Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Secondary ed major is third to win Fulbright
Brian Rentfro, a senior secondary education major from Swansea, Ill., has received a Fulbright Scholarship. Next fall, he will be traveling to Germany, where he will live and teach English to German students for 10 months.
This will be his second time in Germany for academics. In spring 2010, Rentfro participated in UNL's Deutsch in Deutschland program, a seven-month study abroad program during which students are placed in German language courses based on their speaking level. The complete immersion helps improve students' fluency in the language, as well as their cultural knowledge. Read more about Rentfro and this Fulbright in Today@UNL.
HARDIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 3:30PM
Steward to talk on modeling groundwater ecosystems
David Steward
The spring water seminar series featuring David Steward from Kansas State University on "Modeling and Forecasting a Groundwater Dominated Ecosystem" is presented 3:30 p.m., in Hardin Hall Auditorium.
Hydrologic studies may be facilitated through application of modeling tools that help shape our understanding of important processes and properties. This presentation puts forth a set of conceptual and computer models that capture essential processes and properties for problems important to groundwater and its interaction with ecosystems. Read more about this lecture in Today@UNL.
Lectures
ANDREWS HALL BAILEY LIBRARY, 3:30PMInstitute for Ethnic Studies Colloquium - "The Politics and Power of Life-Writing"
Panel Discussion: Tom Gannon, Associate Professor English and Ethnic Studies, Amelia Montes, Associate Professor English and Ethnic Studies, Victoria Smith Associate Professor History and Ethnic Studies
Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience Seminar cosponsored with Physics & Astronomy - "Probing spatiotemporal correlations of interfaces with magnetic speckles"
Dr. Sujoy Roy Lawrence, Berkeley National Laboratory, California
BEADLE CENTER ROOM E103, 4PM
HIV transmission is topic for Keele's talk
Brandon Keele
"Understanding HIV Transmission Utilizing Transmitted/Founder Viruses," will be presented by Brandon Keele of SAIC-Frederick Inc. as the Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar Series. The seminar begins at 4 p.m., preceded by a reception at 3:30 p.m., in Beadle Center room E103.
Genetic diversity is significantly reduced from donor to recipient during HIV-1 transmission, according to Keele. For the vast majority of mucosal transmissions this genetic bottleneck is so severe that only a single individual transmitted lineage can be identified in blood plasma during acute infection. Read more about this talk in Today@UNL.
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Graham's book nominated for Eisner award
Richie Graham is in the running for a Will Eisner Comic Industry Award. Graham, an associate professor in the University Libraries, was nominated for the 2012 awards for his work editing "Government Issue: Comics for the People: 1940s-2000s" (2011, Abrams ComicArts). The nomination is for Best Archival Collection/Project — Comic Books.
Others nominated in the category include: "The MAD Fold-In Collection," by Al Jaffee (Chronicle); "PS Magazine: The Best of Preventive Maintenance Monthly," by Will Eisner (Abrams ComicArts); "The Sugar and Spike Archives, vol. 1," by Sheldon Mayer (DC); and Walt Simonson's "The Mighty Thor Artist's Edition (IDW)." Read more about this nomination in Today@UNL.
Ragamala Dance brings Southern East Indian dance to Lied
Classical Southern East Indian and contemporary dance meld together in an amazingly visual performance with Ragamala Dance at the Lied Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $29 and can be purchased at The Lied Center website, by calling 402-472-4747 or in person at the Lied Center, 301 N. 12th St. A pre-performance talk by Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy will begin at 6:45 p.m. in the Lied's Steinhart Room.
UNL launches Nebraska App
UNL has launched the Nebraska App, a suite of mobile applications that makes essential university resources available on mobile devices. Students can check grades, access course content and browse the course catalog. They can access the public directory and get in touch instantly, keep tabs on Husker sports, find places on the campus map, stay informed with the latest campus news, watch videos, and even listen to podcasts of popular lectures in iTunesU.
"UNL is moving services to the where the students are in terms of devices and network access"," said Mark Askren, Chief Information Officer. "Students now have a much more powerful connection to UNL via their mobile device." Read more about Nebraska App in Today@UNL.
