Friday and Weekend, February 15 - 17, 2013
'Sunday Scientist' explores spiders, arachnids
The University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History's next Sunday with a Scientist program will explore spiders and other eight-legged critters in the class Arachnida. The family-friendly event is 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at Morrill Hall.
"Eight-legged Encounters" is an expanded Sunday with a Scientist program with activities offered on two floors of the museum. Eileen Hebets, associate professor of biological sciences, will lead the event. Hebets will be joined by graduate and undergraduate students, as well as volunteers from the American Tarantuala Society and the Prairie Hill Learning Center. Read more about this event in Today@UNL.
Richmond named to editorial board
John W. Richmond, director of the School of Music, has been selected to join the editorial board of Arts Education Policy Review, a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis. The post is a three-year appointment.
The board includes 12 members from the fine and performing arts across the country. Read more about this appointment in Today@UNL.
'Pride and Prejudice' at the Lied
The Lied Center for Performing Arts presents "Pride and Prejudice," a radio theatre-style production of Jane Austen's classic romantic novel at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16.
Tickets, $36 for adults and $18 for youth, are available at the Lied Center ticket office, at 402-472-4747 or online at http://www.liedcenter.org. Tickets may be purchased at the Lied Center Ticket Office, 301 N. 12th St., by phone at 402-472-4747 or online at http://www.liedcenter.org. Ticket prices are $36 for adults and $18 for youth. Read more about this performance in Today@UNL.
Observatory open to the public
The UNL Student Observatory will be open to the public from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Feb. 15. The observatory is located on top of the Stadium Drive Parking Garage, at the intersection of 10th and T streets. The event is free.
The observatory will also host participants of the Women in Science conference during the public night. The event will include views of the night sky through 16-inch and eight-inch telescopes. Read more about this public viewing in Today@UNL.
Oscar-nominates 'Royal Affair' opens Friday
The Oscar-nominated film "A Royal Affair" and the documentary "Brooklyn Castle" open today at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. "A Royal Affair" is nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Both play through Feb. 21. Read more about these films on The Ross website.
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Free screening of 'Soul Food Junkies' is Sunday
NET's "Coffee and Conversation" series continues with a showing of "Soul Food Junkies" at 1 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.
Films in the series are free and open to the public. Refreshments and a panel discussion led by local experts follow each film. Read more about this screening in Today@UNL.
4,000+ named to Dean's List, Honor Roll
More than 4,000 UNL students have been named to Dean's List/Honor Roll for the fall semester of the 2012-13 academic year. The complete Dean's List/Honor Roll is available online.
Voicemail outage planned for Saturday
UNL voicemail will be unavailable from noon to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 16 due to a system upgrade. After 2:30 p.m., callers will be able to leave new messages. Voicemail users will have limited access to retrieve messages through midnight.
The upgrade will include new voicemail system software and provide increased security. The work is an additional step to changes performed in January. Read more about this upgrade in Today@UNL.
Lectures
HAMILTON HALL ROOM 112, FRI 3:30PMChemistry Colloquium, "Mass Spectrometry for Bioenergy Science: Imaging the Plant Metabolites and Petroleomic Bio-oil Analysis"
Young-Jin Lee, Iowa State University
Mathematics Colloquium, "Four Bases on Fractals"
Keri Kornelsen, University of Oklahoma
HIVE hosts creative contest
HIVE is hosting an advertising design competition, Saturday, February 16, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in ARCH Hall. Graphic and web designers, videomakers and writers will develop creative campaigns for real clients. Prizes will be awarded. Students $10/Non-students $20, including meals.
A full list of prizes, event highlights, and registration information is available on the HIVE website.
