Thursday, November 3, 2011
Fall Research Fair continues
A U.S. Department of Energy workshop, the signature fall UNL Research Fair event, begins at 9:30 a.m. Speakers include Johney Green of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Louis Infante of Ricardo Inc., George R. Fenske and John Hryn of Argonne National Laboratory and Mike Nastasi of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Kristin Bennett of KB Science LLC will moderate the session. Other featured presentations include "USDA Funding Opportunities and Priorities" at 9 a.m. in the Nebraska East Union, with Mark Mirando of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and "Team Leadership Skills for Postdocs," also at 9 a.m., with Sharon Milgram of the National Institutes of Health.
Todays events are in the Nebraska Union unless otherwise noted on the schedule. Keep up with the Research Fair on Twitter (hashtag: #rf2011) and Facebook.
Carolyn Forche
GREAT PLAINS ART MUSEUM, 7:30PMPoet/human rights activist's reading is today
The English Department and Creative Writing Program will host a reading by nationally acclaimed poet and human rights activist Carolyn Forche at 7:30 p.m. The reading, in the Great Plains Art Museum, is free and open to the public.
In addition to her public reading, Forche will give a talk, "The Poetry of Witness," at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Bailey Library in Andrews Hall.
Lectures
JORGENSEN HALL ROOM 110, 12:30PMInnovation Seminar Series - "Orbiting The Giant Hairball"
Shane Farritor, Engineering
Free workshop on grantseeking for nonprofit organizations - "Introduction to Finding Funders" and "Guide to Online Grantseeker Resources"
Kief Schladweiler, Coordinator of Cooperating Collections with the Foundation Center
School of Biological Sciences Seminar Series - "Quantifying biotic drivers of plant population dynamics"
Brigitte Tenhumberg, Biological Sciences, UNL
Journalism launches community news website
The College of Journalism and Mass Communications is creating Nebraska Mosaic, a community news website that focuses on Lincoln's refugee population. The website launches today with the 5:30 p.m. premiere of "Crossing Salween" at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.
"Nebraska Mosaic will give Lincoln's growing refugee communities a voice," said Tim Anderson, associate professor of journalism. "These communities exist, but they are, to a large extent, hidden." Since the 1990s, when the federal government designated it a resettlement community, Lincoln has attracted a growing and diverse refugee population. These immigrants speak more than 40 languages and come from more than 50 nations. Read more about this project on Today@UNL.
That's gross! Study uncovers the physical nature of disgust and politics
Most likely, you would be disgusted if confronted with a picture of a man eating a mouthful of writhing worms. Or a particularly bloody wound. Or a horribly emaciated but still living body. But just how much disgust you feel may lend important insight into your personal political proclivities.
In a new study, political scientists closely measured people's physiological reactions as they looked at a series of pleasant and unpleasant images. Participants who identified themselves as conservative — and, in particular, those who said they were against gay marriage — had strong physiological reactions when shown the gross pictures. Read more about this study on Today@UNL.
Research organization selects UNL psychologist for high honor
Saloshna Vandeyar
Lesa Hoffman, an associate professor of psychology, is being recognized for her strides as a promising young researcher. Hoffman is the 2011 winner of the Cattell Award from the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology.
The honor is awarded annually to a young researcher who has made outstanding contributions to the field of multivariate experimental psychology and who shows promise of continued high-quality work. It is one of the highest honors for early-career achievements in quantitative psychology. Read more about this honor on Today@UNL.
TEACHERS COLLEGE ROOM 105, 6PM
South African professor to give research keynote
Saloshna Vandeyar
Saloshna Vandeyar presents the keynote lecture in the College of Education and Human Sciences Research Conference, 6 p.m., today in Teachers College Hall, room 105. Vandeyar is an associate professor in humanities education at the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
Vandeyar is an award-winning scientist who is rated highly in South Africa's government-supported National Research Foundation. Her current scholarship focuses on the implications of teacher and student identities in constructing classrooms inclusive of racial, linguistic and ethnic identity. Read more about this lecture on Today@UNL.
