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316 through 330 out of 4957
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05/7/2015
Fenn's 'History of the Mandan People' wins Great Plains book prize
Elizabeth A. Fenn's "Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People" has won this year's Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize from the University of Nebraska's Center for Great Plains Studies. The book tells the s…
05/6/2015
Nearly 3,000 degrees to be awarded during UNL commencement exercises
Editor's note: The list incorporates changes from the errata sheet issued Friday, May 8. Lincoln, Neb., May 8, 2015 -- Nearly 3,000 degrees will be awarded during commencement exercises May 8 and 9 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Patricia Cr…
05/5/2015
19 ROTC cadets to receive military commissions May 8-9
Nineteen cadets in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Reserve Officer Training Corps will receive military commissions in ceremonies May 8 and 9 at the Nebraska Union, 14th and R streets. Rooms will be posted. Seven cadets in Air Force ROTC will be …
05/8/2015
05/4/2015
Musician, activist Buffy Sainte-Marie to perform at UNL May 15
Buffy Sainte-Marie -- singer-songwriter and member of the Cree Nation -- will perform at 7:30 p.m. May 15 at Kimball Recital Hall, 11th and R streets on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. Sainte-Marie is best known for her 1960s protest anth…
05/15/2015
04/29/2015
UNL to award nearly 3,000 degrees May 8-9
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's May commencement exercises will be May 8-9 at Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The arena, at 400 Pinnacle Arena Drive, will host the ceremony for students earning graduate and professi…
05/8/2015
04/29/2015
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to address UNL College of Law graduates May 9
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- author, environmental activist and accomplished environmental attorney -- will deliver the commencement address to the graduates of the University of Nebraska College of Law at 3 p.m. May 9 at the Lied Center for Performing A…
04/9/2015
04/29/2015
UNL to launch Student Veterans Resource Center
This fall, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's student veteran population will have a home base to support them with all aspects of university life. UNL's new Student Veterans Resource Center will be located in the Nebraska Union and will be aimed …
04/28/2015
Study: Health problems, lack of access to care increase risk of delinquency
Juvenile delinquency isn't just a drain on the criminal justice system. It can affect the economy through damaged or stolen property, as well as strain the health care system because delinquency and other risky behaviors have been linked to poor heal…
04/27/2015
UNL researcher collects leadership insights from 'Transformers'
New research by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Peter Harms shows there is more than meets the eye when it comes to the impact of Saturday morning cartoons. The research examines how fantasy-based stories -- specifically those from the popular …
04/27/2015
'Romance of the Moon' exhibition to launch May 1 with free events
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Jules Verne's pioneering and prophetic novel "From the Earth to the Moon," Sheldon Museum of Art will open an exhibition that explores the rich visual history of science fiction. "The Romance of the Moon: S…
05/1/2015
04/27/2015
Conservationist Reading to speak at Center for Great Plains Studies
Look at a picture of the Mongolian steppe and you might swear it's the Platte River Valley in Nebraska. There are actually many similarities between the North American Great Plains and this Asian steppe, a temperate grassland covering 342,000 square …
05/6/2015
04/24/2015
UNL team models new atomic structures of gold nanoparticle
They may deal in gold, atomic staples and electron volts rather than cement, support beams and kilowatt-hours, but chemists have drafted new nanoscale blueprints for low-energy structures capable of housing pharmaceuticals and oxygen atoms. Led by U…
04/23/2015
Drone use for environmental monitoring studied in Great Plains Research
Natural resource managers may soon have a new tool to use in monitoring the river habitats of endangered and threatened wildlife species: drones. A team of scientists found that small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) equipped with a digital camera ca…
04/23/2015
Tony-winning 'Gentleman's Guide' coming to Lied for six-show run
The 2014 Tony Award winner for best musical, "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder," will launch its first national tour in September, including a six-show run at the Lied Center for Performing Arts from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1. The tour route includes st…
10/29/2015
04/22/2015
Soil moisture detector helps protect endangered South African forest
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher's high-tech soil moisture detector is being put to the test in the wild. Hydrogeophysicist Trenton Franz is applying technology developed for precision agriculture to help protect an endangered native fores…

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