Tuesday March 30, 2010
LIED CENTER, 7:30PM
Reduced Shakespeare Co. to Blaze Through Bard's Work
No time for Shakespeare? The Reduced Shakespeare Co. will blaze through the complete works of the Bard of Avon in a single show when it presents "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)" at 7:30 p.m. March 30 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
Tickets for this performance are $29 and $19. Students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (as well as other participating colleges) with a valid ID, as well as youths age 18 and younger, may purchase tickets for half price. Call the Lied Ticket Office at (402) 472-4747 or (800) 432-3231 for availability. Regular ticket office hours are 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays. For weekday evening performances, Lied Center Ticket Office hours are 11 a.m. until 30 minutes after show time. The Lied Center is located on UNL City Campus at 301 N. 12th St. [map]. Tickets may also be purchased online at the Lied Center website. more....
Lectures
BEADLE CENTER ROOM E103, 2PMDermot P Coyne Distinguished Lectureship - "The Sorghum Genome, the Diversification of Cereals, and the Productivity of Tropical Grasses"
Andrew Paterson, Distinguished Research Professor, University of Georgia. A reception will be held at 3 p.m. in the Beadle Atrium.
Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series - "Controlling Bone and Stem Cell Functions via Biomaterials and Mechanical Cues"
Jung Yul Lim, Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Mechanics, UNL. Informal reception in W317.7 Nebraska Hall at 3 PM, prior to the seminar.
Entomology Seminar - "Dung Beetle Community Response to Environmental Conditions and Trapping Methods"
Sean Whipple, Entomology Graduate Student
Center for Biological Chemistry/Redox Biology Center Spring Seminar - "Many Ways to Skin a Cat: Biomolecular Recognition and Protein Structure"
Dr. Edwin Pozharski, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland - Baltimore. Refreshments available prior to the seminar.
Warm Up on Spring Tuesdays on Maxwell Arboretum Walking Tours
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Gardens will sponsor a series of informal spring walking tours Tuesdays in the Earl G. Maxwell Arboretum on UNL's East Campus. Throughout the season, the arboretum goes through rapid changes. These tours, from noon to 1 p.m. each Tuesday March 30 through May 11, will guide visitors to the current week's highlights. Participants should meet at the Karl Loerch Gazebo located one block east of the UNL Dairy Store just off Holdrege Street. Some metered parking is available on the East Campus Loop south of the arboretum.
The tours will be led by Emily Levine, Special Projects Research Horticulturist with the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. They are free and open to the public. Students can supplement their formal horticultural education, faculty and staff can gain more knowledge about their campuses' gardens, homeowners can get ideas for their own yards, and everyone can appreciate the beauty and science of the plants in the arboretum. more...
"Fill the Fountain" Food Drive is March 29 - April 2
The University Health Center Student Advisory Board and the Afrikan People's Union are holding a "Fill the Fountain" food drive the week of March 29-April 2. Non-perishable food items and personal care items will be collected daily from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day near the Broyhill Fountain, 15th and S streets (north side of the Nebraska Union), with all proceeds going to the Food Bank of Lincoln.
UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER
Huskers
WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS | BOWLING STADIUM, HAYMARKET PARK, 3 & 5PMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
BASEBALL | HAWKS FIELD, HAYMARKET PARK, 6:35PMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. North Dakota FIghting Sioux
A Town Called Panic, The Oscar Nominated Short Films of 2010, Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents A Town Called Panic and the Oscar nominated short films of 2010. All films will screen through April 1.
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/.
