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UNL News Releases: Speakers

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01/8/2004
Makeup of Corps of Discovery Is Jan. 21 Olson Seminar Topic
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 21, 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Great Plains Art Collection, 1155 Q Street Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 8, 2004 -- Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Sacagawea. Those names trip off the tongue of any American schoolchild as the most famous members …
01/12/2004
Borstelmann to Address How U.S. Relates to World in Age of Terrorism
WHEN: Monday, Jan. 26, 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 12, 2004 -- With the effects of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, still reverberating worldwide, Tim Borstelmann's work is particular…
09/10/2004
Halberstam Thompson Forum lecture to be rebroadcast on Channel 21
Because of technical difficulties, the Sept. 9 lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Halberstam in the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues was not carried live on Lincoln Time Warner Cable Channel 21. The lecture, "War and the Modern Preside…
01/21/2004
Horticulture Writer Lauren Springer Lectures Feb. 8 at Nebraska Union
WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 8, 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Nebraska Union Auditorium, 1400 R Street Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 21, 2004 -- Award-winning horticulture writer and photographer Lauren Springer will speak at a public lecture beginning at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 8 in the au…
10/11/2006
Lecture series highlights Christian/Muslim/Jewish relations
The Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present a lecture series on the theme of "Christian/Muslim/Jewish Relations." Series coordinators believe the lectures will provide an opportunity to consider…
02/12/2008
'Taste of Harlem 2008' events at UNL for Black History Month
A series of events celebrating Black History Month will be held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in February. Lectures and performances in this year's "A Taste of Harlem: A Celebration of the Harlem Renaissance" series are free and open to the p…
09/13/2005
UNL Speakers Bureau announces 2005-06 lineup
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Speakers Bureau begins its 11th year this fall with 20 speakers and 39 topics from which to choose. This free service connects faculty and other university experts with Nebraska citizens through service organization…
09/3/2008
Poet Gizzi among featured readers at Clean Part Poetry series at UNL
Peter Gizzi, one of the leading figures in contemporary American poetry, is among the poets who will present their works in the Clean Part Poetry Reading series this fall at Sheldon Museum of Art. Now at home for a third year in the museum's Ethel S…
06/4/2009
UNL awards $11.7 million in scholarships to Nebraska high school seniors
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the awarding of nearly 2,000 scholarships to seniors at Nebraska high schools. The total potential value of the scholarships is approximately $11.7 million. The awards are comprised of 367 Regents Sch…
09/17/2012
Reproductive issues, past and present, to be focus of fall UNL lecture series
The public is welcome at a series of free lectures at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this fall focusing on reproductive issues, past and present. The series offers scholars an opportunity to present interdisciplinary research that provides histor…
08/19/2009
'Encountering China' is theme of 2009-10 Thompson Forum at UNL
Former Nebraska Congressman Doug Bereuter will give the first lecture Sept. 14 in the 2009-10 E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The year's theme is "Encountering China" and all lectures will be presented in th…
10/1/2009
Mars Rover engineer Nagin Cox to speak Oct. 9 and 10 at UNL
Since the beginning of time, people have been entranced by the night sky and by our nearest planetary neighbor -- Mars. From the early missions to Mars (Viking in 1975 and Pathfinder in 1996-97) through the more recent missions, Mars has been -- and …
09/13/2011
Big Ten scientists, all National Academy members, to talk at UNL
Some of the Big Ten Conference's most distinguished scientists are coming to Lincoln. Starting Sept. 14, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar Series will feature presentations by Big Ten faculty who are all members…
04/18/2012
Mallory Slama will use her Fulbright teaching in Czech Republic
Mallory Slama will spend her summer finishing school at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and after graduating in August, will begin another adventure: she will move to the Czech Republic to teach English for a year with a Fulbri…
09/20/2012
UNL speaker series returns Oct. 11 with look at influence of reality TV
A speaker series at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that has found a niche in exploring cutting-edge humanities research while uncovering insights into contemporary issues is back for a third season. The “Humanities on the Edge” series kicks o…

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