Monday January 11, 2010
PRSSA faculty adviser Phyllis Larsen (left), Web developer Amanda Hinrichs (center) and chapter president Bridgette Muller (right)
UNL Public Relations Student Group Wins Top Honors
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America won top honors with an Award of Excellence at the Nebraska Public Relations Society of America Paper Anvil Awards last month.
The awards are awarded annually to professionals and students in the public relations field. The UNL chapter won the award in the student category for Best Electronic Media Campaign. more...
UNL Wins $6.9 Million Grant to Help Fund Nanoscience Facility
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has received $6.9 million of federal stimulus funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to help fund construction of a new nanoscience research facility.
The grant will cover half the $13.8 million cost to construct the Nanoscience Metrology Facility. It will be adjacent to the north end of the new Physical Sciences Building, now under construction north of 16th and Vine streets. Private funds raised by the University of Nebraska Foundation through its Campaign for Nebraska and internal university funds will cover the rest of the construction cost. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is a non-regulatory agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce; the funding comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. more...
H1N1 Page at UNL Monitors Flu
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/.
