This Week, May 7 - 11, 2012
Fourth Water for Food Conference opens May 30
More than 40 speakers from around the world will offer diverse perspectives at the fourth global Water for Food Conference, May 30-June 1, in Lincoln.
Hosted by the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the conference is free to University of Nebraska faculty, staff and students who register. Advance registration is strongly encouraged. Registration information, speaker bios and the latest schedule information are available at the Water for Food website.
Degrees granted to more than 2,800 at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln granted degrees to more than 2,800 students at commencement exercises May 4 and 5 in separate ceremonies for baccalaureate, graduate and law degrees. This marked the largest graduating class in UNL history, topping the previous high of 2,663 in May 2011.
Rural Futures Conference is May 8-10
Globalization and other factors are rapidly changing the world. To create a successful future, people in rural America must anticipate and manage this ever-changing environment. With that in mind, the University of Nebraska will host the inaugural Rural Futures Conference May 8-10 at The Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln. The theme of the conference is "Connecting Innovation" – a challenge to participants to interact and think boldly about the future of rural Nebraska and the Great Plains.
The conference is open to anyone, especially those interested in ensuring a strong future for rural areas for the benefit of all of Nebraska and the region. For more information, go to the Rural Futures Conference website.
UNMC researcher to lead biochem/redox seminar today
University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher Dr. Carol Casey will discuss her work in a 4 p.m. May 8 lecture in the Beadle Center room N172. The talk, part of the Biochemistry/Redox Biology Center Seminar Series, is free and open to the public.
Casey, a professor of internal medicine at UNMC, will discuss "Trapping the Fats: Role of Alcohol in Impaired Lipid Droplet Trafficking and Metabolism in Liver."
Casey has been involved in the field of alcoholic liver injury for the past 25 years, with special emphasis on alcohol's deleterious effects on protein trafficking. Her laboratory is well known for its contributions in the field of alcoholic liver injury, especially on a role for functional asialoglycoprotein receptor in the pathogenesis of liver injury. Read more about this seminar in Today@UNL.
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Nebraska native Keasling is final 2011-12 Heuermann speaker
A native Nebraskan working to develop cost-effective biofuels to replace gasoline, diesel and jet fuels with a clean, renewable alternative is the final lecturer in the 2011-2012 Heuermann Lectures. "The Bold Future of Alternative Energy" is Jay Keasling's topic at 2:30 p.m. May 8, in Hardin Hall Auditorium. A 2 p.m. reception in the Hardin Hall lobby precedes the lecture.
Keasling is chief executive officer of the Joint BioEnergy Institute in Emeryville, Calif. The institute is one of three Bioenergy Research Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to advance developing the next generation of biofuels. Read more about this seminar in Today@UNL.
Record number of Goldwater Scholars named
Four UNL students have won highly competitive, national Goldwater Scholarships for their excellence in science. Because UNL is limited to four nominees in the competition, four winners is the maximum attainable — and a record number of scholarships for UNL in this annual competition.
Winners are: Rachel Coburn of Papillion, Elizabeth Spring Jaensch of Naperville, Ill., Jared Paul Ostdiek of Columbus and Joseph Phillips of Omaha. All are majoring in the biological sciences. Read more about these scholars in Today@UNL.
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.
