This Week, July 19 - 23, 2010
UNL Physicists to Bring Nanoscience to Life in Science Cafe Presentation
Over the past few years the new term "nano" has been introduced to our vocabulary. We hear the word in movies. It's mentioned on television and in newspapers and magazines. Futurists say it will pave the way for unimaginable new possibilities. There are many different opinions about where this new field will take us, but everyone agrees that this science and the new technologies that come from it have the possibility of significantly impacting our world.
The Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present a Nano Science Cafe at Red9, at 6:30 p.m. July 22. Associate professor of physics Christian Binek and physics post-doctoral researcher Steve Michalski will be speaking about exciting discoveries in the nanosciences, where material is manipulated at an atomic level. Their presentation will let those attending enter the nanoworld while enjoying good food and drinks in a fun and relaxed environment. more...
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(l-r) JS Engebretson and James Griesen
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Engebretson, Griesen Among Volunteers Making Games Possible
Desire to expand their individual community service has led UNL employees JS Engebretson and James Griesen to volunteer for the Special Olympics’ 2010 USA National Games. Engebretson, communications and marketing manager for the College of Engineering, will tap her professional expertise and serve as a press chief at the volleyball venue at Lincoln Southeast High School. Griesen, a professor of educational administration, will work alongside a long-time friend at the Special Olympics Town at Pershing Auditorium.
"We had more than 11,000 register for about 8,500 volunteer openings," said Sarah Leeth, vice president of marketing and communications for the 2010 USA National Games. "Special Olympics' core is rooted in volunteerism. We simply could not do this without our volunteers." more...
CoJMC Coverage of 2010 USA National Games
See more stories...First Bocce Medal Ceremony Joyous Event for Athletes, Volunteers
Assistant awards manager Dixie Trevarthen shares her thoughts on the first Bocce medals presentation of the 2010 Special Olympics National Games.
Please Give; Sweetgrass Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Please Give and Sweetgrass. Both films will screen through July 22.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
