Wednesday January 27, 2010
HARDIN HALL SECOND FLOOR LOBBY, THROUGH FRI
School of Natural Resources Hosts Namibia Photo Exhibit
"Beneath the Sand," a photo exhibit highlighting the people, wildlife and natural environment of Namibia, is on display in the second-floor lobby of Hardin Hall through Friday, January 29.
The photos were taken by Larkin Powell, professor of wildlife ecology at UNL's School of Natural Resources, his wife, Kelly, and son, Tristan. Powell spent 2009 on sabbatical as a Fulbright Scholar at Polytechnic of Namibia in Windhoek. Powell's research trips during the year were funded by UNL's Research Council, The Grassland Foundation, and the World Wildlife Fund. Powell also blogged about his experiences.
Help SI Find Student Activities
Student Involvement is currently running a survey in order to best decide what sort of involvement opportunities students want most. Take the confidential, 10-minute survey and sign up to receive info on upcoming programs and events on the Student Involvement survey page.
Abstraction Pioneer Slobodkina Featured at Sheldon Museum of Art
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sheldon Museum of Art presents "Rediscovering Slobodkina: A Pioneer of American Abstraction." On view through April 18, the retrospective showcases Esphyr Slobodkina's role in the development of American abstraction.
Born in Chelyabinsk, Siberia, Slobodkina (1908-2002) fled with her family to China in 1917 during the Russian Revolution and later immigrated to the United States, where she attended the National Academy of Design in New York City in 1928. By the mid-1930s, she became well known for her paintings using hard-edged geometric abstractions in unlikely combinations. She applied her creative vision to a variety of pursuits. She was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists and a popular author and illustrator. more....
SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART
Lectures
HARDIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 3:30PMSpring 2010 Water Seminar Series - "The Missouri River Recovery Program, Rehabilitating the Big Muddy"
Mike George, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Spring 2010 Seminar - "The evolution of the vertebrate gut symbiont Lactobacillus reuteri"
Dr. Jens Walter. Reception at 3:30 p.m.
Antichrist, Broken Embraces Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Antichrist and Broken Embraces. Broken Embraces will screen through January 28, while Antichrist will show through February 4.
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/.
