This Week, June 18 - 22, 2012
Jazz in June continues with UNL Faculty Jazz Ensemble
The 21st season of Jazz in June continues this week with the The UNL Faculty Jazz Ensemble of Paul Haar, Eric Richards, Darryl White, Peter Bouffard, Tom Larson, Hans Sturm and Chris Varga, along with guest vocalist Jackie Allen. Organized by the Sheldon Art Association and Sheldon Museum of Art, the free concerts take place every Tuesday in June at 7 p.m. with activities beginning as early as 5 p.m.
Concertgoers are encouraged to arrive early to get a spot on the lawn west of the museum. Sheldon Art Association volunteers will sell water, T-shirts and artist CDs. Blankets and lawn chairs are allowed. Pets, with the exception of service animals, are not. Read more about Jazz in June.
NSF program director to outline innovation programs
Karlene Hoo, a National Science Foundation program director, will explain new NSF innovation programs designed to move research discoveries from the lab to the marketplace at 8:30 a.m. June 20 in the Nebraska Union Georgian Room. The talk is open to faculty, staff and students. A continental breakfast will be served.
Hoo will discuss "NSF Innovation Programs: Partnerships with a Focus on Translation and Transfer of Basic Research Discoveries." She oversees the Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research program, part of NSF's Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships of the Directorate for Engineering. The AIR program promotes collaborative efforts between NSF-funded research alliances and other entities to accelerate the movement of innovations into commercial reality, including spawning startup businesses. Read more about this talk in Today@UNL.
'Peace, Love and Misunderstanding' and 'Boy' play the Ross
"Peace, Love, and Understanding" starring Jane Fonda as a hippie grandmother reconnecting with her daughter and grandchildren, and "Boy" the comic tale of a young boy growing up in New Zealand in 1984, open today at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.
"Peace, Love and Misunderstanding" is rated R and plays through June 28. "Boy" is not rated and plays through June 21. Read more about these films on the Ross website
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UNL, Brazilian U sign agreement for student, faculty exchanges
UNL and the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil are partners in a new program that will give faculty, staff and undergraduate and graduate students from the schools' respective agriculture and natural resources campuses opportunities to study and do research together.
The agreement has been more than a year in the making. Administrators and faculty from the University of Nebraska have made visits to Sao Paulo to iron out details. The arrangement is with USP's ESALQ campus in the city of Piracicaba, which is roughly equivalent to UNL's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Both focus on issues revolving around food, fuel and water. Read more about this agreement 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.
