Friday and Weekend, August 13 - 15, 2010
'Sunday Scientist' Program Celebrates Beetles, Other Insects
"Beetle Mania" will take over Morrill Hall when the University of Nebraska State Museum presents the "Sunday With A Scientist" program for children and families that celebrates the beauty and diversity of beetles and other insects. The event will take place from 1:30-4:30 p.m. on Aug. 15.
Visitors will have the opportunity to interact with scientists and ask questions about the insects they collect and study from across the globe for purposes of education and biodiversity research. Admission is $5 for adults (19 and over), $3 for children (5-18 years, 4 and under are free), and $10 for families (up to two adults and children). UNL staff, faculty and students are admitted free with valid NU ID. more...
(l-r) William Thomas, Roger Mandigo
DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER, FRI 3PM; SAT 9AM | LIVE STREAMMore Than 700 To Receive Degrees At UNL's August Commencements
More than 700 students will receive degrees at University of Nebraska-Lincoln commencement exercises Aug. 13 and 14 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
The ceremonies include one for postgraduate degrees at 3 p.m. Aug. 13 and one for baccalaureate degrees at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 14. Nearly 400 students will receive diplomas for master's, doctoral and law degrees and more than 300 will receive diplomas for baccalaureate degrees. Chancellor Harvey Perlman will preside over both ceremonies.
William G. Thomas III, the John and Catherine Angle Professor in the Humanities at UNL, will deliver the address Aug. 13 to nearly the nearly 400 students scheduled to receive master's, doctoral and law degrees. Roger Mandigo, professor of animal science at UNL, will address bachelor's degree recipients Aug. 14. It will be Mandigo's last commencement as head of the marshal corps. He joined the marshal corps in 1979 and has been head marshal since 1982. more...
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky; Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky and Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work. Both films will show through Aug. 26.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
