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| 09/30/2015 |
HungerU Tour headed to UNL to ignite conversation about world hungerHunger is the number one killer in the world, killing more people than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. Students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will have the opportunity to learn more about how they can be a part of the global hung… |
10/5/2015 |
| 09/30/2015 |
Hundreds of engineering students to experience 'Norfolk Area Game Day'The Norfolk, Nebraska, area is getting ready for "game day" on Oct. 9 when more than 500 first-year University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering students will tour businesses and industries in the community. Organized by the Norfolk Area Ec… |
10/9/2015 |
| 09/29/2015 |
UNL leads $13.5 million research to enhance sorghum for biofuelMedia availability: Media are welcome to cover this grant celebration where lead scientist Daniel Schachtman and University of Nebraska-Lincoln administrators will discuss this research and answer questions. Speakers include Harvey Perlman, UNL chanc… |
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| 09/29/2015 |
Author, environmentalist Bill McKibben headlines Oct. 6 Thompson ForumIn November, leaders from around the world will assemble in Paris for a United Nations climate change conference with the goal of a legally binding international agreement to lessen greenhouse gas emissions and prevent worldwide temperature rise. In… |
10/6/2015 |
| 09/29/2015 |
'Spooktacular' Halloween laser shows to light up Mueller PlanetariumMueller Planetarium at the University of Nebraska State Museum in Morrill Hall, south of 14th and Vine streets, will light up with laser light shows in October. Brilliant laser graphics and abstract images will fill Nebraska's first fulldome digital… |
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| 09/29/2015 |
Ecotourism poster show opens at Durham MuseumThe Center for Great Plains Studies has opened an exhibition of 12 ecotourism-themed posters at the Durham Museum, 801 S. 10th St. in Omaha. The posters are the centerpiece of the Great Plains Ecotourism Coalition, a group of for- and nonprofit orga… |
09/28/2015 |
| 09/28/2015 |
Yield gap study highlights potential for higher crop yields in AfricaAgricultural yields could more than triple in a number of African countries, suggesting that tremendous improvements in food security are possible, according to new findings by the Global Yield Gap and Water Productivity Atlas. Developed by a resear… |
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| 09/28/2015 |
Media advisory: Perlman to deliver State of the University on Sept. 30University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman will deliver his final State of the University address to faculty, staff, students and interested visitors on Sept. 30. The address begins at 11 a.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301… |
09/30/2015 |
| 09/28/2015 |
Lied Center to host legendary singer Tony Bennett on Oct. 2The Lied Center for Performing Arts presents legendary crooner Tony Bennett at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2. Tickets are on sale at http://liedcenter.org, at the Lied Center box office at 12th and R streets, or by phone at 402-472-4747. Tickets are available … |
10/2/2015 |
| 09/26/2015 |
Olson, Schneider crowned Homecoming king, queenSeniors Tommy Olson of Julesburg, Colorado, and Maggie Schneider of Aurora were crowned king and queen at UNL's Homecoming celebration. Olson and Schneider, who were elected in a vote of the UNL student body on Sept. 24, were crowned on the field at … |
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| 09/25/2015 |
UNL management class seeks proposals for charitable grantsLocal nonprofit organizations have until Oct. 16 to submit proposed projects for funding through a University of Nebraska-Lincoln management class that teaches philanthropy. Using a $10,000 grant from the Learning by Giving Foundation, students in t… |
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| 09/25/2015 |
Punch Brothers to perform at Lied Center on Sept. 29Praised by Rolling Stone for their "wild virtuosity," bluegrass superstars Punch Brothers will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St. Folk singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane will open for the band. "Punch… |
09/29/2015 |
| 09/25/2015 |
Historian Darlene Clark Hine to deliver Pauley Lecture on Oct. 8Darlene Clark Hine, a pioneering scholar in the field of African-American women’s history, will focus on race and health care when she delivers the Carroll R. Pauley Memorial Lecture in History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Oct. 8. Hine… |
10/8/2015 |
| 09/25/2015 |
Native speaker, attorney to talk at Center for Great Plains StudiesWalter Echo-Hawk will speak at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Center for Great Plains Studies about his path toward his Pawnee ancestors in Nebraska in a talk titled "Roots: My Journey to Indigenous Nebraska." Echo-Hawk's visit is part of a week-long resid… |
10/7/2015 |
| 09/24/2015 |
UNL announces 'stepping up' of commitment to early childhoodResponding to changing demographics and a growing population of young at-risk children, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln today announced a strategic initiative to strengthen support for early childhood development in Nebraska. Chancellor Harvey Pe… |
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