Monday, February 21, 2011
Dean Candidate Alleman at Public Presentation Today
James Alleman
James Alleman is one of five candidates for dean of the College of Engineering selected by the search committee to visit campus. He will give a public presentation 3:30 p.m. today in Walter Scott Engineering Center room 237.
Alleman joined Iowa State's Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering as professor and chair in 2005. Prior academic appointments at Purdue University and the University of Maryland also included two service roles at Purdue, as both Assistant Chair in the School of Civil Engineering and as Associate Director of a NASA NSCORT advanced life support research center. All of his degrees were from the University of Notre Dame, in civil and environmental engineering. more...
Eating Disorders Awareness Week is Feb. 20-25
UNL is observing National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Feb. 20-25. The theme is a week to "Be Comfortable in Your Genes." All events are free and open to the public.
Eating Disorder Awareness Week events at UNL are sponsored by the Eating Disorders Education and Prevention; Students Helping Individuals Nurture Esteem; Greeks Promoting Positive Attitudes; the University Health Center; Campus Recreation; and the Wellness Initiative. more...
Dominguez Featured in NSF Webcast
UNL physicist Aaron Dominguez was featured this week with Gustaaf Brooijmans of Columbia University in a National Science Foundation webcast about the two largest experiments at the Large Hadron Collider on the Swiss-French border near Geneva, Switzerland.
Dominguez represented the hundreds of U.S. particle physicists working on the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment and Brooijmans those working the ATLAS experiment. In the 45-minute interview, they discuss 2011 and beyond for the experiments, the search for the Higgs boson, and the restart of the Large Hadron Collider, which could occur Feb. 21. The podcast can be seen at the NSF website.
Lectures
NEBRASKA EAST UNION, NOONUniversity Police Brown Bag Session - "Situational Awareness"
Aaron Pembleton, University Police
Plant Pathology Seminar Series
Bing Yang, assistant professor in the Department of Genetics Development and Cell Biology at Iowa State University
Eating Disorders Awareness Week Presentation - "Gotta Get Ripped: Male Body Image"
Justin Henderson, a doctoral candidate in psychology
A high-resolution separation of metabolites in a breast-cancer tumor sample.
New Interdisciplinary Minor Offered by Three Colleges
Three UNL colleges are offering a new undergraduate minor in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. The minor has been approved by the colleges of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Arts and Sciences, and Engineering.
The interdisciplinary curriculum prepares students to understand, use, and develop advanced computational methods and tools for processing, visualizing, and analyzing biological data and for modeling biological processes. Studies in computational biology and bioinformatics span biosciences, computer science, engineering, mathematics, and statistics. The coursework prepares students for careers in biomedical, biotechnology, agricultural, pharmaceutical, and engineering fields and for related graduate study programs. more...
Water for Food Seminar Registration Due Feb. 21
Marc Andreini, an international water expert, will discuss "Small Reservoirs in Africa" during a free lunch seminar, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Feb. 23 in Hardin Hall. The presentation is hosted by the University of Nebraska Water for Food Institute.
University of Nebraska faculty, staff and students are invited to the seminar and luncheon but must RSVP online by 5 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Research and Economic Development website. more...
Faculty, Professionals Can Apply for Fulbright Programs
UNL faculty and professionals are encouraged to apply for the Fulbright Scholar Program, which sends more than 800 faculty and professionals abroad annually.
Applications for Fulbright Scholar awards are being accepted through Aug. 1 for 2012-2013. Traditional Fulbright terms last from two months to an entire academic year. Recipients lecture and conduct research in a variety of academic and professional fields. Award programs include Fulbright Specialist, Distinguished Chairs, and International Education Administrators. more...
Barney's Version; Bitiful Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Barney's Version and Bitiful. Both films will screen through Mar. 3.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
