Fri, Jan 05, 2007
January 5-7, 2007
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY
'Collage Aesthetic' Continues at Sheldon
One of the most important and influential stylistic inventions in 20th-century art, collage allows artists to collect and transform bits and pieces from the material world into an entirely new composition or configuration.
"Collage Aesthetic" presents a small but important selection of art from Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery's collection at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The exhibition continues through Feb. 4. Works by Bruce Conner, Joseph Cornell, Weldon Kees, Irwin Kremen and others reveal the creative power of this modern artistic method.
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY
WRESTLING | NU COLESIUM, FRI 7PM
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Oklahoma Sooners
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | DEVANEY CENTER, SAT 2:05PM
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Oklahoma Sooners
MEN'S BASKETBALL | DEVANEY CENTER, SAT 7PM
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Western Kentucky
PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL SCIENCE
Work on Gene-Silencing Machinery Could Help Fight Disease
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 Cerutti identified a novel gene in the single-cell green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, that is required for RNA interference. The research builds on Cerutti's earlier work on transgene and transposon silencing and was published in the Dec. 22 issue of the international journal Science.
In 2000, Cerutti's team published results of earlier research in Science. Both papers provided insights into regulatory mechanisms that could control or "silence" genes. "RNA interference (RNAi) is an important area of research and what we're trying to do is explain how this mechanism works in controlling the expression of endogenous genes (the organism's genes) as well as in the prevention of viral infections," said Cerutti, an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences and in the Center for Biotechnology. more...
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Sweet Land, Shut Up And Sing Show at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Sweet Land and Shut Up And Sing. Both films will be showing through Thurs, January 18.
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2005 Hamptons International Film Festival, Sweet Land is a poignant and lyrical celebration of land, love, and the American immigrant experience. Based on Will Weaver's short story A Gravestone Made of Wheat and shot on location in Southern Minnesota, Sweet Land is that rare independent feature that uses painterly images and understated performances to tell a universal story of love and discovery. David Tumblet's glorious magic-hour cinematography recalls classic American art cinema like Days of Heaven, transforming the amber majesty of Southern Minnesota's farm country into an elegiac metaphor for memory, family, and history.
While performing in 2003, singer Natalie Maines ignited a maelstrom of controversy and red-state rage when she declared--from a London stage on the eve of the Iraqi conflict--that she was ashamed President George W. Bush was from her home state of Texas. When a rabidly right-wing group picked up on it, the band found themselves in the center of controversy regarding the nature of patriotism, freedom of speech, feminism, and the split between pro- and antiwar Americans. In Shut Up And Sing, Filmmaker Barbara Kopple brings us the fly-on-the-wall view of the next three years: we find Haines and sisters Emily Robison and Martie Maguire in dressing rooms, on stage, and in recording studios, bonding with each other, their families, producer Rick Rubin, and their supportive manager Simon Renshaw. Through the crises, they keep their sense of humor and sisterhood, not backing down from their liberal stance, and turning the backlash into a triumph. They also make some great music, and the film includes plenty of riveting, intense footage of the band in performance onstage and in the studio. Among the faces appearing in archival footage are President Bush, Bill Maher, and rabidly right-wing country star Toby Keith.
More information is available at the Ross website.
