This Week, August 6 - 10, 2012
Summer commencement exercises are Aug. 10 and 11
UNL will grant degrees to an estimated 800 students at commencement exercises Aug. 10 and 11.
Chancellor Harvey Perlman will preside at the ceremonies at the Bob Devaney Sports Center for recipients of master's and doctoral degrees at 3 p.m. Aug. 10, and for recipients of baccalaureate degrees at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 11. Carolyn Pope Edwards, who is Willa Cather Professor of Psychology and a professor of Child, Youth and Family Studies, will give the address at the postgraduate ceremony. Dennis Molfese, Chancellor's Professor and professor of special education and communication disorders, will address the baccalaureate ceremony. Read more about summer commencement exercises in Today@UNL.
Research shows brains see men as people, women as body parts
When casting our eyes upon an object, our brains either perceive it in its entirety or as a collection of its parts. Consider, for instance, photo mosaics consisting of hundreds of tiny pictures that when arranged a certain way form a larger overall image: In fact, it takes two separate mental functions to see the mosaic from both perspectives.
A new study suggests that these two distinct cognitive processes also are in play with our basic physical perceptions of men and women – and, importantly, provides clues as to why women are often the targets of sexual objectification. The study is the first to link such cognitive processes to objectification theory, said Sarah Gervais, assistant professor of psychology at UNL and the study's lead author. Read more about this study in Today@UNL.
Mentors to help develop NU startup companies
A new Startup Mentor and Accelerator Program has been initiated by NUtech Ventures to help identify and assist in the creation and incubation of new startup companies from the University of Nebraska. The program will be led by new entrepreneur-in-residence Brian Ardinger and NUtech fellow Luke Smith.
NUtech Ventures is the nonprofit organization responsible for building partnerships between the University of Nebraska and the private sector. Read more about this program in Today@UNL.
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Interior design student wins $30K award
Fourth-year interior design student Anastasia Czarnick was selected by the Angelo Donghia Foundation for a $30,000 scholarship as one of 13 winners of its 2012 Student Scholarship Program in Interior Design.
Czarnick is the fifth UNL student in the College of Architecture to have won the Donghia scholarship. Launched in 2002, the foundation awards scholarships to deserving students who are entering their senior year in a baccalaureate program in interior design. There were 77 student projects submitted by accredited institutions across the country. The $30,000 scholarships go to support the student's senior year of tuition, housing, books, and other financial support. Read more about this scholarship in Today@UNL.
Journal, colleagues honor Gitelson
Anatoly Gitelson thought he had been summoned to a meeting in mid-July with Prem Paul, Don Wilhite and others to discuss matters of strategic importance. Instead, the professor of remote sensing at UNL's School of Natural Resources found a room full of long-time colleagues, students and friends gathered to celebrate his lifetime of accomplishment, the start of a new project, and a birthday ending in "0."
There Gitelson learned that the forthcoming edition of the Israel Journal of Plant Sciences is dedicated to him, including a tribute, "A Physicist in the Plant Kingdom," and a list of his publications from 1990 through 2011. Read more about Gitelson and this honor 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.
