Wednesday, April 6, 2011
NEBRASKA UNION PLAZA, 11AM - 2PM
Bike-Friendly Campus Movement Launches
UNL will launch an effort to become a Bicycle Friendly Campus with an April 6 event at the Nebraska Union Plaza. The League of American Bicyclists awards the designation to colleges and universities that create an exceptional environment for bicycling.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bike UNL will include a variety of vendors, demonstrations and information to raise awareness about bicycle resources and amenities on campus and around Lincoln. StarTran will offer demonstrations on how to use the new bus racks on city buses, and bicycle vendors will be on hand to exhibit and demonstrate new bicycles. The Great Plains Trails Network will provide information about Lincoln Bike Trails and UNL Campus Recreation will offer bike safety check-ups and information about Bike Adventure Trips sponsored by UNL Outdoor Adventures. Participants can visit vendor booths for a chance to win a new bike, a Netbook or an iPod. more...
Lectures
NEBRASKA EAST UNION GARDEN ROOM, NOONNebraska Gateway for Nutrigenomics Seminar Series - "Impact of gut microbiota and host genetics on disease susceptibility"
Daniel Ciobanu, PhD., Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science
Sensing Place in Environmental Writing - "From the Blue Plateau to the Great Plains"
Mark Tredinnick, an award-winning author and scholar of environmental literature in Australia.
Spring 2011 Water Seminar Series - "Drought, Dust and Tree Death: Rapid and Widespread Landscape Transformations"
David Breshears, University of Arizona
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Spring 2011 Seminar - "PPR proteins: key players in plant mitochondrial RNA metabolism"
Dr. Stephane Bentolila, Cornell University. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m.
Huskers
SOFTBALL | BOWLIN STADIUM, HAYMARKET PARK, 4PMNebraska Huskers vs. North Dakota State
UNL's James Griesen (left), professor of educational administration, checks in volunteers at the Special Olympics Town in Pershing Center during the 2010 USA National Games.
UNL Wins National Award Based on Special Olympics Involvement
Last week, UNL received the 2011 Outstanding Institutional Achievement Award given by the Association of Collegiate Conference and Event Directors International at the association's national conference in Orlando, Fla.
The award recognizes an outstanding milestone in an institution's conferences and events management. UNL received the award based on its effective organization of hospitality services during the 2010 Special Olympics.
"It's an important award because it recognizes how we all came together to make such a huge event so successful," said Tony Rathgeber, conference services and events manager for University Housing. "It required so much collaboration between different departments." more...
NEBRAKSA UNION, 7PM
Peterson's Honors Forum Lecture is Tonight
Wes Peterson
Wes Peterson, professor of agricultural economics, is featured in UNL's next Honors Forum lecture 7 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. Peterson will discuss "Globalization and the World Food Systems." The presentation is free and open to the public.
The Honors Forum is part of the Nebraska Colloquium, a series of lectures designed to engage UNL faculty, staff and students in thoughtful discussion of issues. The colloquium theme this year is "Globalization's Promise."
Breshears Continues Water Seminar Series
David Breshears
David Breshears will present the annual Maurice Kremer Memorial Lecture, 3:30-4:30 p.m., April 6 in the Hardin Hall Auditorium. The lecture, "Drought, Dust and Tree Death: Rapid and Widespread Landscape Transformations," is free and open to the public.
Breshears is a professor in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Arizona. The lecture is sponsored by the School of Natural Resources and the UNL Water Center.
Kaboom; Poetry at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Kaboom and Poetry Both films will screen through Apr. 7.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
