Holiday Closedown December 24 - January 3
OFFICES REOPEN MONDAY, JAN. 4
Holiday Closedown in Effect
UNL is closed for the annual holiday break. Offices will reopen at 8 a.m. January 4, 2010. However, many university buildings across campus will have special hours over the holiday break. Information about specific venues is available in this list.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
UNL Research Aims to Understand Homelessness Among Women
Women make up nearly one-third of the homeless population in the United States. Yet little is known about how they become homeless or how they live. University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist Les Whitbeck hopes his new research project surveying the lives of homeless women will lead to better understanding and to programs that help combat the problem. His research also will create employment and job skills for those most in need.
Whitbeck recently received a $400,715 two-year grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Child Health and Human Development funded by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to begin the pilot project. more...
Fall Semester In Pictures
First semester 2009-2010 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is now history. U.S. News & World Report again ranked UNL among the nation's best and the campus made strides forward in many areas.
Stimulus Funds Support Bio-Nano Hybrid Systems Research
Ravi Saraf studies bio-nano hybrid systems that harness chemical reactions in living cells. Now the University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering is exploring the "science of manufacturability" for bio-nano devices based on microorganisms. A recent $391,056 grant from the National Science Foundation through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds this work.
Saraf's project focuses on transformative nanotechnology. The goal is to create a top-down, inexpensive self-assembly approach to fabricate a bio-nano device that can be transitioned from the lab to a manufacturable system. Success eventually could create new jobs producing these bio-nano hybrids. more...
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/.
