Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Norwood Wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship for Math
Zach Norwood
Senior mathematics major Zach Norwood of Papillion has become the first University of Nebraska-Lincoln student to win the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, and one of 30 in the United States this year. The scholarship is for graduate study in any field at the University of Cambridge in England.
The scholarship covers tuition, room, board and travel and a student stipend. The awards were announced this week following interviews of 80 U.S. finalists in New York City Feb. 4-5. There were 800 applicants for the awards. more....
Lectures
NEBRASKA EAST UNION, 4PMEntomology Seminar - "Innovation and application of non-repellent termiticides"
Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid, Entomology Graduate Student
Spring Career Fair is Tuesday and Wednesday
Explore full-time and internship opportunities this week with more than 200 employers at the Spring Career Fair. Feb. 15 is engineering, technology, science and agriculture; Feb. 16 highlights business, service, government, and liberal arts. Both days are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Nebraska Union.
SPRING CAREER FAIR
Apply for Alternative Service Break Trips by Feb. 18
nterested in building a house in the mountains, working with inner city youth or learning about education issues on an Indian Reservation? UNL Service-Learning is planning trips to Pine Ridge, Denver, Kansas City and Chicago over spring break March 19-25. The deadline to apply is Feb. 18.
ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK
Another Year; The Illusionist Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Another Year and The Illusionist. Both films will screen through Feb. 17.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
