Thursday, November 29, 2012
UNL again on 'top-producing' list for Fulbrights
The Fulbright Program, the U.S. government's flagship international educational exchange program, announced a list of colleges and universities that produced the most 2012-2013 U.S. Fulbright Students — and UNL is on that list of the top 40 research institutions whose students were awarded Fulbright scholarships.
The success of the top-producing institutions is highlighted in the Oct. 28 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Laura Damuth, director of national and international fellowships, administers the Fulbright U.S. Student program competition at UNL, advising students on their applications. Read more about this success in Today@UNL.
Theatrix closes fall season with 'Melancholy Play'
Theatrix, UNL's student-operated theatre organization, closes the fall season with "Melancholy Play." Performances are 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 in the Temple Building's Lab Theatre. Individual show tickets, available online or at the door, are $6.
"Melancholy Play," written by Tony Award-nominated playwright Sarah Ruhl, features Tilly, a beautiful and melancholy woman with whom everyone falls in love. However, one day Tilly is suddenly happy and everything gets strange. Read more about this production in Today@UNL.
BESSEY HALL ROOM 109, 2PM
Discipline-Based Education Research talk is today
Stacey Lowery Bretz from Miami University of Ohio will present a national report that grew from her work on a National Academy of Sciences committee focused on the status, contributions and future direction of discipline-based education research. The presentation is 2 to 3 p.m. in Bessey Hall room 109.
The talk, which is free and open to faculty and staff, is part of a meeting for UNL's Discipline-Based Education Research group. The group is led by Marilyne Stains, assistant professor of chemistry, and Leilani Arthurs, assistant professor of earth and atmospheric sciences. Read more about this talk in Today@UNL.
Windows 8, Office 2013 preview is today
A preview of new Windows 8 and Office 2013 products is 1:30 to 3 p.m. today in the Nebraska Union. Ranelle Maltas, technology training services manager for Information Services, will lead the session. Maltas will discuss the new features of Windows 8 and updates in the new Office suite.
Both Windows 8 and Office 2013 are not currently supported for UNL enterprise systems.
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Castro's novel lands on 'best books' list for 2012
Joy Castro, associate professor of English and Ethnic Studies, has picked up another honor for her debut novel. Kirkus Reviews, an American book review magazine, has named her fictional work "Hell or High Water," to its list of best books of 2012.
The book, released last July, is set in 2008 in New Orleans. It tells the story of a young reporter at the Times-Picayune assigned to investigate after hundreds of registered sex offenders went off the grid during the Hurricane Katrina evacuation.
Lectures
UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER, NOONLunch and Learn, "Stress Management"
TBA
Biochemistry Graduate Student Seminar, "Up-regulation of the mitotic checkpoint component Mad1 causes chromosomal instability and resistance to microtubule poisons"
Ryan Grove
Biological Sciences Seminar, "On the Edge: DNA Break Repair at the Extremes of Life"
Cynthia Haseltine
Humanities on the Edge, "Cave/Cinema: Werner Herzog's 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams' and the Politics of Time"
Lutz Koepnick, Washington University in St. Louis
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.
