Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Olson Seminar features history, mission of NU State Museum
The mission and history of the University of Nebraska State Museum will be the topic of the next Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies.
Priscilla Grew, director of the museum, will present "Engaging Lifelong Learners in Natural History: The Land-Grant Mission of the University of Nebraska State Museum," from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Feb. 20 at the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St. Sponsored by the Center for Great Plains Studies, the seminar is free and open to the public. Read more about this lecture in Today@UNL.
Poet is English's writer in residence
Award-winning poet Li-Young Lee is a writer in residence at UNL through March 1. He will give a public reading at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 in the Great Plains Art Museum, with a reception and book signing to follow. The reading is free and open to the public.
Lee is the author of "Behind My Eyes; Book of My Nights," which won the 2002 William Carlos Williams Award; "The City in Which I Love You," which was the 1990 Lamont Poetry Selection; and "Rose," which won the Delmore Schwartz Memorial Poetry Award. He has been the recipient of an Academy of American Poets fellowship, a Lannan Literary Award, a Whiting Writer's Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, among many other awards. Read more about Li-Young Lee in Today@UNL.
'Character Council' applications due March 1
Applications are being accepted for the UNL Character Council. Organized by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, the character council is for students who want to improve campus culture, and have the drive, leadership and values to be excellent role models.
Applications for the Character Council are due by 5 p.m. March 1 to the Center for Civic Engagement. Faculty and staff are encouraged to discuss the council with students. The purpose of the council is to grow the values of integrity and positive character across UNL. The group will also help further develop the "Show Your Red" character campaign. Read more about UNL Character Council in Today@UNL.
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UNL ‘doubling down’ on investment in agriculture with 36 new faculty positions
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is strategically increasing its investment in agriculture and natural resources, looking to hire three dozen new faculty after a decade of budget cuts and stagnant hiring.
Ronnie Green, vice chancellor of the university’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, where the faculty will be housed, said the new hires will come in subject areas filling workforce gaps critical to the global challenges of the future, including expanded and more efficient food production and improved water and natural resources management. Read more about this commitment in Today@UNL.
Lectures
ANIMAL SCIENCE COMPLEX ROOM A230, 1PMAnimal Breeding and Genetics Seminar, "Technology Spans the Gap — How A Small Company In Lincoln, Neb., Integrates Genomics Into Food Security and Food Safety to Tackle the Pending Food Security Challenges"
Jason Lilly, Neogen Corp
MHDI Guest Lecture, "Social Network Techniques for Research with Hard-to-Reach Populations: The New York City Methampheta"
Kirk Dombrowski, City University of New York
CBA Spring 2013 Ethics Day Lecture
Mark Whitacre
Entomology Lecture, "Entomopathogenic Nematodes for Biological Control with Emphasis on Controlling Above-Soil Pests"
Johan Pretorius, grad student
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.' Recently, 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.
