Friday and Weekend, October 26 - 28, 2012
Students recognized for commitment to character
Thirteen UNL students were recognized by the Center for Civic Engagement for their commitment to character as defined by their peers.
Students who attain the highest level of academic achievement are traditionally recognized by their academic dean through the "Dean's List." Similarly, "Franco's List" recognizes students who were nominated and selected as outstanding agents for the "Show Your Red" campaign and its six building blocks. The list is named by students for Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Juan Franco. Read more about these recognitions in Today@UNL.
Dia de los Muertos celebration is Sunday
The Sheldon Museum of Art will celebrate its sixth annual Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead celebration from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 28 at the museum.
The event is free and open to the public. Entertainment for the afternoon includes music by Los Villanos; the play "Los Zapatos Magicos"/"Pedro's Magic Shoes" by Ric Averill, performed by students from the Lincoln High School Theater Department; and folkloric dance by Sangre Azteca. Additionally, there will be a community ofrenda, art-making stations, traditional foods and a silent auction.
EMBASSY SUITE BALLROOM, FRI NOON
World Food Prize Laureate Hillel to talk Friday
Pioneering work in growing more food using less water is the topic when Daniel Hillel, 2012 World Food Prize laureate, speaks at noon Oct. 26 in the Embassy Suites ballroom, 1040 P St.
Hillel, a pioneer in micro-irrigation for crops in arid regions, will discuss "Managing our Scarce Water in a Changing Climate." He received the World Food Prize in Des Moines on Oct. 18 for the innovative method he developed that applied water in small but continuous amounts directly to the plant roots, dramatically increasing yields and conserving water. Read more about this talk in Today@UNL.
Lectures
HARDIN HALL ROOM 163, FRI 3PMApplied Ecology Seminar, "Whole Lake Research in Ohio"
Amy Burgin
Chemistry Colloquium, "Recent Progress in the Development of New Antibiotics,"
Norton P. Peet
Regents to consider Brace renovation plan
UNL's second oldest building may be given a new life under a proposal headed to the Board of Regents for approval. The historic three-story building, which opened in 1906, is slated for an overhaul in part to accommodate UNL's burgeoning life sciences programs as well as other academic needs.
Three state-of-the-art lower division life sciences laboratories, support space, and a large auditorium are among the proposed plans that will be considered today by the NU Regents. Read more about this proposal in Today@UNL.
History Harvest to preserve stories of Lincoln's refugee population
With the public's help, UNL historians are hoping to better understand and preserve the story of Lincoln's refugee community.
The Department of History has organized a two-day History Harvest event on Oct. 28 and Nov. 1. Historians are inviting refugees and community members who work with refugees to share their stories, the culture of their home country and their experiences as a refugee. They're asked to bring their photos, documents, letters, heirlooms, traditional clothing, or any other item that helps tell their story. UNL historians won't keep any of the artifacts, but with permission will photograph items or scan documents and photos to add to a Web-based digital archive that will be opened to the public once completed. Read more about these events in Today@UNL.
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Wang helps NASA advance sonic boom research
Research by Lily Wang, associate professor of architectural engineering, was featured Oct. 18 on ScienceDaily.
Funded by NASA, Wang's work with graduate student Christopher Ainley explored how noise bursts affect the performance and perceptions of test subjects. The UNL team worked to "find a threshold value under which the noise would not significantly affect" the research subjects, who were studied while they concentrated on math problems. Read more about Wang and this research in Today@UNL.
Food, Fuel, Water photo contest continues
Anyone with a recent photo taken in Nebraska can enter it to win a free iPad in a new Food, Fuel, Water photo contest. Entrants can submit digital photo(s) representing food, fuel or water taken in the state of Nebraska on the Nebraska Innovation Campus website until Nov. 1.
The contest is part of an upcoming groundbreaking event celebrating the start of construction of the core facilities at Nebraska Innovation Campus. Read more about this contest in Today@UNL.
UNL.edu now formatted for all devices
The Internet and Interactive Media group of University Communications and Information Services has concluded the first phase in its effort to provide full support to all devices - desktops, laptops, smartphones and tablets - by implementing a suite of web technologies collectively known as 'responsive design.' This week, the internal and external homepages were re-launched as 'responsive' designs.
You can see the effects of responsive design in your desktop browser by simply re-sizing your browser window (the page will reformat as the window is narrowed), or by viewing on your tablet or smartphone. Please use the 'feedback' links at the bottom of the page if you would like to let us know of any issues. Thank you.
