without Violence, staff and volunteers with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Women's Center hopes to educate the community on do…
10/12/2005
10/5/2005
NSF grant to join math, biology students in research projects
A four-year National Science Foundation grant of $710,970 will enable the creation of interdisciplinary teams of select students in mathematics and biology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to conduct research into projects of interest to both fi…
10/4/2005
Poet Marjorie Perloff to deliver Knoll Lecture Oct. 6 on modern poetry
"The Rise, Fall and Mutation of Avant-Garde Movements: The Case of Language Poetry" is the Oct. 6 Robert Knoll Lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Delivered by poet and Stanford University professor Marjorie Perloff, the lecture begins at …
10/6/2005
10/4/2005
Sheldon Memorial Art Galley to hold drawing panel on Oct. 11
The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host a drawing panel on Oct. 11, in conjunction with the "April Gornik: Paintings and Drawings" exhibition on view until Oct. 23. The drawing panel discussion will begin at 5…
10/11/2005
10/4/2005
UNL homecoming royalty finalists selected
Thirty undergraduate students have been selected as Homecoming royalty finalists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Homecoming king and queen will be elected in a vote of the student body on Oct. 6 and crowned Oct. 8 at halftime of the Nebras…
10/8/2005

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