Thursday, December 1, 2011
Tours of robotics lab offered Dec. 1-2
Free tours of UNL's Robotics and Mechatronics Lab are being offered 2 to 5 p.m., Dec. 1-2 in the Walter Scott Engineering Center, room 316. Mamur Hossain, a graduate student, will lead the tours.
The tours are open to faculty, staff and students. More information is available on the engineering website, send email to amanda3679@gmail.com or call 402-405-4947.
Planetarium adds Space Shuttle tribute
Mueller Planetarium opens a new fulldome show schedule today that includes a tribute to NASA's space shuttle program. The schedule features "Dawn of the Space Age" and the space shuttle tribute at 7 p.m., Thursdays and 3 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays; and "Light Years from Andromeda," at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Read more about the planetarium schedule on Today@UNL.
Lectures
SCOTT ENGINEERING CENTER ROOM 237, NOONEngineering seminar - "Societal and Political Issues in Addressing Infrastructure Risk"
Ross B. Corotis, professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering with the University of Colorado, Boulder
Allan McCutcheon
Grant funds UNL-private sector survey research
As society becomes more dependent on polling and survey data, the need to ensure accuracy and reduce errors becomes more critical. A $2.97 million grant from the National Science Foundation to a team at UNL will be used to find ways to reduce survey error and look at ways to integrate technologies like the Internet and computer-assisted telephone surveys into the next generation of survey tools.
A UNL research team led by Allan McCutcheon, professor of statistics and survey research and methodology in UNL's Gallup Research Center, will partner on this research with two private firms, Gallup and Abt SRBI. Both companies have strong and long-standing reputations in conducting surveys in the private and public sectors for a variety of needs and uses. The partners and researchers celebrated the collaboration and grant at a Nov. 30 reception in Omaha. Read more about this grant on Today@UNL.
Registration open for Empowerment Forum
Registration is open for the UNL Empowerment Forum. The event is open to all faculty, staff and students with an interest in the challenges UNL faces in dealing with diversity issues. The Empowerment Forum is 12:30 to 5 p.m., Jan. 27 in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. Registration is available at the Student Affairs website.
The forum is designed to help participants understand cultural differences; hear a variety of perspectives; and share diversity thoughts, ideas, stories and experiences. For more information, contact Sammi Mosier at smosier2@unl.edu.
CAMPUS RECREATION ROOM 55, 12:30PM; 5:15PM
Healthy holiday eating is focus of seminar
The winter holiday season can be a busy time to juggle family, friends, parties, and your own personal well-being and UNL Campus Recreation is offering a seminar to help you not only survive but also feeling good. Two sessions of "Holiday Survival: Eat, Play, Be Merry!" are Dec. 1 at the Campus Rec Center, room 55. The first meets from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and a second from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. Cost is $5 per person and is open to all UNL students, faculty, staff and the public.
Attendees will sample more than 10 healthy foods and snacks, and receive a recipe booklet to share with family and friends. Easy tips for managing stress and fitting physical activity into a busy schedule will be shared too. Read more about this seminar on Today@UNL.
