This Week, August 8 - 12, 2011
Roberto Lenton
Global water, development expert Lenton to head Daugherty Institute
Roberto Lenton, one of the world's foremost experts in water management and development, has been named to lead the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska.
Lenton will also hold an appointment as professor of biological systems engineering at UNL. "Roberto Lenton is the ideal person to lead the Daugherty Institute as its founding director," said James B. Milliken, NU President. "His experience in water management, food security, sustainable agriculture and responsible use of resources is exceptional. As important, he shares our vision for the institute and its potential to have an impact on Nebraska and on the world. We are fortunate to have been able to attract someone of this caliber and reputation to the University of Nebraska. He will help us leverage the excellent water research that our faculty has been involved in for many years, and establish the Daugherty Institute as a leader in research, education and policy related to water for food." Read more about this appointment on Today@UNL.
Participants in the National Intercollegiate Band include (from left) Laura Pawlowski, Elektra Wrenholt, Raul Barcenes, Renee Pflughaupt, Adam Gorb, Craig Kirchhoff, Austin Marks and Heath White.
UNL Bands earn Bowling Award
The UNL Bands were named co-winners of the Lee Bowling Award. The award is presented to the band with the most participants in the National Intercollegiate Band. UNL tied with Eastern New Mexico University to earn the honor.
"These students come from across the whole band program, and there were even a number of alternates representing other instruments," said Tony Falcone, associate director of bands and director of the Cornhusker Marching Band. "It's a testament to the quality instruction our students receive both in the studio and in ensemble rehearsal." Read more about this award on Today@UNL.
Ted Kooser
Archives acquires Kooser's papers
The UNL Libraries have acquired the personal papers of Ted Kooser, award-winning Presidential Professor of English and U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant to the Library of Congress (2004-06).
Kooser said he is delighted that his papers are staying in Nebraska and said, "I know the faculty and staff of the University Archives and I trust them to care for the materials with diligence and sensitivity." The Kooser Collection contains the manuscripts of Kooser's work, his journals and workbooks dated 1968 to the present, and more than 50 bound volumes of correspondence covering the years 1966 to 2010. Acquisition of the works was made possible with support from the University of Nebraska Foundation. Read more about this acquisition on Today@UNL.
Sheldon shows "Histories"
The Sheldon Museum of Art permanent collection galleries are showing "Histories," an exhibition that focuses on the complexity of the subject. The term "history" suggests a single, unified explanation and understanding of events and actors on the world stage. And yet in both academic settings and popular culture, history reveals itself to be a complex, multifaceted topic, explored and interpreted in a variety of different ways.
Through artworks from the Sheldon Museum of Art's permanent collection, this exhibition investigates some of the ways history has directed, influenced, or been represented in art, exploring how it has been translated and construed by different people during different periods. Read more about this exhibition on Today@UNL.
