Monday, January 9, 2012
Big Ten Network debuts 'Impact the World' series
The Big Ten Network is debuting a new weekly television series feature research projects on Big Ten campuses. The series, "Impact the World," opens at 8:30 p.m., Jan. 10.
UNL research stories are scheduled for a February episode. Actor Dennis Haysbert is the host of the series. The first episode features stories illustrating the impact of medical therapy and treatment advancements. Big Ten universities highlighted in the episode are Indiana, Minnesota and Illinois. Read more about this series on the Big Ten Network website.
School of Music offers beginning, intermediate piano lessons
The UNL School of Music is offering "The Community Piano Experience," an 11-week program of beginning and intermediate group piano lessons. The lessons focus on basic music reading and keyboarding skills. Classes are Feb. 7 to April 26. To register, send email to cpelincoln@yahoo.com or call 402-770-8002.
The program is perfect for adults who have never played piano or have forgotten their lessons from childhood.
Susan Sheridan, director of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, stands in front of a sign during her two-week mission trip to Haiti.
Mission trip inspires Sheridan
A two-week mission trip inspired Susan Sheridan to help improve education efforts in Haiti. The director of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools traveled to Haiti in September. She spent the majority of her time in La Montagne, a rural region far from the bustling cities of Jacmel and Port-au-Prince.
"La Montagne is up on the mountain range and it's hard to get there because the roads were pretty much decimated and torn apart," Sheridan said. The destruction is in part due to last year's 7.0 magnitude earthquake that left most of the Caribbean country in ruins. Read more about this trip in Today@UNL.
Registration open for 100-day wellness challenge
Registration is open for the "Live Healthy Nebraska 100-Day Wellness Challenge. The challenge is a team-centric weight loss and physical activity program designed to assist participants in making positive changes that lead to a healthier lifestyle.
Last year was the first time UNL participated in the wellness challenge. The 344 UNL participants recorded 1,166,890 minutes of physical activity. Of those participants, 152 entered the weight loss division and dropped 874 pounds. Read more about this challenge in Today@UNL.
Committee appointed, search launched for architecture dean
A committee, appointed by Senior Vice Chancellor Ellen Weissinger and led by College of Business Administration Dean Donde Plowman, has begun the search process to recruit and select candidates for a new dean of the College of Architecture. Read more about this search in Today@UNL.
