Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Big Ten lecture series features Michigan State professor
James Tiedje
The Big Ten National Academy of Sciences seminar series continues with Michigan State University's James Tiedje at 4 p.m., Oct. 12 in E103 Beadle Center. The seminar and a 3:30 p.m. reception are free and open to the public.
Tiedje is director of Michigan State's Center for Microbial Ecology and a professor of crop and soil sciences and microbiology and molecular genetics. His lecture, "Mining Soil Metagenomes for Meaning," will focus on understanding microbe communities in soil. Read more about this lecture on Today@UNL.
Shripat Kamble
Kamble honored by national entomology group
A UNL entomologist has received the 2011 Recognition Award in Urban Entomology from the Entomological Foundation.
Shripat Kamble will receive the award at a meeting in November. The award is given for "outstanding extension, research and teaching contributions in urban entomology." Read more about this honor on Today@UNL.
Lectures
BEADLE CENTER ROOM N172, 10:30AM; 12:30PMLaboratory Safety Colloquium Series - "Safe Handling: Highly Toxic Chemicals, Reproductive Toxins, and Biologically-derived Toxins"
Scott Batcheller, Sigma Aldrich Chemistry R&D
Political Science Brown Bag Speaker Series - "Improved Public Policy Models"
Thomas Birkland, associate professor of public administration and policy, and
political science at the University at Albany, State University of New York
Nebraska Gateway for Nutrigenomics Seminar Series - "Functional Diversity in the DJ-1 superfamily: From Parkinson's Disease to Microbial Defense"
Mark Wilson, Ph.D.; Department of Biochemistry-UNL
Carrick Detweiler holds a quadrotor robot and controller in UNL's NIMBUS lab. The robots will be featured in two Oct. 12 performances at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, 6:30PMPerformance features robotics, modern dance collaboration
Carrick Detweiler's flying robots aren't quite ready to take over the world — yet. But they are carving out a niche on the dance floor.
Through an unconventional collaboration, the remote-controlled quadrotor robots used by the assistant professor of computer science and engineering will perform alongside the modern dance students of UNL's Susan Levine. The performance, free and open to the public, is at 6:30 p.m., today in the Lied Center for Performing Arts' Johnny Carson Theater. The performance precedes the 7:30 p.m. Pilobolus Dance Theatre program at the Lied Center. Read more about this performance on Today@UNL.
John Gates
Gates to speak on environmental tracers
John Gates, from UNL's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, will present "Assessing Groundwater Renewability with Environmental Tracers" at 3:30 p.m., Oct. 12 in the Hardin Hall Auditorium. His talk is free and open to the public.
Gates' research on tracer hydrology involves developing and applying chemical and isotopic approaches to investigate water cycling. Read more about this talk on Today@UNL.
International Experimental Cinema Expo at Ross Oct. 12, 13
TIE, The International Experimental Cinema Exposition, exists to illuminate experimental film of the highest caliber, as well as to join, recognize and serve filmmakers who are dedicated to the art and experimentation of the celluloid motion picture.
The 2011 Ross edition of TIE will feature two programs that illuminate the continuing vitality of experimental cinema that include films from highly regarded international artists. TIE curator Christopher May will be present to introduce the programs and answer questions. These events are free and open to the public. Read more about this expo on Today@UNL.
