Wed, Mar 25, 2009
March 25, 2009
UNL Dining Halls to Begin Trayless Dining
In an effort to reduce food waste, improve environmental impact and bring down costs, University of Nebraska-Lincoln dining halls will convert to a trayless system today.
The decision to eliminate trays in the five campus dining halls was made official after UNL's student Residence Hall Association voted 30-6 March 8 to support a resolution endorsing the move. more...
DINING SERVICES
HARDIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 3:30PM
Spring 2009 Water Seminar Series - "Ecology and Management of a Domestic Invasive Species -or- Why We Shouldn't Move Fish Around"
Thomas Kwak, North Carolina State University
E103 BEADLE CENTER, 4PM
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Spring 2009 Seminar - "Genetics of adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia in the major hemoglobin of Andean ducks"
Dr. Kevin McCracken, University of Alaska. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m.
LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, 7PM | LIVE STREAM | PROMO VODCAST
Illegal Immigration is E.N. Thompson Forum Topic
Today's E. N. Thompson Forum lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is also the second annual Charles and Linda Wilson Dialogue on Domestic Issues. The discussion, "Illegal Immigrants: Path to Citizenship?" will be at 7 p.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St.
Michael Olivas, William B. Bates distinguished chair of law at the University of Houston, and Vernon Briggs, professor emeritus in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., will discuss the issue of a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. more...
Poet and Essayist Nye Will Give Free Public Reading
As part of her two-week residency at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Palestinian-American poet and essayist Naomi Shihab Nye give a free public reading at 7:30 p.m. at the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St.
While on campus, she will teach a graduate workshop for poets and nonfiction writers. During her stay in Nebraska, Nye will also connect with members of Lincoln's immigrant and refugee community and meet with a diverse group of students and teachers in Lincoln Public Schools. more...
