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3946 through 3960 out of 4957
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08/29/2011
East Stadium construction, roundabouts are changes at Memorial Stadium
The East Stadium expansion project and new traffic roundabouts near Memorial Stadium will be the major changes Nebraska football fans will notice when the Cornhuskers open the 2011 season Sept. 3 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga. Construction of the East St…
09/1/2011
UNL kicking off 'Go Green for Big Red' recycling effort
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Landscape Services will coordinate a volunteer effort with Recycling Enterprises to encourage recycling at Husker home football games again this fall. This effort will focus on parking lots and …
08/30/2011
Cather-inspired watercolors extended at Great Plains Art Museum
The Great Plains Art Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is extending, by popular demand, the exhibition “Portraits of the Prairie: The Land That Inspired Willa Cather” through Sept. 25. The exhibition features waterco…
09/6/2011
UNL enrollment flat in fall 2011; gains in graduates, international undergrads
With a 0.4 percent increase in first-time freshmen enrollment and a larger-than-average graduating class for 2010, University of Nebraska-Lincoln's total fall 2011 enrollment was virtually unchanged over last year. A total of 24,593 students are atte…
09/6/2011
Scholarship encourages Fairbury grads to study math, science at UNL
Two Nebraska natives who support the values instilled in young people who grow up in small Midwestern communities have established a permanently endowed scholarship fund for students graduating from Fairbury High School. W. Kim and Jean Austen of De…
09/6/2011
Exceptional drought hits record levels in three more U.S. states
The percent of land area experiencing exceptional drought reached record levels in August in three U.S. states – Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas – amid new concerns about how long the conditions may persist, an official with the National Drought Mitig…
09/8/2011
Gildersleeve takes leadership at UNL Housing
Sue Gildersleeve has been selected as the new director of University Housing and Dining Services at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln following a national search. Juan Franco, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, made the announcement. Gildersleeve…
09/12/2011
Luthans' article on positive organizational behavior cited as top 50
University of Nebraska-Lincoln management professor Fred Luthans has been awarded a 2011 Emerald Management Citations of Excellence Award. Luthans' article, with former UNL Ph.D. student Carolyn Youssef, "Emerging positive organizational behavior" (J…
09/13/2011
Big Ten scientists, all National Academy members, to talk at UNL
Some of the Big Ten Conference's most distinguished scientists are coming to Lincoln. Starting Sept. 14, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar Series will feature presentations by Big Ten faculty who are all members…
09/13/2011
UNL continues listing among nation's best in U.S. News
The "rankings" are in and University of Nebraska-Lincoln once again is listed right around the 100 mark among best national universities – this year at 101, tied with seven other universities at that rank. Last year's ranking was 104 out of all nat…
09/14/2011
Morrill Hall opens renovated 'First Peoples' exhibit Sept. 30
On Sept. 30, the University of Nebraska State Museum in Morrill Hall will open its renovated Native American gallery with the new exhibit, "First Peoples of the Plains: Traditions Shaped by Land & Sky." This modern exhibit explores the enduring tradi…
09/15/2011
UNL engineering, Madonna collaboration is finalist for award
Mechanical engineering professor Carl Nelson's fascination with the mechanics of human motion led him to a local collaboration that could have world-reaching potential. With Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Nelson's work on developing a new Intellig…
09/15/2011
Study: When it comes to college student 'hookups,' more is said than done
College students talk about hooking up – a lot. In fact, they talk about it much more than it actually happens, and they believe other students are having the encounters more often than they actually are, as a new study shows. The research from th…
12/31/1969
Zeng named recipient of Midwest Award for achievements in chemistry
University of Nebraska-Lincoln chemistry professor Xiao Cheng Zeng has been selected for an honor recognizing outstanding achievements in chemistry. Zeng, Ameritas Distinguished University Professor of chemistry, has been named the 2011 recipient of…
09/15/2011
Zeng named recipient of Midwest Award for achievements in chemistry
University of Nebraska-Lincoln chemistry professor Xiao Cheng Zeng has been selected for an honor recognizing outstanding achievements in chemistry. Zeng, Ameritas Distinguished University Professor of chemistry, has been named the 2011 recipient of…

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