Wednesday November 18, 2009
Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize Winner to Speak
The story of one of the most powerful native empires in North American History will be the topic of the next Paul A. Olson seminar in Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Pekka Hamalainen, associate professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will deliver "Imperial Layers: How an Indigenous Empire Changed the Course of American History," at 3:30 p.m. today in the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St. Hamalainen's talk and a 3 p.m. reception in the museum are free and open to the public. more...
Enrollment Now Open for Chinese Courses With UNL's Confucius Institute
Enrollment is now open for non-credit conversational Chinese courses from the Confucius Institute. Courses offered include Chinese Language, Culture and Music. Classes start January 19th. Sign up on the Undergraduate Online and Distance Education website.
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Put Yourself on the Map: Avery Schwer and the ZNET Energy House
Avery Schwer has led the construction of a 2,000-square-foot house in Omaha that is designed to provide more energy than it uses. Called the ZNETH project, the zero-net energy test home is a collaborative research effort between Engineering, the Peter Kiewit Institute, the U.S. Green Building Council (Flatwater Chapter), and the Green Omaha Coalition.
Find more featured Huskers and put yourself on the map at Planet Red.
Lectures
BEADLE CENTER ROOM N172, 11AMDepartment of Biochemistry & Redox Biology Center Fall 2009 Series - "Heterodisulfide Reductase and Energy Conservation in Methanogenic Archaea"
Nicole Buan, Department of Microbiology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Refreshments will be available.
Institute for Ethnic Studies Colloquium - "Historicizing Fiction, Fictionalizing History"
Panel Discussion with Patrick Jones, Kwakiutl Dreher, and Ariana Vigil
"National Security Issues at Homeland Security and Department of Energy"
Richard J. Vojtech, Ph.D., Program Manager Transformational & Applied Research Directorate U.S. Department of Homeland Security Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Fall 2009 Seminar - "Diversity and Roles of Bacterial Symbionts of Marine Sponges"
Dr. Russell Hill, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m.
Huskers
VOLLEYBALL | NU COLISEUM, 7PMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. Baylor Bears
Crude, Coco Before Chanel Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Crude and Coco Before Chanel. Both films will screen through November 19.
More information about each of the films 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/.
