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01/11/2007
Biennial juried student exhibition through Jan. 26 at Hillestad Gallery
Fourteen University of Nebraska-Lincoln students will exhibit their contemporary fashion and textile design work in the 2006-07 Biennial Juried Exhibition at UNL's Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery through Jan. 26. Anne Fenner of Omaha, with the ass…
01/11/2007
Quilt ID Day is Jan. 28 at Great Plains Art Museum
How do you get a quilt to talk? Every quilt has a story but often the story dies with the quilt maker. What do you know about that family heirloom tucked in the closet? Quilt owners will have an opportunity Jan. 28 to learn more about their quilt's …
01/28/2007
01/11/2007
Gallup, UNL join in Washington, D.C.-based master's on global leadership
Global leadership is the emphasis for a new educational venture combining the University of Nebraska and The Gallup Organization. Beginning in April, a new learning center in Washington, D.C., will be the site for the first cohort class in a master o…
01/16/2007
01/10/2007
Peace Corps film and volunteer chat at Nebraska Union Jan. 17
Individuals interested in the Peace Corps will have a chance Jan. 17 to visit with Gretchen Mills, a returned Peace Corps volunteer who served in the Kyrgyz Republic from 1998 to 2000. Mills will present a short film and host a discussion 6-7 p.m. in…
01/17/2007
01/8/2007
Jane Elliott, chancellor's awards to highlight Jan. 15 MLK event
Jane Elliott, teacher, diversity trainer and creator of "Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes" exercise, is the keynote speaker for University of Nebraska-Lincoln's observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. At a 2 p.m. program Jan. 15 at the Nebraska Union, 1400 R S…
01/15/2007
01/5/2007
Francis Moul to present 'Guide to National Grasslands' Jan. 17
The history and background of America's National Grasslands will be the subject of the Jan. 17 Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Francis Moul, an environmental historian from Lincoln, will present "A…
01/17/2007
01/4/2007
New research indicates climate instability at end of last ice age
As carbon dioxide levels in Earth's atmosphere continue to rise, new geological evidence suggests the planet could begin to experience climatic instability unlike anything seen in the last 34 million to 40 million years. Writing in the Jan. 5 issue o…
01/4/2007
'Architect's Brother' exhibit opens Jan. 16 at Sheldon Art Gallery
Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison's "The Architect's Brother" opens Jan. 16 at Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The exhibition features 42 large-scale, mixed-media images creating a mythical world that mirrors ours, wh…
01/16/2007
01/3/2007
Bulb expert to lecture Jan. 21 as UNL Garden Friends speaker
Bulbs provide some of the earliest color in the spring garden. But bulbs can be intimidating because they require a bit of planning for the best results. Brent Heath, one of America's foremost experts on bulbs, will relate how to do plan for spring c…
01/21/2007
01/3/2007
Student depth reporting team to examine German-American issues
Four days after ringing in the New Year, seven news-editorial students, four broadcasting students, two advertising students and four faculty members from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications will embark on…
12/22/2006
UNL students, staff to aid Omaha Nation in Jan. 4-6 service-learning trip
Seven University of Nebraska-Lincoln students and two staff employees will finish the university's seasonal break assisting the Omaha Tribe in Macy. The group will take part in a service-learning event, "Macy Alternative Service Break," Jan. 4-6. The…
01/4/2007
12/21/2006
Work on gene-silencing machinery could help fight viral, other diseases
Newly published research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Plant Science Initiative expands understanding of RNA interference -- a process that silences genes and holds promise in combating disease. A research team led by biologist Heriberto Ce…
12/21/2006
Luce Foundation awards $75,000 to develop Blakelock exhibition
The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded a $75,000 grant to the Nebraska Art Association to support the development of an exhibition on the 19th-century American painter Ralph Albert Blakelock at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sheldon Memorial Art…
01/26/2008
12/20/2006
Family scientist studies impact of violence on Israeli, Palestinian families
Preliminary findings of a study of Israeli and Palestinian families who lost children to political violence show similarities in family functioning, said a family scientist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. But some faith-based differences also …
12/20/2006
Gallery at Sheldon named to recognize Woods family
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will recognize the descendants of the F.H. and Nelle Woods family for their significant contributions to the arts and to Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery by naming a gallery at the Sheldon the "Woods Family Gallery." UN…

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