September 19, 2005
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PAGELS LECTURE NOW AVAILABLE
Download the Recent E.N. Thompson Forum Lecture
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Thompson Forum on World Issues, copy the following URL into your 'podcatching'
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Audio files will become available within 24 hours after each lecture.
PAGELS PODCAST
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THAT'S THE POWER OF RED
New Video Series Highlights Campus Accomplishments
On football Saturdays at Memorial Stadium, the Huskervision screens come alive with the big plays on the field. But we also like to take time out to tell fans about the big success stories that take place off the field at Nebraska. It's a chance to brag about UNL's important research, our world-renowned faculty and our outstanding students and alumni. That's the Power of Red.
THE POWER OF RED
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DON'T BE A VICTIM
Information Security Presents Identity Theft Information
The fastest growing, white-collar crime in the United States may be in pursuit of your good name. In 2004 alone, 9.9 million individuals nationwide were affected by identity theft. Those reports totaled a loss of $53 billion and each individual must spend an average of over 45 hours across a period of two to four years repairing the damage. "And there are still no guarantees that you will be able to fix the damage done," said Mike Carr, NU Information Security Officer. "The scary part is how easy it actually can be done."
However, protection is also relatively easy.
"It's really a matter of common sense," Carr said. "It's about awareness. Learn the most common ways that people steal identities. Be aware of issues that make you more alert to the possibility of it happening."
October is National Cyber Security Awareness month, and Carr offers insight into identity theft and protection measures in the link below. Carr is also available for campus presentations on identity theft and other cyber security issues. Contact him at 472-1349 or mcarr@nebraska.edu.
ID THEFT PREVENTION
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UNL-BASED SYSTEM GETS EXTENDED FUNDING
$1.2 Million Grant Aids Drought Monitoring
A $1.2 million grant will help maintain and improve a UNL-based system tracking drought and other climate conditions in the United States. The grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency to the UNL Department of Computer Science and Engineering, extends ongoing research activities through March 31, 2008. The project is the creation of a climate condition database that agriculture producers can tap into online http://nadss.unl.edu/
An initial investment of $1 million from the state of Nebraska for geospatial analysis and decision support systems was made in 1998. That money has been leveraged into a total of $3.5 million in external funding.
Faculty and graduate students in the department are working with climatologists and geographers, and are maintaining and improving a weather data collection infrastructure with a particular focus on drought. Steve Goddard, associate professor of computer science and engineering, is principal investigator on the grant.
The system allows the analysis of data from weather station networks and converts it into a format that can be tapped into efficiently, Goddard said. A collection of computer programs help quantify climate conditions, with drought as a primary focus.
The program joins the expertise of the UNL Department of Computer Science and Engineering with the National Drought Mitigation Center and the High Plains Regional Climate Center, both located at UNL. Goddard said the research may also be extended into hydrological or groundwater modeling.
NADSS
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MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Continuing This Week at the Ross: The Aristocrats, the LatinBeat 2005 Film Festival.
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center
presents The Aristocrats, the daft docu-comedy from Penn Jillette & Paul
Provenza and the sixth edition of the LatinBeat Film Festival.
"A man walks into a talent agent's office with his family and says, Have I got an act for you! The talent agent replies, So what do you do?" So begins "The Aristocrats," a joke that has been handed down from comedian to comedian for decades but is rarely told on stage. The next part of the joke varies, allowing for improvisation, and the only requirement in telling the joke is that it be as offensive as possible. Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette spent two years documenting as many versions of this infamous joke as possible, cornering comedians like Drew Carey, Whoopi Goldberg, Susie Essman, and Paul Reiser whenever and wherever possible. The results are surprising, and often take their humor to places that may make sensitive viewers uncomfortable. While comic legends such as Don Rickles, The Smothers Brothers, and Phyllis Diller admit their familiarity with the joke, they shy away from telling their own versions. Some may be surprised, however, to see performers who are normally associated with family-friendly material, including Bob Saget and Jason Alexander, describing scatological and incestuous acts with deadpan glee. Ultimately, though, The Aristocrats is more than just many versions of the same dirty joke--it is an exploration of the workings of the unrestricted comic mind.
The sixth edition of Latinbeat presents many U.S. premieres of outstanding recent cinema from a variety of Latin American countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, and Venezuela. All films are shown in their original language with English subtitles. The 21 films from nine countries in this year's Latinbeat are as varied as Latin America itself. They range from black comedy (The Heart of Jesus, Bolivia; My Best Enemy, Chile) to politically charged personal stories (Sisters, Argentina; The King, and Step Forward, all from Colombia); to astounding, fascinating documentaries (Black Bull, Mexico; The Immortal, Nicaragua; Odd People Out, Cuba). While Latinbeat features award-winning films from well-established national industries like Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, we are especially happy to show three films from Colombia, as well as works from countries rarely represented in the Latin American film landscape, such as Bolivia, and Nicaragua.
More information is available at the Ross website.
MRRMAC | THE ARISTOCRATS | LATINBEAT 2005 FILM FESTIVAL |
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EAST UNION, 3PM
Center for Grassland Studies Seminar - "Groundwater & Grasslands: Examples From the Nebraska Sandhills"
Ed Harvey, UNL
EAST UNION, 4PM
Entomology Seminar - "Facultative and Accidental Human Myiasis"
Timothy Huntington, graduate student, UNL
145 VBS, EAST CAMPUS, 4PM
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Seminar - "Ultraviolet Radiation Effects on the Eye"
Stefan Lofgren, post doctoral fellow
NEBRASKA UNION, 7PM
Czech Komensky Club Lecture - "Slavic Mythology in Czech Literature and Music"
Dr. Mila Saskova-Pierce, UNL
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