Monday, October 3, 2011
Research Development Fellows Program deadline is Oct. 17
The Office of Research and Economic Development seeks applications for the Research Development Fellows Program, a competitive initiative that prepares pre-tenure faculty to successfully compete for external grant funding. Up to 15 fellows will be selected. The application deadline is Oct. 17.
A complete program description, preliminary calendar of events and an online application form are available at the Fellows Program page.
Volunteers sought for Huskers Helping the Homeless
The 15th annual Huskers Helping the Homeless event will kick off at 3:30 p.m., Oct. 8 before the Nebraska-Ohio State football game. Volunteers will be placed throughout downtown Lincoln to collect change for Matt Talbot Kitchen, whose services include hunger relief and homeless prevention.
Volunteers will meet at the Newman Center at 16th and Q streets the day of the event. They will receive free T-shirts, drinks and snacks, plus four hours of agency service credit. To volunteer, contact Susie Wilson at 402-477-4116 or susiemtko@windstream.net.
General C. Robert Kehler, Commander, US Strategic Command, speaking at the annual Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law Lincoln Conference
Nebraska program in the middle of national security, telecommunications law
It's a bit of a cliché for professors to tell students that if they work hard and do well in school, then the sky is the limit. Especially at the University of Nebraska College of Law - where that old saying is, quite literally, obsolete.
The college launched its innovative Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law Program in 2008, becoming the nation's only master-of-laws program, or LL.M., of its kind. By uniquely infusing cyber and telecommunications law to the mix, Nebraska also has the only such program taught in English anywhere in the world. Read more about this program on Today@UNL.
HAMILTON HALL ROOM 548, NOON
Colloquium to explore 'green chemistry'
Robert Peoples
Robert Peoples, director of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute, will lead a lunchtime discussion about green chemistry and how researchers, including those in Nebraska, are lending their innovative ideas to build a sustainable economy.
NUtech Ventures and UNL's Department of Chemistry will host "Green Chemistry: Innovation that Benefits Nebraska and the Planet." The panel discussion will begin at noon in 548 Hamilton Hall. Read more about this discussion on Today@UNL.
JACKIE GAUGHAN MULTICULTURAL CENTER, 3:30PM
Educational tech expert to give talk
Cathy Cavanaugh
Cathy Cavanaugh, associate professor of educational technology at the University of Florida, will present "Evidence-Based Practices for Online Teacher Professional Development," 3:30 to 5 p.m., in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, room 212. The event is free and open to the public.
The presentation will highlight promising, online-based efforts to enhance the knowledge and practice of K-12 educators. Cavanaugh will also provide specific guidelines, recommendations and examples for developers and facilitators of online professional development programs. Read more about this seminar on Today@UNL.
