Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Grad student Estes publishes 'Affirming Me: diminishing ed'
23-year-old, Emily Estes, graduate assistant for Wellness Services at Campus Recreation, added "published author" to her list of accomplishments in January 2012.
The subject matter of the book is hope. Hope for recovery from an eating disorder. Eating disorders are prevalent issue in college-age women and are a growing issue in men and middle aged women. Read more about this book in Today@UNL.
LOVE LIBRARY SOUTH, 10:30AM
Libraries to present research for job seekers
Bob Bolin, associate professor and business librarian will give a presentation 10:30 a.m. Feb. 21 at Love Library ESC on "Company Research for Job Seekers." Register for the presentation online. Attendees can learn to research company histories, structures, services and products.
Through April 24, University Libraries will offer free weekly workshops that are open to students, faculty, staff and the public. All are Tuesdays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the ESC on first floor of Love Library South.
Lectures
JORGENSEN HALL ROOM 110, 3:30PMNebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience Seminar - "Plasma Etching in Microelectronics"
Dr. Maxime Darmon, CNRS, French National Center for Scientific Research Laboratory of Technologies of Microelectronics, Grenoble, France
Entomology Lecture - "Carabids (Coleoptera: Carabidae) as Natural Enemies of Pests and Weeds in Agro-ecosystems"
Johan Pretorius, Entomology Graduate Student
Andrea Faber Taylor
Expert on Kids and Nature to Speak
Andrea Faber Taylor, an expert on how being in nature contributes to children's health, will give a talk at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the Hardin Hall auditorium. Her talk is free and open to the public.
Taylor is internationally recognized as an expert on the benefits of "greener" environments for children. She is a researcher with the Landscape and Human Health Laboratory and an instructor in Horticulture at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. She has a Ph.D. in Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences from the University of Illinois.
Her diverse published findings include such benefits of nature for children as more creative play, greater concentration, and greater self-discipline. Her groundbreaking research on the benefits of nature for children with ADHD has resulted in extensive coverage in more than 100 national and international media outlets, including Science News, the British Medical Journal, Prevention Magazine, Psychology Today, Globe and Mail, Parents Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, and The New York Times. Read more about this talk in Today@UNL.
'Birds of Southwestern Nebraska' released
Birding enthusiasts have something new to crow about: "Birds of Southwestern Nebraska" has landed. The book is the latest annotated guide to bird species found in and around the Lake McConaughy region, published by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Conservation and Survey Division within the School of Natural Resources.
Inspired by "Birds of the Cedar Point Biological Station," written by Mary Bomberger Brown and Charles Brown in 2001, "Birds of Southwestern Nebraska" features more species, year-round occurrence observations, and full-color photos courtesy of renowned ornithologist and UNL professor Paul A. Johnsgard. Read more about this title in Today@UNL.
Sandhills Publishing forms UNL partnership to support future IT grads
Sandhills Publishing hopes a new partnership with UNL encourages more young people to pursue an education in Nebraska and to keep their talents and skills here when they graduate. Thomas and Rhonda Peed of Lincoln, founders of Sandhills Publishing, announced a gift commitment to the University of Nebraska Foundation to create the Sandhills Publishing Student Program. The program benefits the UNL Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
At the heart of the program is the Sandhills Publishing Scholarship, which will eventually provide scholarship awards of $8,000 each to eight students a year. Beginning this fall semester, scholarships will be awarded to two incoming freshmen students every year, and based on continued academic achievement the students may be eligible to receive the scholarships for an additional three years. Read more about this gift commitment in Today@UNL.
