Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Dedication ceremony for Voelte-Keegan center is Sept. 27
The Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience has been at the forefront of its field since its founding in 1988. Now, UNL scientists and engineers have a state-of-the-art research facility that gives them added momentum to continue making life-changing discoveries in one of the nation's highest-priority research areas.
Located at 16th and W streets, the new 32,000-square-foot Voelte-Keegan Nanoscience Research Center provides centralized research facilities for more than 80 physics, chemistry, engineering and other faculty members from the colleges of Arts and Sciences and Engineering. The building conveniently adjoins Jorgensen Hall, UNL's home of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, which opened in 2010, and is across 16th Street from the College of Engineering complex. Read more about this facility in Today@UNL.
Homecoming Week continues
This year’s University of Nebraska-Lincoln Homecoming week began Monday and carries the theme "Once Upon a Homecoming" throughout the week.
A blood drive continues today, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Nebraska East Union. A Huskers Against Hunger Million Meal Marathon will take place Sept. 25-26 at Pershing Center, 5 p.m. to midnight. Read more about homecoming week events in Today@UNL.
Theatrix opens season with 'The Pillowman'
A play by Academy Award-winning and Tony-nominated playwright Martin McDonagh will open Theatrix's 2012-2013 season.
The production of "The Pillowman," runs at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26-28 in the Temple Building's Lab Theatre. It is directed by Dennis Henry as part of curriculum requirements for a Masters of Fine Arts director. Read more about this production in Today@UNL.
#UNL24 stories document day in our lives
Photos of Dairy Store ice cream, books, science experiments, band practice, coffee and Pepsi, computer screens, campus landmarks, homecoming preparations, getting around campus and applying for graduation -- these were some of the many mages and stories being told mostly by students during the first-ever "a day in the life" social media event on Sept. 24.
Thousands of photos and posts later, #UNL24 is but a memory -- and a website. Visit http://unl24.unl.edu/ to see the wide array of social media posts via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram from thousands of participants from across the world.
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Osborne announces retirement; Perlman pursues search for new A.D.
University of Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne today announced his plan to retire Jan. 1, 2013. At 75, Osborne — who retired as Nebraska's head football coach in 1998 and who has led the Husker Athletic Department for the past five years — will step down as athletic director.
On Jan. 1, Osborne will become athletic director emeritus. He will continue to be actively involved in Athletic Department operations through July 30, 2013. Read more...
NU Press publishes Hull's autobiography
An autobiography published by the University of Nebraska Press explores the life of Ron Hull, senior adviser to Nebraska Educational Telecommunications and professor emeritus of broadcasting. The book, "Backstage: Stories from My Life in Public Television," is published by the University of Nebraska Press.
In the book, Hull tells his life story, from playing a bellhop in a junior class play in South Dakota to initiating the "American Experiences" series for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting. Read more about this book in Today@UNL.
Open house for temporary fitness site Sept. 26-27
A majority portion of the East Campus Activities Building will have its last day of regular use on Oct. 12. After 86 years of continuous use, preparations are beginning for the Activities Building to be renovated into part of the new East Recreation Center complex.
UNL Campus Recreation is hosting "open house" events at FFAB from 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 26 and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 27. Students, faculty, staff, and the community will have the opportunity to check out the temporary fitness center prior to the fitness equipment installation and its official opening on Oct. 22. Read more about this change in Today@UNL.
Lectures
BEADLE CENTER ROOM E228, 11AMSpecial Seminar, "A Supercomplex of Supercomplexes That Drives Cyclic Electron Flow in Photosynthesis"
Dr. Jun Minagawa, Division of Environmental Photobiology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan
NGN Seminar, "Regulation of glycine N-methyltransferase and homocysteine: critical determinants in health and disease."
Kevin Schalinske, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University
Women's and Gender Studies series, "Whose Business is it Anyway? Or, how the American Birth Control League Waged Battle Against Commercial Birth Control Clinics in the 1930s."
Rose Holz, associate professor of practice
SNR Fall Research Seminar, "Remote Sensing, Water Stress, and Things that Go Bump in the Night"
Art Zygielbaum, Betty Walter-Shea, and Tim Arkebauer
Fall 2012 Biotechnology / Life Sciences Seminar Series, "RNA synthetic biology I: Suppressing HIV with RNA aptamers"
Dr. Donald Burke, University of Missouri. Reception will be held at 3:30 p.m.
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.
