Friday and Weekend, August 31 - September 2, 2012
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All eyes and cameras watch the beam lifted to its place. Topping off ceremony for East Stadium Expansion Project, August 30, 2012. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Construction workers and officials signed the ceremonial beam for good luck. Topping off ceremony for East Stadium Expansion Project, August 30, 2012. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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UNL's Prem Paul, left, Harvey Perlman, center, and Tom Osborne, right, are joined by Sampson Construction's John Sampson, in white shirt, in signing the ceremonial beam. Photo by Greg Nathan / University Communications
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Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne speaks to the crowd to begin the ceremony. Photo by Greg Nathan / University Communications
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Spence Beethe, left, and Don Stephens, right, of Davis Erection guides the ceremonical beam into place. Photo by Greg Nathan / University Communications
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Spence Beethe, left, and Don Stephens, right, of Davis Erection guides the ceremonical beam into place. Photo by Greg Nathan / University Communications
Going to the game? Here's what you need to know
The continuing East Stadium expansion project at Memorial Stadium will be the major change Nebraska football fans will notice when the Cornhuskers open the 2012 season Sept. 1 vs. Southern Mississippi.
Entrance to East Stadium seating will be the same as in 2011, however. A set of steps has been built on the northeast corner at Gate 16. Construction will continue during the season so some areas will be off limits to fans, but a large opening has been created in the middle portion of the East Stadium for fans to enter and then proceed to their gates. The pathway to gates 23 and 24 has been reduced, so fans who enter other gates are encouraged to avoid that area. Signage has been erected to help fans find the best way to their gate and seats. Read more about gameday in Today@UNL.
HARDIN HALL ROOM 163, FRI 3PM
Historian to examine Nebraska's rise in beef industry
John Carter, senior research historian with the Nebraska State Historical Society, will examine the 15,000-year relationship between cattle and humans in a free and public lecture at UNL Aug. 31.
Carter — who wrote two books, including "Eyewitness at Wounded Knee" — will also talk about how Nebraska elevated itself to the most prolific beef-producing state in the nation with his address, "A Brief History of the Introduction of Cattle to the Great Plains" at UNL's East Campus Hardin Hall at 3 p.m. in room 163. Read more about this talk in Today@UNL.
'Celeste and Jesse Forever,' 'Southern Wild' at the Ross
The humorous romantic drama 'Celeste and Jesse Forever' focuses on best friends (Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg) who stay incredibly close even after they divorce. Also continuing for a final week is Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner "Beasts of the Southern Wild."
'Celeste and Jesse Forever' is rated R and runs through Sept. 13; 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' is rated PG-13 and is being held over through Sept. 6. Read more about these films at The Ross website.
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Football Friday is at new spot: Champions Club
The Nebraska Champions Club, 707 Stadium Drive, is the new home of Football Fridays, a series of events hosted by the Nebraska Alumni Association on Husker home football weekends.
The new location offers more and better parking. Football Friday guests can park for free in the club lot as space is available. Both the Nebraska Champions Club and the Wick Alumni Center, the previous home of Football Fridays, are owned and operated by the association. Read more about Football Fridays in Today@UNL.
Center to assess program's bridging of early childhood achievement gap
The Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools has earned a $3.2 million U.S. Department of Education grant to explore whether an intervention approach that bridges living rooms and classrooms can also span the persistent achievement gap facing disadvantaged children.
Three of the intervention's creators, CYFS Director Susan Sheridan, research associate professor Lisa Knoche and faculty affiliate Carolyn Pope Edwards are leading a newly funded four-year study of its ability to help these struggling children close gaps in cognition, language skills and social-emotional maturity as they enter preschool. Called "Getting Ready," the CYFS-designed intervention aims to strengthen parent-child relationships and foster family-school partnerships that improve the educational prospects of children at risk for developmental delays. Read more about the center 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.
