Friday and Weekend, October 7 - 9, 2011
Stephan DiMagno
DiMagno among first to earn NSF I-Corps grant
A potentially life-saving innovation developed by a UNL chemist is among 21 concepts across the country selected to receive support through a new National Science Foundation program that aims to guide promising scientific discoveries toward commercialization.
Professor Stephen DiMagno and his entrepreneurial team are among the inaugural recipients of NSF's Innovation Corps award, also known as the I-Corps. Winners were announced Oct. 6. Read more about this award on Today@UNL.
HAMILTON HALL ROOM 112, FRI 3:30PM
NSF's Platz to speak at chemistry colloquium
Matthew Platz
Matthew Platz, chemistry division director at the National Science Foundation, will speak on "Ultrafast Time Resolved Studies of Excited States and Reactive Intermediates" at a chemistry colloquium 3:30 p.m., Oct. 7 in Hamilton Hall 112. The colloquium is open to the public.
Platz maintains his research laboratory as the Melvin S. Newman Professor of Chemistry and Distinguished University Professor at Ohio State University. He is an internationally acclaimed physical organic chemist and has received numerous honors. Read more about this lecture on Today@UNL.
Lectures
FILLEY HALL ROOM 210, FRI 3PMDepartment of Agricultural Economics Seminar Series - "Policy Issues in the Transition from Organization to Market: The Case of the Canadian Wheat Board"
Murray Fulton, Director, Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, and Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Saskatchewan
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The colors of homecoming fill paint trays on the lawn of Alpha Tau Omega. Homecoming decorations at Greek Fraternity Houses, 2011. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Molly Miller works on decorations in front of the Theta Xi fraternity. Homecoming decorations at Greek Fraternity Houses, 2011. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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The Husker N in tissue as part of the decorations on the lawn of Alpha Tau Omega. Homecoming decorations at Greek Fraternity Houses, 2011. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Haley Helgoth, helps spells out this year's theme in tissue atop the decoration on the Sigma Nu house. Homecoming decorations at Greek Fraternity Houses, 2011. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Taylor Martin, a Kappa Delta, works though the evening on the decorations in front of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Homecoming decorations at Greek Fraternity Houses, 2011 Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Working into the night on the decorations is a homecoming tradition. Illuminated by works lights, Adam Aldana of Beta Theta Pi works on filling in the head of Little Red with tissue. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Douglas Spale, left, and Zac Harris, right, attaches chicken wire to form the roof of the Phi Delta Theta decorations. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Kadee Korgel poses with a tissue paper Little Red as she has her photo taken by a friend before the homecoming parade, 2011. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Check out the face paint on James McKain as he watches the parade. Homecoming parade, 2011. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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The crowd cheers the Cornhusker Marching Band as the band marches down 16th Street. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Aaron Kech drives a 1920s Leader tractor as part of the Tractor Museum's parade entry. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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The Scarlet Guard lets the parade crowd know their feelings. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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John Anderson of Bellevue, Neb., left, and John Gishbaugher of Youngstown, Ohio, compete in the bean bag toss before the game. Anderson is a Husker fan while his friend is an Ohio State fan. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Markieze Mitchell of Chicago waits for the student gate to open. Nebraska vs. Ohio State. October 8, 2011. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Students rush through the gates to get the best seats. Nebraska vs. Ohio State. October 8, 2011. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Dan McCluskey of Wilmington, North Carolina, shows his game face. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Dan Whitney, better known as Larry the Cable Guy, poses with the cheerleading squad before the kickoff. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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The Cornhusker Marching Band takes the field for their pre-game routine. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Members of the ROTC honor guards display flags of each of the Big Ten teams as a flyover of A-10 Thunderbolts roar overhead. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Seniors Emily Koopmann of Raymond and Skip Hecox of Gothenburg were crowned homecoming queen and king during halftime of the game. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
Campus welcomes thousands to campus for Homecoming weekend
"New Kids on the Block — The Big Red in the Big Ten" was the theme for homecoming week at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. A variety of traditional student-led and alumni-welcoming events took place during the week, with a full day of events on Friday leading into the Husker football game Oct. 8 vs. the Ohio State University. Read more about homecoming events on Today@UNL.
KAUFFMAN CENTER, FRI 3PM
Uphoff presents on entrepreneurship and innovation
Barry Uphoff
The Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at UNL presents Barry Uphoff, who will provide a spectrum of insights into understanding and pursuing successful entrepreneurship and innovation.
Uphoff will visit Oct. 7 at Kauffman Center; from 3 to 4 p.m. he will present "A Portfolio of Entrepreneurs and Innovation," and from 4 to 5 p.m., will be featured at a reception with students and the Raikes School Corporate Advisory Board. Read more about this talk on Today@UNL.
Feminist art movement documentary plays the Ross
The documentary examining the history of the feminist art movement "!Women Art Revolution" opens today at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. The documentary shows through Oct. 13.
"!Women Art Revolution" delves into the under-explored movement through conversations, observations, archival footage and works of visionary artists, historians, curators and critics. The documentary starts at the movement's roots in the antiwar and civil rights protests of the 1960s, then into the major developments in women's art through the 1970s. Read more about this documentary on Today@UNL.
Sheldon opens two exhibitions today
Two exhibitions — "Richmond Barthe: Harlem Renaissance Sculptor" and "The Art and Science of Conservation: Walt Kuhn's 'Apples in Wooden Boat'" — open today at the Sheldon Museum of Art.
A First Friday reception celebrating the openings is 5 to 7 p.m. at the museum. Read more about these exhibitions on Today@UNL.
TEMPLE BUILDING STUDIO THEATRE, FRI 7:30PM; SUN 2PM
University Theatre opens season with 'Bright Ideas'
UNL's University Theatre has opened the new season with Eric Coble's "Bright Ideas." Organized through the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, the performance shows at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 7 and 12-15, and 2 p.m., Oct. 9 in the Temple Building's Studio Theater.
Individual tickets are $16 general admission, $14 for faculty, staff and senior citizens, and $10 for students with valid identification. Season passes are available for $50 and $40 and are redeemable for four admissions.Read more about this production on Today@UNL.
