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| 09/17/2015 |
Lied season opens with 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'The Lied Center for Performing Arts will open its 2015-16 season and the Glenn Korff Broadway Series with the national tour of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 and 25. Tickets are on sale at http://liedcenter.org,… |
09/24/2015 |
| 09/16/2015 |
UNL wins $3.5 million NSF grant for regional nanoscience centerThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln has earned a nearly $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a regional center of excellence in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The Nebraska Nanoscale Facility builds on UNL's highly r… |
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| 09/16/2015 |
UNL museums join Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day Live!The International Quilt Study Center and Museum, Sheldon Museum of Art and University of Nebraska State Museum will open their doors free of charge on Sept. 26, as part of Smithsonian magazine's 11th annual Museum Day Live! On that day, participating… |
09/26/2015 |
| 09/15/2015 |
UNL author on short list for top international literary awardChigozie Obioma, a Nigerian writer and member of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln creative writing faculty, is one of six authors vying for one of the most prestigious writing awards in the world. His debut novel, "The Fishermen," was announced Tu… |
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| 09/15/2015 |
NSF award boosts UNL physicist's nanomaterials researchA recently discovered nanomaterial with the rare quality of having both magnetic and electric polarizations may be the key to creating computers and other electronic devices that run at warp speed. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicist aims to l… |
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| 09/14/2015 |
Poll: Rural Nebraskans ready to act on climate changeMany rural Nebraskans are concerned about potential weather problems in their area and most believe the state should develop a plan for adapting to climate change to reduce its impact on agriculture, communities and natural resources, the Nebraska Ru… |
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| 09/14/2015 |
Sunday with a Scientist to celebrate Nebraska Archaeology MonthThe University of Nebraska State Museum's September Sunday with a Scientist program for children and families will explore the state's archaeology with the National Park Service's Midwest Archeological Center and the Nebraska State Historical Society… |
09/20/2015 |
| 09/11/2015 |
Redesigned website provides new tools to study history of slaveryThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln's digital humanists are bringing the American experience of slavery into sharper focus with a newly revamped website that compiles and analyzes 19th century court documents filed by slaves seeking their freedom. Ne… |
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| 09/10/2015 |
Events to address climate change implications for faith communitiesKim Morrow will present "What's Love Got to Do with It? The Faith Response to Climate Change" at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Sheridan Lutheran Church, 6955 Old Cheney Road in Lincoln. The lecture is free and open to the public. RSVPs are requested at http://… |
09/17/2015 |
| 09/10/2015 |
Planetarium features sea monsters, planet exploration, constellationsMueller Planetarium at the University of Nebraska State Museum in Morrill Hall, south of 14th and Vine streets on the UNL City Campus, announces its fall schedule. Through Nov. 29, the schedule will feature shows exploring prehistoric sea monsters, … |
09/10/2015 |
| 09/8/2015 |
UNL among nation's best in latest U.S. News and World Report ranksThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln remains among the nation's top public universities, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2016 best-colleges rankings. UNL checked in at No. 47 among public national universities in the latest rankings, which we… |
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| 09/8/2015 |
UNL enrollment climbs to all-time high of 25,260This fall's student body at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is the largest in the history of the university. UNL announced today that fall 2015 enrollment is 25,260 students, surpassing the previous high enrollment of 25,075 in 1982. It is the th… |
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| 09/8/2015 |
Journalist, immigration activist Jose Antonio Vargas to kick off Thompson ForumFour years ago, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas "outed" himself as an undocumented immigrant in a New York Times Magazine essay, stunning media and political circles and attracting coverage around the world. Ever since, he has … |
09/15/2015 |
| 09/8/2015 |
Study points way toward 'filming' molecule-light interactionsA new study from UNL physicists could inform the future production of 3-D movies starring light-driven molecular reactions that already play leading roles in photosynthesis, vision and many state-of-the-art technologies. Published in the journal Nat… |
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| 09/8/2015 |
Sheldon Museum of Art opens four exhibitions with social justice themeThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sheldon Museum of Art presents four concurrent exhibitions focused on issues of social justice. "Black Fire: A Constant State of Revolution," "Emory Douglas: Power to the People, The Struggle Continues," "Gordon … |
09/15/2015 |
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