Wednesday, November 16, 2011
John Gates
NEBRASKA UNION AUDITORIUM, 7PMGates delivers Honors Forum lecture
John Gates, Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, is featured in UNL's next Honors Forum lecture 7 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Auditorium. He will discuss "Water Pressure: Hydrology on the Frontiers of the Global Water Crisis." The presentation is free and open to the public.
The Honors Forum is part of the Nebraska Colloquium, a series of lectures designed to engage UNL faculty, staff and students in thoughtful discussion of issues. The colloquium theme this year is "Water and Global Security."
Ronald Phillips
BEADLE CENTER ROOM E103, 4PMPhillips to speak on maize genetics
"Good science in maize genetics: Is serendipity involved?," will be presented by member of the National Academy of Sciences, Ronald Phillips from the University of Minnesota. The lecture is part of the Center of Biotechnology/Life Sciences Big Ten National Academy of Sciences lecture series, and will take place at 4 p.m. in Beadle Center Room E103.
A philosophical look at the role that serendipity played in six research accomplishments in maize genetics along with a brief description of each. The areas will include molecular, in vitro, and cytogenetic advances.
Lectures
HARDIN HALL ROOM 901, 10:30AMGeography Awareness Week Seminar - "The Earth from Space at Night: Explorations of the Human-Environment-Sustainability Problematic using Nighttime Satellite Imagery"
Paul C. Sutton, associate professor of Geography at the University of Denver
Institute for Ethnic Studies Colloquium - "19th Century Mexico and Its Legacy"
Panel Discussion participants are: James Garza, Associate Professor History and Ethnic Studies, Jose Gonzalez, Associate Professor Modern Languages/Literature and Ethnic Studies, Sergio Wals, Assistant Professor Political Science and Ethnic Studies
Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience - "Synthesis and Properties of Graphene Nanostructures"
Dr. Alexander Sinitskii, Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Olson Seminar discusses on 'Atlas of the Great Plains'
Creating the "Atlas of the Great Plains" is the topic of the Nov. 16 Paul A. Olson Seminars in Great Plains Studies. UNL geography professor J. Clark Archer and his co-author Fred M. Shelley, professor of geography at the University of Oklahoma, will discuss the purpose, documentation, and final publication in a seminar from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Great Plains Art Museum. The seminar is free and open to the public.
The Great Plains is anything but drab and uniform, and the authors of the "Atlas," including the late Stephen J. Lavin, set out to prove that. The result is a cartographic and textual report on the geographic and historical exploration of the North American Great Plains region from the Rio Grande to the Canadian Prairie provinces and spanning human occupation of the region from pre-Columbian times to the present. Read more about this talk on Today@UNL.
HENZLIK HALL ROOM 124, 5PM
Chilton to lead 'Huskers Fighting Hunger' forum
Mariana Chilton
Students, faculty, staff and the public will learn how to get involved in anti-hunger and food security efforts at the "Huskers Fighting Hunger" forum, 5-7:30 p.m. at Henzlik Hall room 124. Mariana Chilton, founder of Witnesses to Hunger, will lead the forum.
There will also be a series of interactive workshops designed to provide students and members of the public an overview of how they can get involved and take action to address hunger locally. Workshops are focused in three key areas: the link between hunger and obesity, developing political advocacy skills and working with school programs to ensure children have access to food. Read more about this forum in Today@UNL.
Scholarship supports nontraditional engineering students
The late John E. McCue and his wife Jerri
A new memorial scholarship provides support to nontraditional students who study construction or civil engineering. The scholarship was established to commemorate the life of alumnus John E. McCue, who enjoyed a career in engineering.
In honor of McCue's life, family and friends established the John E. McCue Memorial Scholarship with gifts of nearly $60,000 to the University of Nebraska Foundation. Now permanently endowed, the fund enables the College of Engineering to award annual scholarships to support nontraditional students with financial need.
As a nontraditional student himself, McCue was familiar with challenges older students face when returning to the college classroom. After graduating in 1982 with a construction engineering degree, he built a 22-year career with Kiewit Construction as an engineer and area manager. Read more about this scholarship in Today@UNL.
M.J. Paulsen
Paulsen receives national entomology award
M.J. Paulsen, collections manager in the State Museum's division of entomology, received the 2010 Lacordaire Prize from the Coleopterists Society at its annual meeting held Nov. 15 in Reno, Nev.
The Lacordaire Prize is given for the best published monograph on beetles that was the product of a Ph.D dissertation. The selection was made by a society committee of renowned beetle specialists. Read more about this award on Today@UNL.
International Studies Program holds scholarship discussion
The Edythe Wiebers scholarship program pertains to University of Nebraska students who can read, write, and speak a foreign language. Through this scholarship program, students can earn $1,000 to $2,500 for a study abroad experience in a non-English-speaking country.
Join us for coffee and desserts at 3 p.m. in the Nebraska Union's Georgian Room and learn more about study abroad scholarship opportunity. Five recipients of last year's Edythe Wiebers scholarship will speak about their international experiences. Read more about this discussion on Today@UNL.
