Wednesday September 2, 2009
Kooser's Lights on a Ground of Darkness Named One of Top Offerings This Fall from Independent Presses
Publishers Weekly magazine has named Ted Kooser's Lights on a Ground of Darkness one of the top 20 books published by university and independent presses this fall.
Lights on a Ground of Darkness, was listed among the "dazzling array of works" from independent publishers in the Aug. 31 issue of Publishers Weekly. PW describes Kooser’s writing as "precise" and "evocative." The article notes that Kooser has said that writing this book, which is a memoir of the time Ted spent with his mother’s family when he was a little boy, was the most important work he has ever undertaken because it was his attempt to keep these beloved people alive against the relentless erosion of time. more....
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49 HARDIN HALL, 3PMDepartment of Statistics seminar - "Turning Data into Knowledge to Solve Sci-Fi Problems"
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Portnoy Tours China Discussing Mental Health Issues at Four Universities
A visiting scholar helped Bob Portnoy open doors to a summer of mental health discussions in China. From June 15 to July 5, Portnoy, director of Counseling and Psychological Services, traveled to four universities in China, delivering psychology lectures and discussing mental health topics with young scholars and new colleagues.
"It was the opportunity of a lifetime," said Portnoy. "I delivered lectures on a variety of topics and everyone was very receptive to what I had to say." During Mao Zedung’s Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1965 to 1968), psychology was completely shut off as a field of study in China. However, in recent years, the field has started to grow in importance. Read the full story at The Scarlet website.
H1N1 Page at UNL Updated for Fall
The university continues to closely monitor the worldwide and local impact of H1N1 flu. At this time there is no immediate impact on UNL, its community or operations, except heightened alert and awareness, and efforts to communicate the necessity of proper hygiene and stemming the spread of the virus.
For more information, including Student and Employee attendence policies, visit the H1N1 Information page at http://emergency.unl.edu/.
Food, Inc and Every Little Step Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Food, Inc and Every Little Step. Both films will screen through September 3.
More information about each film and schedules are available at the Ross website.
