Monday, August 29, 2011
Baenziger provides gift to NU Foundation for Nebraska Small Grains Fund
Stephen Baenziger
What started as a dream of helping to feed the world is now one step closer to reality for UNL crop researcher Stephen Baenziger. A Purdue University-trained scientist, he joined UNL 25 years ago. He and fellow researchers have helped increase Nebraska's annual wheat yields and have helped wheat growers provide food for millions more people each year.
To further support the university's crop science work, Baenziger made a major gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation for the Nebraska Small Grains Fund, a permanently endowed fund Baenziger helped create some years ago. At his request, the gift amount is not disclosed.Read more about Baenziger and his gift on Today@UNL.
Grassland lecture series begins
Jack Morgan
The 17th annual fall seminar series offered by UNL's Center for Grassland Studies will include lectures on topics ranging from the proposed TransCanada pipeline through the Sandhills to multi-species grazing to challenges for further improvement in buffalograss.
The seminars, which may be taken for academic credit and are also free and open to the public, are held most Mondays during the fall semester from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Nebraska East Union (see kiosks for location). This year's lineup of speakers includes Nobel Laureate Jack Morgan and National Academy of Sciences member Ronald Phillips. Morgan will discuss the effects of global climate change on grasslands of the Great Plains on Oct. 24, and Phillips' talk on Nov. 14 will reflect on Norman Borlaug and the "Green Revolution." Read more about the series and see a full schedule on Today@UNL.
Lectures
NEBRASKA EAST UNION, 3PMCenter for Grassland Studies - "Evolution of Buffalograss into a Highly Valued Native Turfgrass and Challenges for Further Improvement"
Keenan Amundsen, Plant Breeder-Turfgrass, agronomy and horticulture, UNL
UNL research funding at $132.2 million
Funding for University of Nebraska-Lincoln research totaled $132.2 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, according to the UNL Office of Research and Economic Development. Officials said this represents a slight decrease from $139 million the previous year, and was expected in the year following a significant influx of one-time federal stimulus funding.
Through the one-time American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, UNL received research awards totaling $24.9 million, with nearly $17 million coming during the 2010 fiscal year. If these one-time stimulus funds are excluded from the university's total research funding, 2011 marked another year-to-year increase in total research funding. Read more about research funding on Today@UNL.
'Cardio Zone' opens at Campus Rec Center
Located beside the Super Circuit and The Studio in the Campus Rec Center, the Cardio Zone was constructed during July and August 2011 and the venue opened Aug. 22. The finishing touches will continue to be added during the upcoming weeks, however users have full access to use the entire area. The site was previously a racquetball court.
The new cardio equipment includes four Woodway Desmo Elite Treadmills; four Precor EFX 885 Elliptical Fitness Crosstrainers; four Life Fitness Stair Climbers; and four Matrix Ascent Trainers. The new equipment is the newest state-of-the-art fitness equipment on the market with touch-screen functions, individual TVs, personal workout tracking, and iPod/MP-3 compatibility. The Matrix Trainers are a brand new type of workout machine at the Campus Rec Center while the other pieces are newer versions of equipment already in the rec centers. Read more about Cardio Zone on Next@Nebraska.
