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UNL News Releases

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06/7/2013
Classic rock laser shows at Mueller Planetarium June 14
On the evening of June 14, laser shows will again light up Mueller Planetarium in the University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History's Morrill Hall. The shows will feature brilliant laser graphics and abstract images se…
06/14/2013
06/6/2013
UNL to host National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar
An ever-expanding understanding of British Romanticism will be the topic of a five-week National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The seminar, which will bri…
06/10/2013
06/6/2013
'Fountain Frolics' Thursdays at noon at Nebraska Union
For the 15th consecutive year, the University Program Council at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present Fountain Frolics at noon under the north portico of the Nebraska Union. The concert series will feature free, hour-lon…
06/6/2013
06/4/2013
'Lizard King' fossil shows giant reptiles coexisted with mammals during globally warm past
Some 40 million years before rock singer Jim Morrison's lyrics earned him the moniker "the Lizard King," an actual king lizard roamed the hot tropical forests of Southeast Asia, competing with mammals for food and other resources. …
06/4/2013
'Sunday Scientist' to explore Harry Potter-inspired chemistry June 16
J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter book series has captured the imaginations of millions of readers of all ages, including many scientists and engineers. The next Sunday with a Scientist program for kids and famil…
06/16/2013
06/4/2013
UNL grad Casey Griffin awarded $24,000 fellowship
A May University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate has been granted a $24,000 fellowship to pursue graduate studies at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Casey Griffin of Omaha was awarded the AMS 21st Century fel…
06/3/2013
Morrill Hall to offer free Thursday night admission in June, July, August
Stay cool this summer and discover all that is new at Nebraska's natural history museum. The University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History in Morrill Hall, south of 14th and Vine streets on the University of Nebraska-Linco…
06/6/2013
05/31/2013
35 UNL students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
Thirty-five University of Nebraska-Lincoln students were initiated into membership in Phi Beta Kappa this spring. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest academic honor society, recognizing and encouraging a c…
05/30/2013
Freeman Public Schools teacher is Battey Award recipient
Innovative teaching, a knack for meeting student needs and a commitment to extracurricular activities make Becky Jobman a respected and valued teacher at Freeman Public Schools in Adams. Those same characteristics also led to J…
05/30/2013
Great Plains Art Museum extends beadwork exhibition
The Great Plains Art Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has extended the exhibition, "Relative Position: The Sculptural Beadwork of Molly Murphy Adams," until June 15. The exhibition was origin…
05/29/2013
NSF CAREER award aids UNL engineer's work on gene delivery tool
Employing DNA that codes for genes to correct genetic problems, treat disease or aid healing holds tremendous potential, but finding an effective, safe method of delivering genes to cells remains a significant hurdle. A Univers…
05/24/2013
Blair's Matthew Stier awarded first Suh Scholarship
Former Nebraska and current Detroit Lions standout Ndamukong Suh, a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering, has announced that Matthew Stier of Blair is the first recipient of the scholarship Suh esta…
05/23/2013
Sheldon Art Association announces the 22nd season of Jazz in June
The 22nd season of Jazz in June once again brings great music and great food to the great outdoors at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sheldon Museum of Art. Organized by the Sheldon Art Association and …
06/4/2013
05/22/2013
Hillestad Gallery exhibit examines major changes in fashion, 1890-1930
Period dress and reproduction, focusing on the major changes between 1890 and 1930, are the subjects of "Constructing History: Structures and Silhouettes," an exhibition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Robert Hillestad Text…
05/21/2013
New research lends insight into impact of poetry, newspapers in Civil War
A little more than 150 years ago, black soldiers took up arms with the Union to fight in the Civil War when the first regiments of African-American troops were authorized in the North in 1863. As they enlist…

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