Wed, Jan 14, 2009
January 14, 2009
Welcome Back to Campus
Despite the temperatures, signs of growth are everywhere on campus with the continued construction on the new Physical Sciences building, the construction of a new residence hall at 17th and R, and the Gaughan multicultural center.
Enjoy your first week of the spring 2009 semester. Here are some links to sites you might be looking for:
New Course Brings Antarctica to UNL
During his many trips to Antarctica as a researcher, University of Nebraska-Lincoln geoscientist David Harwood has gained firsthand perspective of the region's role in past, present and future global climate change. Now, Harwood is heading into the classroom -- and he's bringing the entire continent with him.
This semester, Harwood will lead a new geology course that lets students tour Antarctica without having to take an 11,500-mile trip or endure the Antarctic climate. The course will employ the audio-visual power of the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center's big screens to bring the continent to life at UNL. "We'll hear, see and feel (Antarctica) and ... explore the lure and the lore of the place," Harwood said. The course is open to all UNL students and, using Antarctica as its epicenter, will track the evolution of the Earth and life through the past several million years. more...
HARDIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 3:30PM
Spring 2009 Water Seminar Series - "Was Weaver Wrong? Rooting Depths and Soil Moisture Depletion in the Nebraska Sandhills"
David Wedin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
N The Know Talks Energy Conservation
University Communications has launched "N the Know," a new series of mini-lectures by UNL faculty on a wide variety of topics. This week, professor of electrical engineering Jerry Hudgins talks about easy ways to save money in, "How can I cut energy costs on a tight budget?"
