Friday and Weekend, May 25 - 27, 2012
'Think Tank' to focus on communication June 11
The annual communicators' "Think Tank" sponsored by University Communications is June 11 at Champions Club. Deadline for registration is Fri. May 25.
Intended as a seminar on communications and marketing, university communicators and others interested are welcome to register UNL Marketplace. Cost is $45 and includes lunch and a T-shirt. Read more about Think Tank in Today@UNL.
CBA: Nebraska economic indicator increases in April
The Leading Economic Indicator for Nebraska increased by 0.44 percent in April, reversing a decline during March. Taken together, changes in the indicator for April and March suggest the Nebraska economy will grow slowly during the fall.
The Leading Economic Indicator for Nebraska, produced by faculty and students in the Department of Economics and Bureau of Business Research in the College of Business Administration, is a composite of six components that predict future economic growth. They are single-family building permits, airline passenger counts, initial unemployment claims, manufacturing hours, the value of the U.S. dollar and business expectations gathered from the Survey of Nebraska Business. Read more about this report in Today@UNL.
UNL study on Nebraska Latino youth is first of its kind
A research team based at UNL wants to understand what factors predict Latino youth adjustment by launching a large-scale study of Latino youth in Nebraska. The goal is to understand the experiences of Latino youth in the state, their strengths and challenges, and the family and community supports that help them succeed. Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic group in Nebraska and the United States.
"We know relatively little about Latino youth in the U.S., because few studies have focused on them," said lead investigator Lisa Crockett, professor of psychology at UNL. "What we do know about Latino youth is based on youth in the Southwest and Northeast, where most of the research has been conducted. As a result, we know very little about the lives of Latino teenagers in other parts of the country and almost nothing about Latino youth in Nebraska. Read more about this study in Today@UNL.
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Graduate student Xu earns NASA fellowship
UNL Earth and Atmospheric Sciences graduate student Xiaoguang "Richard" Xu has been awarded a NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship, which gives him $90,000 to support his research over the next three years.
Xu, who is pursuing his doctorate, hopes to use his research to improve the estimating of atmospheric dust sources based on remote sensing observations from the NASA satellite. Read more about this fellowship in Today@UNL.
Coach Miles basketball camps open June 4
New head men's basketball coach Tim Miles and the Husker men’s basketball program are offering a variety of summer camps and clinics for children.
The camps, June 4-13, are designed to increase skill levels while participants compete in contest and games against youths of similar age and ability level. Costs range from $50 to $295. Read more about these camps 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.
