Fri, Feb 27, 2009
February 27 - March 1, 2009
Distinguished Native American Law Professor Tsosie to speak
Professor Rebecca Tsosie, the Willard H. Pendrick distinguished research scholar at Arizona State University, will speak at noon today at the University of Nebraska College of Law in the Sherman S. Welpton Courtroom, East Campus Loop and Fair Street. Her address, "Judicial Reasoning in Cases of Cultural Conflict," is free and open to the public.
Tsosie teaches in the areas of Indian law, property, bioethics and critical race theory, as well as seminars in international indigenous rights and in ASU's Tribal Policy, Law, and Government Master of Laws Program. more...
School of Music Presents Songs for a New World
UNL Opera presents Songs for a New World with music and lyrics by Tony award-winning composer, Jason Robert Brown. Three intimate performances will be presented with the audience seated around the set on the Kimball Recital Hall stage on February 27, 28 at 7:30 p.m. & March 1 at 3:00 p.m.
Performed by School of Music graduate and undergraduate vocal students with UNL theatre professor Stan Brown making a featured guest appearance, Songs for a New World allows a compassionate glimpse into the lives of ordinary people surmounting the challenges of daily life with all their strengths and weaknesses in hand. Advanced tickets are $20 general admission, $10 for student/senior and are available at the Lied Center box office. Call 402-472-4747 or 800-432-3231.
Edward L. Homze
Edward L. Homze, 78, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, died Feb. 18 at his home in Lincoln.
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Self-Aligning Carbon Nanotubes Could be Key to Next Generation of Devices
Scientists and engineers the world over have thought for years that the next generation of smaller, more-efficient electronic and photonic devices could be based on the use of carbon nanotubes, structures 10,000 times thinner than a human hair but with tremendous potential.
Laboratories are able to create millions of the structures using a process called chemical vapor deposition. The problem has always been finding a way to manipulate something that small so they'll line up in a way that might be useful. more...
CONFERENCE ROOMS ABC UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER, FRI 8:30AM
Counseling And Psychology Services Grand Rounds Talk - "Eating Disorders and Spirituality: Implications for Treatment"
Caleb Mitchell, M. Div., LPC, LMHC, Remuda Ranch, Wickenburg, Arizona
ROOM 24 COLLEGE of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, FRI 11:30AM
Anthropology Colloquium Series - "Skin Pigmentation in Evolutionary and Medical Contexts"
Dr. Daniel Osborne, Assistant Professor of Anthropology.
115 AVERY HALL, FRI 4PM
Mathematics colloquium - "Full Diversity Spacial Modulators"
Oliver Collins, University of Notre Dame Department of Electrical Engineering. The talk will be preceded by refreshments at 3:30 p.m. in Avery 348.
University Theatre Presents The Good Doctor
University Theatre continues its 2008-2009 season at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with Neil Simon's comedy The Good Doctor. The production, directed by Carson School Assistant Professor of Practice Ian Borden, will have performances February 27, 28 and March 4, 5, 6, 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theatre, first floor of the Temple Building at 12th and R Streets.
Tickets are $16, $14 faculty/staff and senior citizens, and $10 students with ID. Tickets are available from the Lied Center Ticket Office, 301 N. 12 Monday through Friday 11 AM to 5:30 PM and one hour prior to the performance in the Temple Theatres Lobby, or by telephone at 472-4747 or 800-432-3231. For more information go to Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film website.
