Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Wildlife Lecture is Today
Michael Manfredo
Michael Manfredo, professor and head of the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, will speak at 3:30 p.m., Dec. 1 in the Hardin Hall auditorium. The lecture, "Societal Thought About Wildlife: Shifting Notions of What is Right and Real," is free and open to the public.
Using data from a long-term research program, "Wildlife Values in the West," the talk will explore how broad societal forces for change are shaping public values toward wildlife throughout the western region. Changes include population growth, changes to in-migration rates and land ownership patterns, increasing income and education levels, growth in technology, and urbanization. more...
NEBRASKA UNION AUDITORIUM, 7PM
Berger to Discuss Search for 'Common Culture'
Patrice Berger
Patrice Berger, director of UNL's Honors Program, will give the lecture "Can We Find a Common Culture" at 8 p.m., Dec. 1 in the Neihardt Hall Blue Lounge. The event is free and open to faculty, staff and students.
The lecture is hosted by the Classic Literature Club and the Honors Program Student Advisory Board.
Lectures
NEBRASKA EAST UNION GARDEN ROOM, NOONNebraska Gateway for Nutrigenomics Seminar Series - "NMR Metabolomics and System Biology"
Robert Powers, Department of Chemistry, UNL
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Fall 2010 Seminar - "Transcriptional control of B cell development and transformation"
Dr. Runqing Lu, University of Nebraska Medical Center. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m.
Huskers
MEN'S BASKETBALL | DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER, 7PMNebraska Huskers vs. Jackson State Tigers
Morrow to Give Knoll Lecture Today
Bradford Morrow
Bradford Morrow, a professor at Bard College, will give the 2010-11 Robert E. Knoll Lecture at UNL. His talk, "My Willa Cather," is 7 p.m., Dec. 1 in the Nebraska Union auditorium. The event is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a book signing and reception.
Morrow has written six novels, seven volumes of poetry, edited numerous books, founded and edits the literary journal, "Conjunctions," and written two children's books. He is also the recipient of numerous awards, among them the Academy Award in Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, an O. Henry Prize, a Pushcart Prize, a Lannan Foundation Continuation Grant, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. more...
TEMPLE BUILDING HOWELL THEATRE, 7:30PM
Student Production of 'Misanthrope' Continues
University Theatre continues its season with a modern adaptation of the Moliere classic comedy, "The Misanthrope." Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1-4 in the Temple Building's Howell Theatre. Individual tickets are $16 general admission, $14 faculty/staff and senior citizens, and $10 for students with identification.
"The Misanthrope" is translated and adapted by Tony Harrison. Alceste, the misanthrope of the title played by Alex Jeffery, is disgusted by the hypocrisy, injustice and overall corruption in human society. Alceste's concern with the issue of justice has to do with the fact that he is embroiled in several lawsuits, the outcome of which are determined not by which party is in the right but by who has the most influence in court. more...
Inside Job; Animal Kingdom Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Inside Job and Animal Kingdom. Both films will screen through Dec. 2.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
