Wednesday, September 14, 2011
UCARE project leads to donation from professor's family
Since the end of World War II, the timeworn trunk sat idle in an attic with its treasures cloaked from the outside world. Fast-forward 66 years and the trunk has found a new home in the basement of Love Library.
"Nobody really knew much until we opened this box," said Gwyneth Talley, a senior language studies and history major. "All I knew was there were original manuscripts that had been unpublished." Fling taught at the university from 1891-1934 and was devoted to the study of Honoré Mirabeau, a French diplomat and politician who was a crucial voice during the French Revolution. Read more about this donation on Today@UNL
UNL continues listing among nation's best in U.S. News
The "rankings" are in and UNL once again is listed right around the 100 mark among best national universities – this year at 101, tied with seven other universities at that rank. Last year's ranking was 104 among all national public and private universities.
The 2012 U.S. News and World Report rankings released today no longer include a Top 50 public national university list. UNL was 47th on that list last year, and a count indicates UNL remains within the top 50 universities. Read more about the report on Today@UNL.
Lectures
ANDREWS HALL ROOM 229, 3:30PMInstitute for Ethnic Studies Colloquium - "Why The Help Isn't Helping: A Roundtable Discussion"
Kwakiutl Dreher, Ethnic Studies & English;
Jeannette Eileen Jones, Ethnic Studies & History;
Patrick Jones, Ethnic Studies & History;
Anna Williams Shavers, Cline Williams Professor of Citizenship Law, UNL Law College
BEADLE CENTER ROOM E103, 3:30PM
Series features Big Ten National Academy of Sciences members
Some of the Big Ten Conference's most distinguished scientists are coming to Lincoln. Starting Sept. 14, UNL's Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar Series will feature presentations by Big Ten faculty who are all members of the National Academy of Sciences. Presenters include James Van Etten (who also organized the series), professor of plant pathology and a National Academy member.
The lecture series opens Sept. 14 with Ohio State University's David Denlinger discussing "Shutting Down for the Winter: The Molecular Regulation of Insect Diopause." All lectures in the series this fall begin at 4 p.m. in the Beadle Center, room E103. Each talk is preceded by a 3:30 p.m. reception. All lectures are free and open to the public. Read more about this series on Today@UNL
NEBRASKA UNION, 7PM
Gosselin featured in Sept. 14 Honors Forum lecture
Dave Gosselin
Dave Gosselin, director of the environmental studies program, is featured in the next Honors Forum lecture, 7 p.m., Sept. 14 in the Nebraska Union (room posted). Gosselin will discuss "Water: Connecting Everything to Everything Else." The lecture is free and open to the public.
UNL's Honors Forum is part of the Nebraska Colloquium, a series of lectures designed to engage university faculty, staff and students in thoughtful discussion of issues. The colloquium theme this year is "Water and Global Security."
HARDIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 3:30PM
Forbes to lead off natural resources lecture series
Valery Forbes
Valery Forbes, director of the School of Biological Sciences, will start the School of Natural Resources Fall 2011 Seminar Series on Sept. 14 with "Why We Need Better Models for Assessing and Managing Ecosystem Services." The talk begins at 3:30 p.m. in the Hardin Hall Auditorium. The presentation is free and open to the public.
Forbes will challenge ecosystem modelers to come up with management tools that are complex enough to be accurate and clear enough to work for decision-makers and educators. Read more about this series on Today@UNL
