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| 09/29/2004 |
Sheldon gallery naming for Rohman family proposedUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman announced that he and University of Nebraska President J. B. Milliken will recommend to the NU Board of Regents that a permanent collection gallery at the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery be named … |
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| 09/28/2004 |
$2.5 million grant to ease transitions for math students, facultyA $2.5 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation will fund a mentoring program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for mathematicians entering graduate school, for those making the move from the advanced graduate level to an aca… |
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| 09/28/2004 |
New Republic editor Wieseltier to discuss U.S. foreign policy in Middle EastLeon Wieseltier, a literary editor of the New Republic since 1983, will speak at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Oct. 12 in the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues and the Kripke Lecture Series. Wieseltier will discuss "Power and Virtue: American … |
10/12/2004 |
| 09/28/2004 |
Nobel Prize winner Richard Roberts to speak at UNL Oct. 8A Nobel Prize-winning chemist will speak at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Oct. 8. Richard J. Roberts discovered "split genes" and mRNA splicing for which he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1993 (shared with Phillip Sharp). Rober… |
10/8/2004 |
| 09/28/2004 |
Revamped Avery Hall to be dedicated ThursdayThe rededication of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's renovated Avery Hall will be at 3 p.m. Sept. 30 in the building's Room 115. Avery Hall is the new home of the Mathematics Department and the Computer Science and Engineering Department. The Cit… |
09/30/2004 |
| 09/28/2004 |
Scholar to discuss 'What Makes a Region' in Oct. 5 seminarVisiting scholar Nicole Etcheson will discuss "What Makes a Region? Exploring the Intersection between Politics and Regionalism on the Great Plains" Oct. 5 in the first seminar in the 2004-05 Research and Region colloquium series. Presented by the Pl… |
10/5/2004 |
| 09/28/2004 |
Events celebrate Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender History MonthOctober is Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History Month and a variety of activities marking it are planned at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The schedule of events: Oct. 1 -- GLBT History Month opening ceremony, 11:25 a.m., Union Square,… |
10/1/2004 |
| 09/22/2004 |
UNL Students to Provide Marathon of Public ServiceA group of 40 Pepsi Service Scholars from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will participate in a 12-hour service marathon 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 30. The event consists of 12 one-hour blocks of service at agencies throughout the Lincoln community. … |
09/30/2004 |
| 09/21/2004 |
2nd lecture in Kansas-Nebraska Act sesquicentennial series is Oct. 4The second in a series of four lectures celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Kansas-Nebraska Act will examine why Nebraska was so much more peaceful than Kansas in the aftermath of the act's passage. In "Where Popular Sovereignty Worked: The Kans… |
10/4/2004 |
| 09/17/2004 |
UNL Mid-Semester Checkpoint Sept. 28-29 eases freshman transitionA first-ever program, "Mid-Semester: Checking It Out!" on Sept. 28-29, will give new University of Nebraska-Lincoln students a chance to consider their academic progress and learn tips from faculty and other students at an organized on-campus event. … |
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| 09/17/2004 |
UNL Parents Weekend is Sept. 24-26The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Parents Association in conjunction with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Office and UNL Housing will host the 2004 UNL Parents Weekend Sept. 24-26. Parents of all freshman students are invited t… |
09/24/2004 |
| 09/17/2004 |
'Spillville of Dvorak's Sojourn' is Sept. 23 Komensky Club lectureThe town of Spillville in northeast Iowa is regarded by many as the most important Czech village in America for many reasons, including how it inspired 19th-century Czech composer Antonin Dvorak to compose two major compositions in a brief period of … |
09/23/2004 |
| 09/17/2004 |
Guest artists Carter, Wang to perform Oct. 3 at Kimball HallThe School of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present the guest artists David Carter, cello, and Esther Wang, piano, at 3 p.m. Oct. 3 at Kimball Recital Hall, 11th and R streets (extended) on the UNL City Campus. The program includes… |
10/3/2004 |
| 09/17/2004 |
'On Trail of Discovery' sculpture to be installed Monday"On the Trail of Discovery," a life-size bronze outdoor sculpture honoring the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-06, is scheduled to be installed in downtown Lincoln on Monday, Sept. 20, beginning about 9:30 a.m. The sculpture, by George Lundeen of … |
09/20/2004 |
| 09/16/2004 |
Peer education programs at Health Center win award, grantsTwo peer education programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's University Health Center have been honored with a national award for an alcohol awareness program and grants to promote efforts in AIDS awareness. Husker Choices, the peer alcohol ed… |
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