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09/29/2009
UNL's Steger selected for national theatre conference
Paul Steger, director of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been invited to join the prestigious National Theatre Conference. Founded in 1925, the NTC is a cooperative association of distinguishe…
08/3/2009
NASA awards grants to 2 UNL faculty
The NASA Nebraska Space Grant and EPSCoR office at the University of Nebraska at Omaha has announced that two University of Nebraska-Lincoln professors have been awarded NASA EPSCoR grants of $750,000 each. NASA EPSCoR received 50 proposals from acro…
07/22/2009
UNL's Rajurkar wins Society of Manufacturing Engineers' top award
K.P. Rajurkar, professor of industrial and management systems engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, received the Society of Manufacturing Engineers' top international award, the SME Gold Medal, last month at the society's annual conferen…
07/10/2009
Chang-Barnes announced in new role as interim artistic director
After touring Europe in May and June as a Fulbright Scholar, Ann Chang-Barnes, interim executive director of the Lied Center for Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has decided to return to a more regular schedule of performing as …
06/19/2009
Charlyne Berens appointed interim journalism dean
Charlyne Berens, a professor of journalism at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been appointed interim dean of the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications. The appointment, announced June 18 by Barbara Couture, senior vice chancellor …
05/22/2009
Anna Shavers to be interim dean of College of Law
Anna Shavers, Cline Williams Professor of Citizenship Law Chair, has accepted appointment as interim dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law. The appointment was announced by Barbara Couture, senior vice chancellor for academic affa…
05/8/2009
John Anderson appointed interim dean at UNL business college
John E. Anderson, associate dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration, takes over the helm of the college in an interim dean capacity effective today. Barbara Couture, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at…
04/24/2009
Science, engineering honorary presents awards UNL faculty
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chapter of Sigma Xi, the science and engineering honorary research society, presented its 2009 awards for outstanding researchers, graduate student, high school science teacher and support of research at its annual …
04/23/2009
Faculty honored at All University Honors Convocation April 26
Outstanding students and faculty will be recognized at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's annual All University Honors Convocation April 26. Chancellor Harvey Perlman will preside over the event that begins at 2 p.m. in the Lied Center for Perform…
04/26/2009
03/30/2009
New Innocents Society, Mortar Board members inducted at Ivy Day April 4
Students, faculty members and alumni will honored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at its annual Ivy Day ceremonies beginning at 9:30 a.m. April 4 at the Wick Alumni Center, 1520 R St. The event, co-sponsored by Mortar Board and the Innocents S…
04/4/2009
03/25/2009
Nebraska Lecture to explore Walt Whitman in the digital age
Modern technology has given 19th-century American poet Walt Whitman the broad audience he always sought. Living in an era of rapidly changing media, Whitman found creative ways to use newspapers, photography, magazines and books to spread his ideas.…
04/9/2009
03/18/2009
Chavez legacy to be celebrated with documentary, panel on American dream
The life and legacy of Cesar Chavez will be celebrated with a panel discussion and presentation of the documentary, "We the People: An American Dream and Nightmare," by Luis Peon-Casanova, 6 p.m. March 24 at the Nebraska Union, 1400 R St., at the Uni…
03/24/2009
02/23/2009
Creighton's documentary explores academic achievement gap
University of Nebraska-Lincoln broadcasting lecturer Trina Creighton is giving African American men a voice that is helping others understand social stigmas attached to higher education. Inspired by her graduate thesis, Creighton has created a docum…
02/20/2009
UNL Graduate Studies honors top students, educators
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Office of Graduate Studies presented eight awards for outstanding graduate education at its annual Graduate Studies Awards Reception Feb. 4. Award winners were: Lowe R. and Mavis M. Folsom Distinguished Doctoral Di…
02/17/2009
Expert: Satellite collision shows need for more regulation of 'space debris'
Last week's collision between U.S. and Russian space satellites has prompted questions over who is at fault while highlighting the need for stronger international regulation of space debris, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor and internationa…

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