Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Uganda work to increase profitability of fertilizer use for small-scale farmers
Small-scale farmers around the world often don't have the financial means to use enough fertilizer to maximize their net returns per acre. These farmers with an average of only about five acres must first cover expenses just to survive.
Enter a Ugandan soil research team from the National Agricultural Research Organization and Makerere University. It's led by soil scientist Kayuki Kaizzi with technical support from UNL soil scientist Charles Wortmann. The team has developed a way for these farmers to greatly improve profitability of fertilizer use. Read more about this outreach in Today@UNL.
Nebraska Human Resources Institute seeks mentors
The Nebraska Human Resources Institute, a strengths-based mentoring program at UNL, is seeking new student mentors. Orientation sessions are 7 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 17 to March 14, in CBA room 141. Faculty and staff can nominate students to become mentors by sending them to an orientation session.
The NHRI is part of UNL's Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication department. The program selects outstanding college student leaders and places them in a one-on-one relationship with an identified K-12 student leader in the Lincoln Public School system. For more information, go to NHRI website, send email to Jack Ehrke or call 402-472-3989.
HIVE holds Spring Kickoff
HIVE is holding a spring semester kickoff event, 3:30 to 4 p.m., Jan. 16 in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center's Ubuntu Room. The event is open to faculty, staff, students and the public. HIVE is a group designed to help students become better professionals. The event will include information about upcoming HIVE events. For more information, go to the HIVE website.
Information Services advises against use of Java
UNL Information Services recommends that all computer users disable the Java web browser plug-in on all computers. U.S. Homeland Security is warning that even the most recent Java software updates do not protect computer users from hackers. Java is installed an estimated 1 billion computers worldwide.
The Java exploit affects all major browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Opera. Disabling Java in Internet Explorer requires a more lengthy process, so it may be easier for most users to use an alternative browser with the Java plug-in disabled when viewing external websites. Read more about disabling Java in Today@UNL.
NEBRASKA UNION, 2PM
Spring Volunteer Fair is today
The Spring Volunteer Fair is 2 to 4 p.m. today in the Nebraska Union. Organized by the Center for Civic Engagement, the event allows students, faculty and staff to learn about local service opportunities.
The fair will include a 1 p.m. open forum panel discussion for pre-health and undecided students. The panel will include representatives from Creighton Medical School's admissions committee, upperclass pre-health students, and a current UNL student who decided on a major through a local service project. For more information on the Spring Volunteer Fair, email Service Learning.
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Eiseley is topic of Olson Seminar by Lynch, Maher
Tom Lynch, associate professor of English at UNL, and Susan N. Maher, dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota Duluth, will lead off the spring semester series of the Paul A. Olson Seminars in Great Plains Studies at UNL. They will discuss their jointly edited book, "Artifacts and Illuminations: Critical Essays on Loren Eiseley" (University of Nebraska Press, 2012).
This is the first full-length collection of critical essays on the writing of Eiseley (1907–77), a native of Lincoln who went on to become one of the 20th-century's most influential nature writers and philosophers of science. Eiseley was a professor of anthropology and a prolific writer and poet who worked to bring an understanding of science to the general public, incorporating religion, philosophy and science into his explorations of the human mind and the passage of time. Read more about this talk in Today@UNL.
Confucius Institute offers non-credit language, culture courses
The Confucius Institute at UNL is offering Chinese language, culture and music classes starting this week. The non-credit course topics include: beginning, intermediate and advanced Chinese language instruction; culture; calligraphy and painting; and music. Classes are offered in Lincoln and Omaha.
Each course is designed to challenge participants in a fun and interactive classroom environment. Course costs range from $100 to $150 per student. For more information or to register, go to the Confucius Institute website.
Lectures
HARDIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 3:30PMWater Seminar Series, "Integrated Hydrologic Models: Building New Tools for Water Management"
Andrea Brookfield, University of Kansas
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.
