Monday, March 26, 2012
First architecture dean finalist's public presentation is today
George Thrush
The first of three public presentations by finalists for the dean of the College of Architecture is today. The presentations, each of which will conclude with a reception, are free and open to faculty, staff and students.
George Thrush, professor and director of the School of Architecture at Northeastern University in Boston, will lead the first public presentation, 3:30 to 5 p.m., today in the Sheldon Museum of Art auditorium. Read more about Thrush and this search in Today@UNL.
Register for April 5 NSF CAREER roundtable
The Office of Research and Economic Development will host a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program workshop 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., April 5, in the East Union (room posted). Interested faculty, department heads and chairs, should register at the Research and Economic Development website.
The NSF's CAREER program offers the foundation's most prestigious awards for pre-tenure faculty. CAREER awards provide up to five years of funding to enable junior faculty to develop careers as outstanding teacher-scholars. Read more about this roundtable in Today@UNL.
HAMILTON HALL ROOM 112, FRI 3:30PM
Toruno to lead plant pathology seminar today
Tania Toruno, a doctoral student in UNL's Alfano Research Group, will present " The Pseudomonas HopA1 Effector Suppresses Plant Innate Immunity and Resembles Phosphothreonine Lyases from Animal Pathogens," at 4 p.m., March 26 in 264 Keim Hall. The seminar is free and open to the public.
The Alfano Research Group is led by James Alfano, professor of plant pathology. The research team studies the strategies bacterial pathogens employ to cause diseases on plants. As a model system they study the gram-negative bacterial plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae and its interactions with plants. Learn more about the research group at the Alfano Lab website.
UNL's Jason Head (top left) is on a research team that discovered fossils of Titanoboa, the world's largest snake. In the photo, Head holds the vertebrate of Titanoboa (left) with one from a modern anaconda.
Head, Titanoboa featured in Smithsonian special
The world of a prehistoric snake — a nightmarish giant, measuring longer than a Tyrannosaurs Rex or a modern school bus — is being brought to life in part by UNL's Jason Head.
The snake, Titanoboa, and the research team will be featured in a 90-minute, Smithsonian Channel special on the discovery. “Titanoboa: Monster Snake” premiers April 1 at 7 p.m. CDT on the Smithsonian Channel (Time Warner’s HD Channel 95). Read more about this special in Today@UNL.
Parking rolls out meter payment by cell phone
UNL is again offering the option to pay for campus metered parking via cell phone.
Parking and Transit Services and national vendor ParkNOW! are launching the new pay for metered parking service March 26. The ParkNOW! service — which allows users three options to pay — is available at 400 parking meters on City and East campuses and the 17th and R Street parking garage. Read more about this service in Today@UNL.
"Be The Change" Week is March 26-31
The LGBTQA Resource Center is hosting an activity-filled week March 26–31 focused on how individuals can to "be the change" in the community. All events are free and will be in the Nebraska Union. Open to all.
Addtionally, the LGBTQA Resource Center and Allies and Advocates for GLBT are co-hosting the 2nd Annual Prairie Pride Film Festival March 28-31 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. Read more about Be The Change Week and see a full list of events in Next@Nebraska.
