This Week, July 26 - 30, 2010
Forest Service Receives $1.3M Hazelnut Research Grant
The Nebraska Forest Service at UNL, along with partners in a national consortium, has received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop hybrid hazelnuts as a perennial crop in Nebraska and across the U.S. for use as food, animal feed and biofuel.
Oregon State University, Rutgers University and the Arbor Day Foundation are the other members of the Hybrid Hazelnut Research Consortium. more...
Sheldon's Havana Summer Cuban Film Series Continues
It's a scorcher outside this summer, and the Sheldon Museum of Art welcomes visitors to cool off inside with its Cuban Film Series, part of the museum's Havana Summer event schedule. The screenings are free and open to the public and take place in Sheldon's Abbott Auditorium.
The series continues on July 27 at 7 p.m. with "Hello Hemingway" directed by Fernando Perez. A young girl's academic career clashes against her family's struggle with poverty; the story unfolds at their home just outside Havana, which has a clear view of Ernest Hemingway's mansion inside the city. more...
MicMacs; Cyrus Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Micmacs and Cyrus. Micmacs will screen through Aug. 5, while Cyrus will show through Aug. 12.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
