This Week, May 14 - 18, 2012
Blog connects Vogt with gardeners, writers worldwide
For the last five years, Benjamin Vogt has been writing the garden blog "The Deep Middle." The project started as a way for the English lecturer to simply record the evolution of his garden. However, the blog — an infusion of gardening tips and selections from Vogt's published work — has bloomed into a medium that allows the writer and naturist to connect with gardeners and writers around the world.
The blog, has helped establish friendships with garden aficionados from Vietnam, South Africa, France, England, Greece and Mexico. In addition to his traditional gardener following, Vogt has also had visits from best-selling authors. Read more about Vogt and this blog in Today@UNL.
Extras needed for new Carson film 'Digs'
The Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film is casting extras for the film "Digs." Two-hundred extras are needed May 22 to be audience members at a theater performance in Howell Theatre. The morning-only shoot begins at 9 a.m. Extras should be age 16 and older. No children allowed.
Extras ages 18 to 25 are also needed to play college students.For more information on participating, contact Dennis Henry, casting director, at digscasting@gmail.com.
"Digs" is a romantic comedy involving a volunteer campus cop who attempts to solve a crime and somehow ends up with the girl. Read more about this shoot in Today@UNL.
BEADLE CENTER ROOM N172, TUE 4PM
Zucker to discuss heart failure research today
University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher Dr. Irving Zucker will discuss his work in a 4 p.m. May 15 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.
Zucker, a professor and chair in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology at UNMC, will discuss "Central Oxidative Stress in Chronic Heart Failure: Modulation by Exercise Training." Zucker's research has been directed at autonomic regulation in disease states. This includes cardiovascular reflexes that set the level of sympathetic tone in heart failure.
ARCHITECTURE HALL ROOM 109, FRI 4PM
Business writing workshops are May 18
The College of Journalism and Mass Communications is holding the final Friday University session on May 18. The topic is "Business Writing I and II." Brush up on grammar skills and writing effective emails with Mary Schieke, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in 109 Architecture Hall.
Registration for a half-day session is $75. Registration for both morning and afternoon sessions is $125. The deadline to register is noon May 16. For more information go to CoJMC website.
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Students explore community planning, sustainable development in Costa Rica
Twenty-two students and three faculty from the College of Education and Human Sciences are in Costa Rica studying the interconnection of families, communities and schools in the Central American country. The students are writing daily blogs about their experiences.
Costa Rica has made a powerful commitment to public education, as indicated by a literacy rate of 94.9 percent. Most Costa Rican communities have both elementary and high schools. Elementary schooling is compulsory. When the Costa Rican army was abolished in 1949, it was said that the "army would be replaced with an army of teachers." For more information on the trip, read their daily blog.
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.
