This Week, June 6 - 10, 2011
New Study Finds Rapid Changes in Greenland Climate Last 5,000 Years
Abrupt average temperature changes of as much as 4 or 5 degrees Celsius over a few decades may have profoundly affected human civilization for cultures that occupied western Greenland over the past 5,000 years. Those are the findings of a study published in the May 30-June 3 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by a group of scientists that included Sherilyn Fritz of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Using a new technique that measures the qualities of haptophytes (salt-loving microscopic plants), the scientists studied carbon-dated sediment cores recovered from the beds of two saline lakes near Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland, an area north of the two major medieval Viking (Norse) settlements. Read more about the study on Today@UNL.
Jumpin' Kate and the Naked Reserves to Perform June 9
Katie Logan of Jumpin' Kate
The Fountain Frolics summer concert series continues June 9 with Jumpin' Kate and the Naked Reserves performing on the Nebraska Union Plaza. Fountain Frolics concerts are noon to 1 p.m. every Thursday through July 28 (except June 30).
The free concerts are sponsored by the University Program Council. Qdoba will be offering a lunch option for sale during the June 9 performance. UPC will be selling Pepsi products during all Fountain Frolics concerts. Read more about Fountain Frolics on Today@UNL.
East Campus Hosts June 11 Meadowlark Festival Events
Dave Eggar
The Meadowlark Music Festival expands its June 11 concert to include an afternoon of music and family-friendly activities at East Campus, capped by an evening concert by Grammy nominee Dave Eggar and Deoro on the green northeast of the East Union.
The day begins with afternoon events and dinner, with many departments and units on East Campus opening doors for free family-friendly events with musicians performing at buildings and sites across campus. Participants can pick up a passport and map at any of the locations and have the passport stamped by visiting each site. Free ice cream with a special Meadowlark-themed flavor will be provided 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. by the UNL Dairy Store to those who receives three or more stamps. A grill-out near the concert site is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with grilled burgers and hot dogs for purchase. Read more about this event on Today@UNL.
Tony Nominated 'The Importance of Being Earnest' to Show at the Ross
The critically acclaimed revival of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" will be broadcast live from Broadway to the screen at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center at 7 p.m., June 9. An encore performance will show at 3 p.m., June 12.
Nominated for three 2011 Tony Awards, "The Importance of Being Earnest" stars Brian Bedford as Lady Bracknell. The show is a comedic masterpiece about class, courtship and good, old-fashioned name dropping. The Tony Award nominations are for Best Revival of a Play, Best Actor (Bedford) and Best Costumes (Desmond Heeley). Read more about this broadcast on Today@UNL.
