Thursday, March 24, 2011
Highway Paleontology Celebrates 50-year Partnership
The University of Nebraska State Museum and the Nebraska Department of Roads are celebrating 50 years of life in the past lane. A special exhibit continues at Morrill Hall highlighting spectacular fossil finds salvaged over the last five decades through Nebraska's Highway Paleontology Program, a collaborative effort between the state agencies.
"Highway Paleontology: Life in the Past Lane" features rare specimens, including the remains of a six-foot-tall flightless bird, a 40-foot-long plesiosaur, a lion 25 percent larger than the modern African lion and a giant land tortoise discovered by the program in 2009. more...
Annual Prairie Schooner Writing Prizes Announced
Prairie Schooner, the quarterly literary magazine published at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has announced the winners of 18 writing prizes for work published in 2010. The total prize money awarded was $8,500, with the highest individual prize of $1,500.
Prairie Schooner is available at chain and independent bookstores throughout the country. Subscriptions or individual copies may be ordered by calling (800) 715-2387. More information about the magazine is available at the Prairie Schooner website. Prairie Schooner is published with support from the UNL English Department and its creative writing program, the University of Nebraska Press, and the Glenna Luschei Endowed Editorship and Fund for Excellence at Prairie Schooner at the University of Nebraska Foundation. more...
Adjusted Hours, Bus Routes For Spring Break
Parking and Transit Services will adjust UNL's bus operating schedule on March. 21. The change is due to lower passenger demand when classes are not in session. Starting March. 21, the wait between buses on City Campus will shift to 20 minutes, while the wait on East Campus will be 10 minutes. Service hours will be 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Regular bus service returns March. 28.
Many buildings on campus have adjusted hours for spring break. For a full listing of these schedules (including Libraries, Campus Rec, and Unions), read the full article at Next@Nebraska.
My Dog Tulip; The Time That Remains at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents My Dog Tulip and The Time That Remains. Both films will screen through Mar. 24.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
