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03/20/2009
Early British patchwork is topic of March 29 quilt lecture
Bridget Long, an expert on British quiltmaking traditions, will give an illustrated lecture surveying 18th century British patchwork at 2 p.m. March 29 at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum, 33rd and Holdrege streets, on the East Campus …
03/29/2009
08/20/2009
Study: Contrary to conventional wisdom, parents OK with homework load
Today's youngsters are buried under homework, which gobbles up free time that could be spent with family or friends. Parents, puzzled whether to help their children dig out from a pile of books or allow them to carry on alone, are frustrated by the t…
07/7/2010
UNL named honor institution for supporting Truman Scholars
In mid-June, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was named to a list of prominent institutions known for promoting excellence and student achievement. No, not the Big Ten Conference. UNL was selected as a 2010 Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Ho…
10/15/2010
UNL researchers to track technology, find best tool to aid police
Increasingly popular smart cell phones and other mobile Global Positioning Service-enabled devices have made life easier for countless people. Now, University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers are ready to study whether police can use those tools to do…
10/23/2012
UNL's History Harvest to focus on preserving Lincoln refugees' story
With the public's help, University of Nebraska-Lincoln historians are hoping to better understand and preserve the story of Lincoln's refugee communities. UNL's Department of History has organized a two-day …
10/28/2012
03/23/2009
'400 Years of the Telescope' documentary preview at Planetarium April 4
Mueller Planetarium, in partnership with NET Television, will present a preview of the upcoming documentary "400 Years of the Telescope" at noon and 4 p.m. April 4, as part of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. This visually stunning film tak…
04/4/2009
09/11/2009
'A Lantern in Her Hand' featured at Sept. 23 Olson Seminar
Bess Streeter Aldrich's novel, "A Lantern in Her Hand," the 2009 selection for One Book, One Nebraska, will be the focus of the first Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies of the 2009-10 academic year at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. M…
09/23/2009
02/23/2011
'Addressing the Body' Hillestad Gallery through March 18
A new exhibit of student textiles work, "Addressing the Body: Lessons in Quilting," is on display through March 18 at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus. Barbara Trout, professor of textiles, cl…
09/18/2009
'Agents of Change: Mexican Muralists, New Deal Artists' Sept. 29 at Sheldon
Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present "Agents of Change: Mexican Muralists and New Deal Artists," an exhibition that illustrates the close ties between the art of Mexico and the United States in the 1930s and 1940s,…
09/29/2009
04/7/2009
'Ain't Misbehavin'' at Lied April 18 features 'Idol' winner Studdard
In its 30th anniversary year, "Ain't Misbehavin'," starring "American Idol's" Ruben Studdard and Frenchie Davis, will make its debut at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Lied Center for Performing Arts at 2 and 7:30 p.m. April 18. The outrageous c…
04/18/2009
03/12/2014
'Air Schooner' podcast partnering with NET's 'Friday Live'
"Air Schooner" and NET's "Friday Live" arts and entertainment program have teamed up to offer Nebraska Public Radio listeners a taste of literary radio. Starting this month, "Friday Live" will feature author readings and interviews…
08/16/2006
'Alice's House' opens at UNL's Lentz Center Sept. 9
"Alice's House: Chinese and Japanese Art from the Collection of Alice V. Abel" will open Sept. 9 and will run through Dec. 22 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Lentz Center for Asian Culture. An opening party will celebrate Abel's collection an…
09/9/2006
07/29/2009
'Altered Land: Photography in the 1970s' opens Aug. 7 at Sheldon
Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present "Altered Land: Photography in the 1970s," examining the tension between human presence and the environment. The exhibition opens Aug. 7 with a First Friday reception from 5 to 7…
08/7/2009
12/11/2014
'Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour' at Lied Center April 1
Renowned foodist and television personality Alton Brown will bring "Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour" to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Lied Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. April 1. …
04/1/2015
07/18/2006
'American Art, 19th Century to Present' at Sheldon beginning Aug. 1
With the reopening of its six permanent collection galleries on Aug. 1, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery's celebrated collection of American art will offer a chronological survey from the early 19th century through the first years of the 21st century. Th…
08/1/2006

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