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10/4/2012
UNL researchers studying sleep habits of toddlers, effects on development
ZZZs don't always come easy for children still learning their ABCs. Accordingly, a research team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is studying the developmental implications of toddlers' sleep habits -- …
10/4/2012
Perlman names Shawn Eichorst next Nebraska athletic director
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman today announced the appointment of Shawn Eichorst as director of intercollegiate athletics. Eichorst, who has served as director of athletics at the University of Miami since…
10/5/2012
Cornhusker Marching Band boasts 290 members in 2012
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 290-member Cornhusker Marching Band made its 2012 debut Sept. 1 at Memorial Stadium with pregame and halftime performances at Nebraska's football season opener against the University of Southern…
10/8/2012
Quilt Center's Crews, founding director, to return to faculty ranks in 2013
The International Quilt Study Center and Museum's founding director, Patricia Cox Crews, has announced her intention to retire as director and return to a full-time faculty position at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in fall 201…
10/9/2012
Photo contest launched for Nebraska Innovation Campus
Picture your favorite photo representing food, fuel or water in Nebraska. Now picture it on a new iPad. You can be entered to win an iPad by submitting your best digital photograph(s) taken in Nebraska repre…
10/10/2012
Busch named interim dean of UNL Libraries for 3 years
Nancy J. Busch has been appointed to a three-year interim dean position at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. The appointment, announced in August by senior vice chancellor Ellen Weissinger, became effective with the app…
10/11/2012
Study: Childfree women feel most pressure to have kids, but stress least about it
Women who choose to be permanently childfree feel less distress about not having kids than women who are childless from infertility and other reasons, a new national study shows. At the same time, voluntarily childfree women percei…
10/12/2012
UNL Mortar Board chapter wins national awards
The Black Masque chapter at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was among the outstanding Mortar Board chapters to be honored at the Mortar Board National Conference, in Chicago in late July. The group was on…
10/15/2012
UNL named a lead institution in civic engagement
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is taking its place as a leading institution in a national initiative on civic learning and democratic engagement. UNL was named one of only 50 institutions in the nation as a Civic Learning Leade…
10/12/2012
UNL places Sigma Chi fraternity on indefinite suspension
University of Nebraska-Lincoln vice chancellor for student affairs Juan N. Franco today announced sanctions imposed on Sigma Chi fraternity after an investigation into an off-campus gathering indicated the UNL chapter violated the …
10/16/2012
UNL Speech and Debate grabs Big Ten title for second-straight year
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Speech and Debate became two-time champions of the Big Ten Conference with its victory at the Conference Challenge Tournament, Oct. 13-14 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. UNL's Speech …
10/19/2012
Nebraska economic indicator is steady in Sept., moderate growth expected
The Leading Economic Indicator for Nebraska was largely unchanged in September, rising by just .09 percent. The slight increase followed two months of solid growth in the indicator in July and August, and indicates that Nebrask…
10/22/2012
Dark matter explored in new fulldome show at Mueller Planetarium
Mueller Planetarium in the University of Nebraska State Museum's Morrill Hall has announced its updated fulldome schedule beginning Oct. 25. The schedule includes the new fulldome show, "Dark," which exp…
10/22/2012
Lied Center's Phillipe Quint performance on Oct. 25 canceled
Grammy-nominated violinist Philippe Quint has canceled his Oct. 25 performance at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Lied Center for Performing Arts. Due to illness, Quint is unable to travel or perform. L…
10/24/2012
Reconsidering national park interpretation in Great Plains Research
Does the National Park Service continue to interpret its sites in the Great Plains in terms of a Eurocentric narrative of westward expansion, or is it developing a model for revising these traditional narratives? …

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