Friday and Weekend, February 22 - 24, 2013
E.N. Thompson speaker to receive Cather Medal
Shirin Ebadi, a human rights activist and the first Iranian and Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, will be given UNL’s Willa S. Cather Medal before she closes out this season's E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues on Feb. 26.
Chancellor Harvey Perlman will confer the honor to Ebadi, who will then present "True Islam: Human Rights, Faith and Women" at 7 p.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Read more about this honor in Today@UNL.
Student-led operetta 'Candide' opens
A collaboration within the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts is bringing an adaptation of Leonard Bernstein's 1956 operetta "Candide" to stage. The production is presented by UNL's School of Music and the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film.
The regional premiere of Mary Zimmerman's adaptation of "Candide" will be performed at 7:30 p.m. 22 and 23, and 3 p.m. Feb. 24 in Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets, $20 general admission and $10 for students (with identification) and senior citizens, are available at the Lied Center ticket office, 402-472-4747, 800-432-3231 or at the door one hour before a performance. Read more about this production in Today@UNL.
SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART, SUN 2PM
Tet Festival rescheduled for Sunday
The Asian Community and Cultural Center and Sheldon Museum of Art will host a Tet Festival celebration 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 24 at the museum.
The event includes traditional crafts, dance, food, games and music in celebration of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. The Linh Quang Temple Lion Dance Troupe, Lincoln Taiji Association, Karen Children's Dance Group, Mu Paw Law and Starry, Lincoln Chinese School, and classical Indian dancer Schweta Karmanker are among the featured performers. Dau Nguyen, president of the Vietnamese Community of Lincoln, will speak on the significance of the celebration and its traditions. Read more about this event in Today@UNL.
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UNL releases documents related to student health services
UNL has released two documents related to the proposed outsourcing of the University Health Center to Bryan Health. The documents, "Response to Issues raised by RFP Evaluation Committee" and "University Health Center proposal facts," are provided in PDF format.
Moore accepted into Apple Distinguished Educator Program
Brian Moore, associate professor of music education, has been accepted into the Apple Distinguished Educator program.
The ADE program began in 1994 when Apple recognized K-12 and higher education pioneers who use a variety of Apple products to transform teaching and learning. The program has grown to include more than 2,000 visionary educators and innovative leaders who are using technology in new ways in and out of the classroom. Moore has been with UNL since 1986. He coordinates the music technology offerings in the School of Music and the music technology minor. Read more about Moore and the ADE programe in Today@UNL.
‘Tree of Life’ opens Friday at Morrill Hall
How are humans related to other life forms? What traits do bats share with bananas? Do beetles share a common ancestry with fish? Explore questions like these and the complex evolutionary relationships of more than 70,000 species with the touch of a finger on the "Tree of Life," a new exhibition opening Feb. 22 at the University of Nebraska State Museum in Morrill Hall.
The Tree of Life exhibit, funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, offers information about life on Earth using touchscreen technology. The exhibit spans 3.5 billion years of evolutionary history. A finger swipe allows users to zoom through the phylogenetic tree to see how all life on Earth is related by common ancestry. Read more about this exhibition in Today@UNL.
Lectures
NEBRASKA EAST UNION, FRI NOONSituational Awareness presentation,
Officer Aaron Pembleton
"Methods for Handling Missing Secondary Respondent Data"
David Johnson and Rebeka Young
Geography General Seminar, "The Metageographic Community Model"
Katherine Nashleanas
Chemistry Colloquium, "Illuminating Chemical Interfaces with Plasmonics"
Jason Hafner, Rice University
Clayton Yuetter International Trade Program Visting Scholar Lecture
Judith Dean, Brandeis University
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.
