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UNL News Releases: Speakers

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04/2/2015
Nebraska forum focuses on cultural heritage in digital age
Cultural heritage tourism and the technology and scholarship that can improve these experiences will be highlighted during the third annual Nebraska Forum on Digital Humanities April 9-10 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The forum will kick of… 		04/9/2015
03/31/2015
Nebraska Lecture will examine Higgs boson
The Higgs boson -- often dubbed the "God particle" for its potential to explain the fundamental fabric of the universe -- has captured scientists' attention for decades. The April 8 Nebraska Lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will examine … 		04/8/2015
03/30/2015
Entrepreneurship event to feature student competitions, awards
The Center for Entrepreneurship in UNL's College of Business Administration will host EntrepreneuringDays@UNL from April 7-9 at Embassy Suites in Lincoln. The event, which is open to the public, features student competitions and celebrates entreprene… 		04/7/2015
04/1/2015
Award-winning authors to read their work April 2
Award-winning authors Amina Gautier and R.A. Villanueva will give a public reading at a celebration honoring the two 2013 prize-winning writers at 7 p.m. April 2 at the Great Plains Art Museum. The event will feature readings from Villanueva's poetr… 		04/2/2015
03/17/2015
Author examines life as a woman under socialism
As an author, poet and cultural ambassador, Brenda Flanagan has traveled the world, but only the Czech Republic has endeared itself to her so much that she considers the country her second home. In a public lecture, Flanagan will share stories about… 		03/19/2015
03/10/2015
Water for Food Director Roberto Lenton to speak March 18
Earlier this month, media outlets across the country covered the release of new analysis that says the Great Plains is poised for an exceptional megadrought sometime between the years 2050 and 2100. Drought preparedness and management will be exceed… 		03/18/2015
03/4/2015
UT's Ian Hancock to speak on Romani discrimination, history
Ian Hancock, one of the world’s foremost scholars on Romani history and human rights issues, will visit the University of Nebraska-Lincoln March 16 to present a public lecture entitled "Gypsies vs. Roma: The Price of Identity." A professor of Engl… 		03/16/2015
02/23/2015
Poet Tsitsi Jaji to give talk, reading at UNL
Poet and scholar Tsitsi Jaji will give two public talks at events co-sponsored by Prairie Schooner, UNL’s international literary journal, on Feb. 26. The first event, a lecture titled “Africa in Stereo: L… 		02/26/2015
02/10/2015
Milton Chen to speak at E.N. Thompson Forum Feb. 24
The engines of the U.S. economy rely on entrepreneurship, technology and innovating new products and services. A key to developing children's creativity and their ability to innovate is nurturing their natural curiosity. … 		02/24/2015
02/4/2015
Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, to speak at UNL about social change
Sybrina Fulton, who has dedicated her life to social change since the 2012 death of her 17-year-old son Trayvon Martin, will speak Feb. 18 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on personal responsibility and social change. The UNL Office of Academic… 		02/18/2015
02/11/2015
Olson seminars kick off spring semester with controversial state taxes topic
The spring semester's first lecture in the Center for Great Plains Studies' Paul A. Olson Seminars in Great Plains Studies series will feature University of Nebraska-Lincoln economists Eric Thompson and John Anderson speaking on taxes in the region. … 		02/18/2015
01/29/2015
'SciPop Talks!' series begins Feb. 4 at UNL's Love Library
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries has announced the schedule of its spring talk series, "Sci Pop Talks!" which start Feb. 4. The talks explore the science within favorite popular culture icons and are… 		02/4/2015
01/29/2015
'Breaking Bad' actor R.J. Mitte to appear at Nebraska Union Feb. 3
"Breaking Bad" actor R.J. Mitte will present "Overcoming Adversity: Turning a Disadvantage into an Advantage" at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Sponsored by the University Program Co… 		02/3/2015
01/13/2015
Empowerment Network's Barney to keynote MLK Week at UNL
Willie Barney, president and facilitator of Omaha's Empowerment Network, will deliver the keynote address for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Week. Barney will speak at 4 p.m. Jan. 20 durin… 		01/19/2015
01/12/2015
Sheldon's Robert Schatz exhibition to open with reception, artist talk
Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will open the exhibition, "A New Line of Thinking: Recent Sculpture by Robert Schatz," on Jan. 16 with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. and a gallery talk by the artist at… 		01/12/2015
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