UNL News Releases: Faculty
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| 04/13/2012 |
UNL poet, author Kwame Dawes awarded Guggenheim FellowshipKwame Dawes, professor of English and Glenna Luschei Editor of the Prairie Schooner at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has received a prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. He is among 181 scholars, a… |
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| 04/3/2012 |
How do I love me? Let me count the ways - and excel in a job interviewThe secret to excelling in a job interview may not hinge on how much your interviewers like you, but in how much you like yourself. Narcissism, a trait considered obnoxious in most circumstances, actually pays off big-time in the short-term context … |
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| 04/2/2012 |
Morrill Hall's 'Sunday Scientist' focuses on the science of food and microbesThe University of Nebraska State Museum's next Sunday with a Scientist program for children and families will focus on the science of food microbiology. The program will take place from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 15 at Morrill Hall, south of 14th and Vi… |
04/15/2012 |
| 03/27/2012 |
UNL paleontologist Head featured in Smithsonian special on monster snakeThe world of a prehistoric snake -- a nightmarish giant, measuring longer than a Tyrannosaurus rex or a modern school bus -- is being brought to life in part by University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor Jason Head. The discovery will be … |
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| 03/27/2012 |
Bartelt-Hunt wins award to study environmental impact of prion diseasesDeadly prion diseases, such as chronic wasting disease and bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, survive in soil for years and can remain infectious in the environment. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineer's research could… |
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| 03/2/2012 |
History professor and award-winning author earns competitive fellowshipMargaret Jacobs, Chancellor's Professor of History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been awarded a highly competitive fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies. The fellowship will support her latest book … |
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| 02/27/2012 |
UNL's Swearer to help launch Lady Gaga's Born This Way FoundationThis week, Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, will officially launch the Born This Way Foundation to promote tolerance and empowerment among youth. Susan Swearer, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of school psyc… |
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| 01/27/2012 |
Grew honored by National Research Council of National AcademiesPriscilla Grew, professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and director of the University of Nebraska State Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been designated a lifetime National Associate of the National Research C… |
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| 01/27/2012 |
UNL history professor wins national Jewish book prizeGerald Steinacher, University of Nebraska-Lincoln assistant professor of history, has been selected as a recipient of the 2011 National Jewish Book Award for his book, "Nazis on the Run: How Hitler's Henchmen Fled Justice," publish… |
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| 01/11/2012 |
UNL's Schubert named fellow in physics organizationMathias Schubert, University of Nebraska-Lincoln associate professor of electrical engineering, has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society. Election to the fellowship is limited to no more than one-half of 1 percent… |
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| 01/5/2012 |
Dawes receives national recognition for dedication to writing communityThe nation's largest nonprofit organization serving creative writers is recognizing Kwame Dawes, University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of English and Glenna Luschei Editor of Prairie Schooner, for his commitment to his fellow writers… |
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| 12/21/2011 |
Roadside safety facility honored by National Academies boardThe National Academies' Transportation Research Board will honor the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility with its 2011 Practice-Ready Paper Award, recognizing MwRSF's work on safety barriers to benefit high… |
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| 12/9/2011 |
UNL launches lab to study issues surrounding new 'drone journalism'When the Federal Aviation Administration proposes new rules next month on the domestic use of drones, the remote-controlled types of aircraft usually associated with stalking terrorists overseas will take a big step toward entering… |
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| 12/8/2011 |
Hibbing earns selection as fellow in science honorary AAASPolitical scientist John Hibbing joins an elite group of scientists with his designation this month as a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science -- and the distinction of being one of just 15-20 political … |
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| 11/1/2011 |
Research organization selects UNL psychologist for high honorUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Lesa Hoffman, an associate professor of psychology, is being recognized for her strides as a promising young researcher. Hoffman is the 2011 winner of the Cattell Award from the Society of Multivariate Experimental… |
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