Friday and Weekend, September 14 - 16, 2012
Morrill Hall's 'Sunday Scientist' explores biofuels
The University of Nebraska State Museum's next Sunday with a Scientist program for children and families will explore biofuels. The program will be from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 16 at Morrill Hall, south of 14th and Vine Streets on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln City Campus.
Researchers from UNL will provide hands-on activities to help visitors understand the production of biofuels made from plants and algae. Nebraska is a major producer of corn ethanol and corn stover. Corn stover is a waste product that can be converted to cellulosic ethanol. By using farming waste products, we can avoid the conflict between food and fuel, increase the value of current crops, ensure future farm income, and provide a more sustainable alternative to Middle Eastern oil. Read more about Sunday Scientist in Today@UNL.
'Boy Gets Girl' performance, discussion are Friday
The UNL College of Law has partnered with the Angels Theatre Company to present the play "Boy Gets Girl," 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 in Hamann Auditorium. The performance is free (suggested donation of $5) and open to the public.
Following the performance there will be a discussion on stalking and the issues brought up by the play. The conversation will be led by Steven Schmidt, assistant professor of law. The discussion will also include Beth Burkstrand-Reid, assistant professor of law. Read more about this play in Today@UNL.
New 'UNLchat' feature available free for UNL websites
Website managers can add UNLchat, a new chat tool, to any web pages in the UNL template to allow visitors to ask questions of university operators online.
UNLchat has been in use on the main UNL website since early August and is accessible through a small green tab that appears at the bottom left corner of the screen. More information is available on the UNLchat website.
'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry', '2 Days in New York' at the Ross
"Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry," a documentary about the celebrated Chinese artist and dissident, and "2 Days in New York," a comic farce starring July Delpy and Chris Rock, open tonight at the Ross. There will be a movie talk about Ai Weiwei on Sept. 16 at 2:30 p.m. "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" is rated R and plans through Sept.20; "2 Days in New York" is is rated R and plays through Sept. 27. More information about these films is available on The Ross website.
475-RIDE: Your safe ride to the finish line
475-RIDE is a cab service that can provide student with a ride home they are in an unsafe situation and have exhausted all other methods of transportation. The program resumed Sept. 12. The service will run continuously from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.
This year ASUN Student Government has switched the cab company being used for this service and will now be working with Happy Cab. There are five cab brands under the Happy Cab company and will be designated by a checkered flag. The program approves only cabs with these flags, so users will not be able to use the service if they get in another cab. Read more about 475-RIDE in Today@UNL.
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UNL student track-spike invention leads to potential business
If necessity is the mother of invention, then track athletes who also are engineering students will look for a solution to a perennial problem: The difficulty in changing the small metal spikes on the bottom of their running shoes.
UNL mechanical engineering major Alex Adams developed a new spike-changing system that helps wearers more easily remove and tighten the tiny screw-in pieces. His invention has led to the start of a new venture, Blue Inventor LLC. He's chief executive officer, and three UNL student colleagues are also involved in the startup business: Walter Bircher of Omaha, Shawn Bernard of Benkelman and Chauncey Thomas Brinn of Otsego, Mich. Read more about this invention in Today@UNL.
Lectures
NEBRASKA UNION ROOM 346, FRI NOONAcademic Integrity Week Discussion, "About LGBTQA and Academic Integrity: The Personal and the Professional"
Faculty panel with Graduate Student Panel
Applied Ecology Seminar, "Sound and tiger conservation"
Edward Walsh of Boys Town National Research Hospital
Chemistry Colloquium, "How Do Students Learn To Use Representations In Chemistry?"
Professor Melanie M. Cooper, Clemson University
Nebraska Water Center Seminar, "Water cycle change and the human fingerprint on the water landscape of the 21st Century"
James Famiglietti of the University of California, Irvine
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.
