Monday, November 21, 2011
Sevian to present on National Science Foundation funding opportunities
Hannah Sevian
Hannah Sevian, associate director of the Center of Science and Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts Boston, will present "An Overview of NSF Funding Opportunities in STEM Education and STEM Education Research" at noon in Hamilton Hall room 102.
This seminar will provide information about several of the main programs in two of the four divisions in the EHR Directorate, the Division of Undergraduate Education and the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. The lecture is free and open to the public. Read more about this presentation on Today@UNL.
UNL law college, UNO gerontology team up on dual degree program
In response to increasing demand for lawyers and professionals with specialized knowledge of laws that affect the rapidly-growing aging population — a field known as elder law — the College of Law at UNL and Department of Gerontology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha have partnered to offer a set of dual-degree and certificate programs that combine law and gerontology.
Beginning in fall 2012, students interested in the fields of law and gerontology will have the option to pursue one of three joint programs: a master of arts in social gerontology/juris doctor (J.D.), a master of arts in social gerontology/master of legal studies, or a graduate certificate in gerontology/J.D. Read more about this program on Today@UNL.
Work to begin on two new residence halls
Construction of a new, suite-style housing complex at UNL will begin at the end of this semester. Sited on the block of 18th, 19th and R streets immediately east of the new Robert E. Knoll Residential Center, the two-building student residence complex will add 1,034 beds. One building will open for occupancy in August 2013 and the other in August 2014.
Suite-style and apartment-style housing is in demand among university students, and the new facilities will provide updated, modern, energy-efficient and convenient housing that will meet UNL students' expectations, according to UNL Housing Director Sue Gildersleeve. Read more about these new residence halls on Today@UNL.
A Shinto shrine
JACKIE GAUGHAN MULTICULTURAL CENTER ROOM 212, 3PMJapanese culture lecture is today
The Kawasaki Reading Room Cultural Lecture will explore the "Social Psychology of Japan" at 3 p.m. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be in the Gaughan Multicultural Center, room 212.
The lecture will be led by K. Appleget, a graduate of Hastings College who worked on his graduate degree at UNL. Appleget taught Japanese and Chinese culture, history, religion and geography for 35 years. Read more about this lecture on Today@UNL.
'Thinkers and Tinkerers' series talks startup visas
The "Thinkers and Tinkerers" series continues at noon Nov. 21 with Jane Garrity discussing the 2011 Startup Visa Act. The discussion, in the Nebraska Union, will cover how the legislation may help foreign-born entrepreneurs create American companies and jobs. The series is organized by NUtech Ventures.
