Friday and Weekend January 15 - 17, 2010
Morgan State Scholar to Deliver Keynote at UNL's MLK Day Ceremony
A Morgan State University scholar will deliver the keynote address Jan. 18 as part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Additionally, Helen Moore, Aaron Douglas professor of sociology at UNL, and the Nebraska Appleseed project will receive Fulfilling the Dream awards during the event, which begins at 2 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Auditorium, 1400 R St.
Raymond Winbush, who directs the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State in Baltimore will speak at the event, which is hosted by UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman. A graduate of Oakwood College and the University of Chicago, Winbush's research interests include infusing African-American studies into school curricula, African-American adolescent development, Black male and female relationships and the influence of hip hop on contemporary American culture. more...
MLK WEEK AT UNL
Lectures
SCOTT ENGINEERING CENTER ROOM 237, FRI 11AMNebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience Seminar Series - "Non-Lithographic Processing of Conformal Electronics"
Dr. Alberto Pique Materials Science and Technology Division Naval Research Lab, Washington, D.C.
Geography General Seminar - "Three Guidelines for Developing a Geography Curriculum for a Summer Camp"
Gabrielle Collins, Geography PhD candidate at UNL
Mathematics Colloquium - "Subspace Arrangements and Property T"
Martin Kassabov, Cornell University. The talk will be preceded by refreshments at 3:30pm in Avery 348.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM, SUN 1:30PM
Sunday With a Scientist Program Returns to NU State Museum
Beginning this weekend, the University of Nebraska State Museum will revive its Sunday with a Scientist program. The program, which last took place at the museum in 1996, is a series of presentations that highlight the work of museum scientists and those from other institutions, while educating kids and families on a variety of topics related to natural history.
Presenters will share scientific information in a fun and informal way through talks, demonstrations, activities or by conducting their science on site. Sunday with a Scientist will be 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Morrill Hall on the third Sunday of each month through December. Morrill Hall is south of 14th and Vine streets on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln City Campus. Museum hours are 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sundays. more...
NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM
Huskers
TRACK AND FIELD | DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER, FRI 4PMHoliday Inn Invitational
WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS | DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER, FRI 7PMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. Minnesota Gophers, Illinois Fighting Illini
MEN'S TENNIS | NEBRASKA TENNIS CENTER, SAT 11AMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. Creighton Bluejays
TRACK AND FIELD | DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER, SAT NOONHoliday Inn Invitational
MEN'S TENNIS | NEBRASKA TENNIS CENTER, SAT 4PMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. Illinois State Redbirds
MEN'S BASKETBALL | DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER, SAT 7PMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. Iowa State Cyclones
WRESTLING | NU COLISEUM, SUN 2PMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wyoming Cowboys
Red Cliff, Broken Embraces Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Red Cliff and Broken Embraces. Red Cliff will screen through January 21, while Broken Embraces will show through January 28.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
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/.
