Monday, September 20, 2010
Celebrate Fall, ReTree Week With Tree Planting
ReTree Week is sponsored by ReTree Nebraska, a 10-year cooperative initiative to promote the proper planting and care of 1 million trees across Nebraska by 2017. So far, nearly 85,000 tree plantings have been reported.
Fall's cooler temperatures, increased moisture and reduced humidity provide a perfect environment to increase that number. These conditions allow properly planted trees to establish their root systems quickly, giving them a jump start on spring growth. more...
Nebraska Research and Innovation Conference Seeking Posters
Registration is now open for the sixth annual Nebraska Research and Innovation Conference Oct. 5 at the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel. The theme for the conference is "Renewable Energy: Building a Sustainable Future for Nebraska."
University researchers are welcome to present posters and university centers and facilities are encouraged to bring displays. The deadline for display or poster registration is Sept. 22. For more information about presenting, or to register for the conference, visit the NRIC website
Frame By Frame Discusses Director Guy-Blaché
Alice Guy-Blaché was the first female director in the motion picture industry and directed more than 600 films. UNL Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon explores the largely neglected work of this pioneer filmmaker.
FRAME BY FRAME
Libraries Receive Collection of Famed Music Educator
Archives and Special Collections at the University Libraries has received the collection of publications, personal correspondence, photographs and videotapes of Mary Helen Bush Richards, Music Educator Hall of Fame member and UNL alumna.
"We are proud to receive materials from and by UNL's successful alumni such as Ms. Richards. The University Archives is here to preserve the contributions made by the university and its alumni to their fields of study, Nebraska and society," said Mary Ellen Ducey, archivist and special collections librarian. more...
Lectures
NEBRASKA HISTORY MUSEUM, 2PMChief Standing Bear Presentation
Mary Kathryn, lawyer, actress, playwright, and Native American
Center for Grassland Studies Fall 2010 Seminar Series - "Grassland Management Plans for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Wildlife Management Area"
Gerry Steinauer, Botanist, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Mathematics Colloquium - "Braid Groups on Graphs"
Lucas Sabalka, Binghamton University. The talk will be preceded by refreshments at 3:30 p.m. in Avery 348.
Wild Grass; I Am Love Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Wild Grass and I Am Love. Both films will show through Sept. 23.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
