Wed, May 02, 2007
May 2, 2007
UNL CAMPUS THIS WEEK
Final Exams Are Here
Final Examinations for Second Semester 2006-2007 will be given throughout this week (April 30 - May 4).
Click the link to view the university's official policy on Final Examinations and 15th Week, from Registration and Records.
ACADEMIC SERVICES HANDBOOK
BEADLE CENTER, 4PM
Dermot P. Coyne Distinguished Lectureship - "The evolution of plant form: An example from maize"
Dr. John F. Doebley, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Professor of Genetics, Member, National Academy of Sciences USA
1,000,000 TREES IN 10 YEARS
ReTree Nebraska Proposes a Million Tree Challenge
One decade, 1 million trees - that is the goal of ReTree Nebraska. The 10-year cooperative initiative will raise public awareness of the value of trees, reverse the decline of Nebraska's community tree resources and improve the diversity and sustainability of trees in communities across the state for generations to come, said Scott Josiah, state forester and director of the Nebraska Forest Service at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Assessments of more than 200 community tree inventories conducted by the Nebraska Forest Service since 1977 show the state has lost nearly half its community forest resources since the late 1970s. more...
RETREE NEBRASKA
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
The Host, The Animation Show Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents The Host and The Animation Show. Both films will run through May 10.
The talk of the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival, The Host, the latest film from critically acclaimed visionary director Bong Joon-ho, has already garnered a substantial amount of international buzz. Utilizing state-of-the-art special effects courtesy of a creative partnership between Weta Workshop (King Kong, The Lord of the Rings) and The Orphanage (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sin City), The Host is equal parts creature-feature thrill ride and poignant human drama.
The Animation Show is an annual feature-length compilation of the best animated short films from around the world, exclusively curated by Mike Judge (Office Space, "Beavis and Butt-Head," "King of the Hill") and Academy Award nominated animator Don Hertzfeldt (Billy's Balloon, Rejected, The Meaning of Life). The Animation Show launched in 2003, making it the first festival of animation created and produced with actual animators at the helm. A sister series of high quality Animation Show DVDs now supplement the theatrical tour with additional insights and brand new lineups of films - while the main Show remains a unique and unforgettable annual program that is usually gone forever once it is out of theaters.
More information is available at the Ross website.
