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| 02/7/2014 |
Leeper Miller earns national teaching awardJenny Leeper Miller, master teacher and assistant director at the Ruth Staples Child Development Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been selected as a Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's Tylenol National Child Care Teacher Aw… |
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| 02/6/2014 |
UNL professor's new novel set amid the magic of 1898 Omaha fairIn Timothy Schaffert's latest novel, dancers waltz in mid-air. A spooky automaton answers burning questions. A medicine man brews up potions to cure broken hearts. A ventriloquist plays straight man to a wise-cracking dummy. … |
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| 02/6/2014 |
Lied Center hosts biggest bluegrass event of the yearLegendary bluegrass artists Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn will join the Del McCoury Band at "Nebraska's Home for the Arts," the Lied Center for Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13. … |
02/13/2014 |
| 02/6/2014 |
Activist Wu to address U.S./China relations in 21st centuryThe University Program Council at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present "In the Mouth of the Dragon: U.S./China Relations in the 21st Century" with human rights activist Harry Wu on Feb. 10. Wu wil… |
02/10/2014 |
| 02/5/2014 |
Report reveals sharp drop in statewide groundwater levelsThe recently released 2013 Nebraska Statewide Groundwater-Level Monitoring Report reveals significant groundwater level declines throughout Nebraska. “Almost the entire state – with the exception of a small area in the Sandhills – sa… |
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| 02/5/2014 |
Half-priced tickets available through Lied Center's one-day sale Feb. 5Nebraska’s Home for the Arts, the Lied Center for Performing Arts, has launched its third annual one-day sale today, Wednesday, Feb. 5. Tickets to multiple world class performances during the 2013-14 season are available at 50 percen… |
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| 02/4/2014 |
UNL study: Most parents fail to recognize if their kids are overweightIn Garrison Keillor’s idyllic town of Lake Wobegon, all the children are above average. And, judging by a new study by University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers, none are obese. Though childhood obesity rates in the United States have tripled … |
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| 02/4/2014 |
NU State Museum becomes Smithsonian Institution affiliateThe University of Nebraska State Museum has announced that it has been accepted as an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. The NU State Museum joins 184 museums, educational and cultural organizations in more than 40 states, Panama and Puerto R… |
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| 02/3/2014 |
Tet festival celebration is Feb. 8 at Sheldon Museum of ArtThe Asian Community and Cultural Center of Lincoln and Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host a Tet festival Vietnamese New Year celebration from 2 to 5 p.m. on Feb. 8 at the Sheldon, 12th and R streets. The event … |
02/8/2014 |
| 01/31/2014 |
Lied invites Nebraska applicants for 'Celebrate Nebraska' variety showNebraska's Home for the Arts, the Lied Center for Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, invites all Nebraska talent to apply for a special 25th anniversary season event, "Celebrate Nebraska." It's a collection of N… |
09/4/2014 |
| 01/31/2014 |
UNL master's degree preps non-teachers to teach secondary scienceIn the next 20 years, jobs in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and math are predicted to grow at double-digit rates. Workers in these fields are already in high demand, and the U.S. education system is under the … |
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| 01/31/2014 |
Oscar-nominated short films at the Ross Jan. 31-Feb. 6The University Program Council and the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are partnering to present "Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2014," screening daily at the Ross, 313 N. 13th St., Jan. 31-Feb… |
01/31/2014 |
| 01/30/2014 |
NSF award aids UNL engineer's antibiotic resistance workAntibiotic-resistant bacteria are a growing public health threat, infecting at least 2 million Americans each year and killing 23,000. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineer's research to understand how bacteria and antibiotics … |
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| 01/30/2014 |
UNL's Big Red Road Show brings college life to high school studentsThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host its 13th annual Big Red Road Show from noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 1 at Marcus Midtown Cinema, 3201 Farnam St. in Omaha. This free event provides high school students with a sense of what colleg… |
02/1/2014 |
| 01/29/2014 |
UNL, Thespian Festival reach 5-year agreementThousands of theater and arts lovers will continue to call the University of Nebraska-Lincoln their one-week home each June. The university and the Thespian Festival -- which attracts more than 2,500 attendees to campus each year -… |
06/23/2014 |
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