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UNL News Releases: Speakers

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10/11/2004
African American opposition to Kansas-Nebraska Act is Oct. 25 lecture
African American opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 will be the topic of an Oct. 25 lecture at the Nebraska Capitol Building by Walter Rucker, a scholar of African American history at Ohio State University. The lecture, "Unpopular Sovereig…
10/25/2004
02/16/2006
Agroterrorism is topic of March 9 lecture at Nebraska Union
Joany Jackman is developing devices that for all intents and purposes work as breathalyzers for cows and other livestock. Jackman, senior scientist in the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, obviously isn't worried a…
03/9/2006
10/8/2009
Alert: Axelrod lecture rescheduled to 8 p.m. Oct. 9
The lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln by David Axelrod, senior adviser to President Barack Obama, has been rescheduled to 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 9. Due to demands in Washington, D.C., and Axelrod's schedule, the event will now begin two ho…
10/9/2008
09/14/2009
Alumnus, internationally acclaimed scientist Jay Keasling to talk at UNL
"Bio-Bricks to Bio-Businesses: Building Synthetic Biology Companies" is the title of an address to be delivered twice Sept. 25 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln by Jay Keasling, biologist at the University of California, Berkeley, and a native of…
09/25/2009
01/8/2008
Ann Bleed to discuss future water use policies in Jan. 23 Olson Seminar
The availability of a reliable water supply is a critical factor in the ability to maintain "the good life" on the Great Plains and will be the topic at the first spring semester Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebr…
01/23/2008
04/9/2012
Annual Rowlee Lecture to address math's role in understanding nature
What role do mathematical models play in understanding the territories of wolves and coyotes? Mark Lewis, director for the Centre for Mathematical Biology at the University of Alberta, will explore that question April 13 when he pr…
04/13/2012
03/27/2008
Anti-Semitism expert to speak April 13 at UNL
Alvin H. Rosenfeld, a Jewish Studies scholar and expert on anti-Semitism, will speak at 7 p.m. April 13 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Great Plains Art Gallery, 1155 Q St. His lecture is "Anti-Semitism: The Intellectual Assault Against the J…
04/13/2008
04/9/2009
Apollo 9 astronaut to kick off conference on 'Near-Earth Object' risks
Rusty Schweickart, a member of the Apollo 9 flight that was a key forerunner to the manned moon mission, will hold a public discussion April 22 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln about protecting the Earth from future asteroid impacts. Schweickar…
04/22/2009
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
04/7/2005
April 21 lecturer to discuss 'Corporate Complicity in the Holocaust'
Since the end of World War II, scholars have sought to understand how virtually all of Germany's leading corporations cooperated with, then became complicit in, the Nazi assault on the Jews. In an April 21 lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincol…
04/21/2005
10/6/2015
Arab American News publisher to speak Oct. 13 as part of Hearst series
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications is hosting a lecture by Osama Siblani as part of the Hearst Speaker Series on Diversity and Modern Media at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at Andersen Hall, 200 Centennial Mall North. …
10/13/2015
11/1/2013
Art historian Angela Miller to speak Nov. 5 at Sheldon
Art historian Angela Miller will give a presentation at the Sheldon Museum of Art on "The Transnational Turn in American Art" at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 5. Miller is a professor of art history at Washington Unive…
11/5/2013
10/23/2014
Artist John Sims to explore correlation between quilting, math, community
Audiences will see a unique presentation on the correlation between quilting, mathematics and community Nov. 7 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's International Quilt Study Center and Museum at Quilt House, 1523 N. 33rd St. …
11/7/2014
04/21/2015
Artist Kim Russo to speak at Sheldon April 28
Using her own studio work and professional path as examples, Kim Russo will share her thoughts on the importance of authenticity, sincerity and passion to an artist's studio practice during a talk April 28 at the Sheldon Museum of Art, 12th and R str…
04/28/2015
08/18/2011
Artist Liu to talk on 'Drawn with a Thread'
Texas-based installation artist Beili Liu will give an illustrated talk titled "Drawn With a Thread," 6 p.m. Aug. 25 in Room 11 of the Home Economics Building on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus. Liu's lecture is in co…
08/25/2011

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