Wednesday March 10, 2010
Immigration to Great Plains 1865-1914 is Olson Topic
The mass immigration to the Great Plains that occurred between the Civil War and World War I might be best understood in the international context that emerged in the 1860s out of four large wars.
That context will be the subject of the next Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies March 10 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln when University of Nebraska at Omaha historian Bruce Garver presents "Immigration to the Great Plains, 1865-1914: War, Politics, Technology and Economic Development." Garver's talk will be at 3:30 p.m. in the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St.. The lecture and a 3 p.m. reception in the museum are free and open to the public. more...
Lectures
NEBRASKA UNION, 11:30AMInstitute for Ethnic Studies Colloquium - "Public V. Alternative Intellectuals"
Panelists include: Jeannette Jones, Asst. Professor History & Ethnic Studies; Waskar Ari, Asst. Professor History & Ethnic Studies; Shimelis Beyene, Lecturer Anthropolgy & Ethnic Studies; Jose Gonzales, Assoc. Professor Modern Language & Literatures & Ethnic Studies; Greg Rutledge, Asst. Professor English & Ethnic Studies
Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience Seminar - "Interface Effect and Bulk Carrier Transport in Organic Photovoltaic Cells"
Franky So, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida - Gainesville
Spring 2010 Water Seminar Series - "Collaborative Watershed Governance: Institutions, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution"
Edella Schlager, University of Arizona
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Spring 2010 Seminar - "High-throughput SNP Analysis in Soybean"
Dr. David Lee Hyten Jr., United States Department of Agriculture. Reception at 3:30 p.m.
National Wildlife Federation CEO To Speak at UNL
Larry Schweiger, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, will issue a call to action to combat the effects of climate change when he gives a talk at 1:30 p.m. in Lincoln. His presentation on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus, in Chase Hall, Room 116, will be free and open to the public.
In his book, Last Chance: Preserving Life on Earth (Fulcrum Publishing: September 2009), Schweiger presents the science of global climate change and how it is affecting places all over the world. He describes how a clean energy economy would help avoid the worst consequences of global warming, and reminds readers that they have a duty to think and act as the earth's caretakers, not just its inhabitants. more...
SAPP RECREATION FACILITY, 10AM
UHC Offers Spring Break Survival Kit
The University Health Center, Health Education Department, UHC Student Advisory Board, and Campus Rec Centers will be distributing spring break survival kits on a while-they-last basis. The kits will be handed out Wednesday, March 10 at the Campus Rec Center, beginning at 10 a.m. and Wednesday, March 10 at the Nebraska Union from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. as part of the Safe Spring Break Fair sponsored by the UHC Health Education Department and medical clinic.
The kits are BPA-free water bottles stuffed with the following items: antacid tablets; antiseptic wipes; band-aids; condom; ibuprofen; sunscreen; toothbrush; and toothpaste. If you do not want any of the items in the kit, return them to the University Health Center.
UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER
The White Ribbon, Oscar-Nominated Crazy Heart Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents The White Ribbon and Crazy Heart. Both films will show through March 11.
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/.
