Thursday October 29, 2009
NEBRASKA UNION CENTENNIAL ROOM, 7:30PM
Experts to Gather at UNL to Tackle Human Trafficking
Kevin Bales, one of the world's leading experts on modern slavery and child prostitution, will open a first-of-its-kind conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln focusing on human trafficking. His speech -- the opening event of UNL's inaugural Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking -- will take place at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Centennial Room at the Nebraska Union, 1400 R St. The speech is free and open to the public.
Bales is the president of Free the Slaves, the U.S.-based sister organization of Anti-Slavery International, and emeritus professor of sociology at Roehampton University in London. He also is the author of the award-winning "Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy." more...
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NEBRASKA UNION, NOON
UHC Offers H1N1 Information Session
Dr. Nate Haecker, UHC Chief of Staff, will be giving an informational talk about the H1N1 influenza virus in the Nebraska Union at noon. This talk is sponsored by the University Health Center Student Advisory Board and the Afrikan People's Union.
Lectures
NEBRASKA UNION, 3:30PMWomen and Gender Studies Colloquium Series
Leslie Wolfe, President of the Center for Women Policy Studies
School of Biological Sciences Seminar Series - "Theoretical perspectives on invadable prairies"
Chad Brassil, UNL
The Cove, Cold Souls Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents The Cove and Cold Souls. Both films will screen through October 29.
More information about each film and schedules are available at the Ross 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/.
