This Week, June 11 - 15, 2012
Ashfall to open Dickinson Fossil Heritage Center June 16
Children and adults of all ages will have even more to learn and do at Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park when the Dickinson Fossil Heritage Center opens June 16. The new 1,520-square-foot center features educational exhibits and activity areas, including a fossil dig area and fossil bone puzzles to engage children. It also features exhibits focused on petrified wood and the rivers of Nebraska.
A future exhibit there will pay tribute to the contributions of amateur paleontologists and local ranchers who have donated fossils to the University of Nebraska collections over the years. The Dickinson Fossil Heritage Center was made possible with gifts in kind to the University of Nebraska Foundation of all building materials and labor from Len Dickinson and his wife Jule Goeller who own Sand Creek Post and Beam based in Wayne. They are both graduates of the UNL College of Business Administration. Read more about this center in Today@UNL.
IANR opens office in China
A new UNL office in Beijing will open up new possibilities for joint research and faculty and student exchanges between the United States and China.
UNL's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources officially opened the office in ceremonies June 11 at China's State Administration of Grain, a national administrative agency with the mandate for all issues in post-harvest grain management, including responsibility for control of national grain distribution, providing guidelines for development of the grain industry and administering national grain reserves.
A Nebraska delegation that included representatives from UNL and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture visited Beijing twice in the past year to negotiate the opening of the office. Read more about this office in Today@UNL.
Saini receives 'New Investigator' award
Nipun Saini received a New Investigator Award from the International Society for The Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids. The award was presented in May in Vancouver, Canada, during the society's annual meeting.
Saini's presentation at the event was titled, "Inhibitors of FATP-Mediated Fatty Acid Uptake Have Different Activities in Cells That Are Tissue-Specific Models for Fat, Liver, Muscle, Intestine and Pancreas." Saini is a graduate student in biochemistry under the mentorship of Professor Concetta DiRusso.
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Citizens can participate in NET News election project
It's an election year. The candidates have plenty to say. But NET News wants to hear from the voters. Partnering with the Nebraska Library Commission, NET News is offering "Campaign Connection 2012: Voter Voices." The unique election-year project aims to gather citizen thoughts, perspective and questions on issues at libraries across Nebraska, including four in Lincoln.
NET News has set up locations for participants to record quick and easy videos, using web cameras and a YouTube channel. Videos can also be recorded independently and sent in for the project. Read more about this project in Today@UNL.
Security breach may have included employee data
On Wednesday night, May 23, a security breach of the Nebraska Student Information System, the university-wide student information system, was detected. NeSIS contains Social Security numbers and date of birth for all employees. When the initial announcement was made Friday evening, it was unclear that employee data was included.
At this time, we have no direct evidence that this information was downloaded and we have no reports of identity theft stemming from this breach. We are working with an outside security firm to help analyze the level of risk of personal information being misappropriated and to make recommendations for any additional safeguards that are needed. Read more details and find other resources about this security incident 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.
