Wednesday March 24, 2010
'Majors Made Possible' Showcases Choices
Students interested in exploring academic major options are invited to 'Majors Made Possible,' a new event featuring representatives from UNL colleges, today from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the Harper/Schramm/Smith Dining Center Conference Room. The event is designed to help undecided students explore majors at UNL.
The event is hosted by the Division of General Studies, Office of Undergraduate Studies and University Housing. Door prizes will be provided by the Residence Hall Association.
POWER OF POSSIBILITIES
HOME ECONOMICS BUILDING ROOM 121, 4:30PM
Fiber Artist Susan Taber Avila Gives Lecture
California fiber artist Susan Taber Avila will present a lecture and lead workshops in conjunction with a month-long exhibition of her work at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Avila will be on campus March 23-26 to teach and provide a public lecture in conjunction with a reception that begins at 4:30 p.m. March 24 in Room 121 Home Economics Building, north of 35th street and East Campus Loop. The lecture, "Exploring the Ubiquitous Stitch: The Textile Art of Susan Taber Avila," will discuss ways she is integrating reclamation of pre-consumer and post-consumer waste, use of renewable resources as well as other current research interests. Her exhibition, "Oh Naturale," will be in the gallery through March 26. more...
Knoll Residential Center Holds Open House
University Housing will host an open house at the Knoll Residential Center, 440 N. 17th Street, on March 24 and 25 from 4-6 p.m. All faculty and staff are welcome to walk through the showrooms.
The Robert E. Knoll Residential Center will open in the fall semester, 2010 and features 565 beds in suite-style units, with just over half of those units available for freshmen residents in four-person, double room suites. more...
Lectures
NEBRASKA EAST UNION GARDEN SUITE, NOONNebraska Gateway for Nutrigenomics Seminar - "Regulation of ATP-binding Cassette Transporters by Fatty Acids"
Ji-Young Lee, Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences
Spring 2010 Water Seminar Series - "Biotechnology in Microbial Forensics"
Wen-Tso Liu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Spring 2010 Seminar - "Hemoglobin Polymorphism in Andean Ducks"
Dr. Kevin McCracken, University of Alaska. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m.
"The Mentoring Muse: Literature as a Role Model for Humanism in Medicine"
David Watts, a practicing physician and author of two books of stories, The Orange Wire Problem and Bedside Manners, is the Linda and Charles Wilson Humanities in Medicine Speaker for the Humanities in Medicine Program.
Huskers
BASEBALL | HAWKS FIELD, HAYMARKET PARK, 1:35PMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. Northern Colorado Bears
La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet, The Last Station Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet and the Oscar-nominated (Christopher Plummer - Actor in a Supporting Role, Helen Mirren - Actress in a Leading Role) The Last Station. Both films will show through March 25.
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/.
