This Week, June 21 - 25, 2010
Australian Political Scientist Studies Role of Physical Scientists in Policymaking
Dr. Linda Botterill, a political scientist from Australia, will speak Thursday, June 24, at 3:30 p.m. at the East Campus Union. Her talk, "The Role of Science in the Evidence-Based Policy Process," is free and open to the public.
Botterill is director of the National Institute for Rural and Regional Australia at the Australian National University and studies the intersection of science and policy in areas as diverse as obesity, food policy and drought. She has been a long-time collaborator with Dr. Donald A. Wilhite, who is director of the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and founding director of the National Drought Mitigation Center. She is in the U.S. for several weeks this summer to conduct research on the impact of science on drought policy in this country. This research is part of a larger project funded by the Australian Research Council, comparing drought policy development in Australia and the U.S.
Academic Planning Committee Budget Hearing is June 25
The APC hearing on proposed budget reductions will be held on June 25 in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center on City Campus. The task of the APC is to review the Chancellor's proposed cuts in light of their probable impact on the university's academic mission and approve them or suggest other ways of meeting the budget reduction goal. To accomplish this task, the APC welcomes information from all who may be affected by the proposed reductions.
For more information about the APC hearing process, visit the APC Procedures for Phase Three of the UNL Budget Reduction Process - Part 2 document.
Morrill Hall to Offer Free Thursday Night Admission in June, July, August
The University of Nebraska State Museum will offer free admission to Morrill Hall, south of 14th and Vine Streets on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln City Campus, on Thursday nights throughout the summer. Through Aug. 26, the public may visit the museum free of charge from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays only. Regular admission to Mueller Planetarium fulldome shows will apply.
Mueller Planetarium, located inside the museum, will feature two fulldome shows on Thursday evenings in June. The family show, "Secret of the Cardboard Rocket," will be shown at 6 p.m. The new fulldome show, "Natural Selection," will be shown at 7 p.m. more...
Mid-August Lunch; The Secret In Their Eyes Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Mid-August Lunch and The Secret In Their Eyes. Mid-August Lunch will screen through June 24, while The Secret In Their Eyes will show through July 1.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
