UNL News Releases: Speakers
31 through 45 out of 456
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| 10/16/2012 |
Halloween-inspired lecture Oct. 23 at Sheldon Museum of ArtWhy was "The Addams Family" set in a decayed Victorian house? Why does the ominous mansion in "Psycho" have a mansard roof? Sarah Burns, one of today's foremost art historians, will answer those questions in a lecture, "Better … |
10/23/2012 |
| 10/10/2012 |
Theologian to share lessons learned from Africa in Oct. 17 talk at UNLSouth African theologian Charles Villa-Vicencio, regarded as a global authority in the area of transitional justice, will explore Africa's role as victim and as its own worst enemy when he presents an Oct. 17 public lecture as part of t… |
10/17/2012 |
| 10/4/2012 |
Tax policy expert Toder to discuss 'Taxing the Rich' on Oct. 18With the United States coming out of the most painful recession in modern history, fundamental questions about tax and fiscal policy have gained the spotlight in the current election season. President Barack… |
10/18/2012 |
| 10/3/2012 |
Sustainable farming and food systems is topic of October Olson seminar"Future farming and food systems in the Great Plains will be designed for resource-limited conditions where water, fossil fuels, phosphorus and arable land will all be more scarce than today," said Charles "Chuck" Francis, Universi… |
10/17/2012 |
| 09/27/2012 |
'Our dangerous universe' is topic of Oct. 5 Ruckman Lecture at UNLExtra-terrestrial events and their consequences for planet Earth will be the focus on this year’s Ruckman Lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The public is welcome to this free event Oct. 5 to hear from astrobiophysici… |
10/5/2012 |
| 09/24/2012 |
Oct. 17-18 Pauley Symposium to examine history, truth, reconciliationIssues such as religion, nationality, ethnicity and race will take center stage Oct. 17-18 when the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Department of History hosts the annual Carroll R. Pauley Memorial Symposium. The public is welcome to attend the se… |
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| 09/20/2012 |
Oct. 2 Thompson Forum to examine role of religion in American societyAn acclaimed author and political scientist known for helping influence the way people think about the fabric of American society will deliver the first lecture of this season’s E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska-Linc… |
10/2/2012 |
| 09/20/2012 |
UNL speaker series returns Oct. 11 with look at influence of reality TVA 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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| 09/19/2012 |
Culture on the big screen gets spotlight at Oct. 4 free public lectureAn exploration of cultural representations in film will lead off a series of free, public lectures on history and culture this fall at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with an Oct. 4 event honoring the legacy of a noted medieval scholar and alumna.… |
10/4/2012 |
| 09/17/2012 |
Reproductive issues, past and present, to be focus of fall UNL lecture seriesThe 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… |
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| 09/4/2012 |
Native American business leader to start fall Olson seminars Sept. 19A talk on how law and public policy have historically shaped Native American economic development on the Plains will lead off the fall semester series of the Paul A. Olson Seminars in Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebra… |
09/19/2012 |
| 08/29/2012 |
Religion, rights, politics focus of this season's E.N. Thompson ForumThe E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues, a preeminent lecture series at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will focus on the theme "Religion, Rights and Politics" for its 2012-13 season, which launches Oct. 2. … |
10/2/2012 |
| 04/18/2012 |
Mallory Slama will use her Fulbright teaching in Czech RepublicMallory 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… |
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| 04/16/2012 |
Historian Krenn to speak on Cold War at Sheldon Museum talkHistorian Michael Krenn will address the U.S. government's practice of commissioning art and using it as a covert weapon during the Cold War in his April 17 lecture "When Fine Art Attacks!: Propaganda, Censorship and Visions of Ame… |
04/17/2012 |
| 04/16/2012 |
Poet, translator Nikola Madzirov is Prairie Schooner visiting writerMacedonian poet and translator Nikola Madzirov will serve as the Prairie Schooner visiting writer at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on April 18-19. In addition to work with UNL faculty and students in th… |
04/18/2012 |
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