Monday, February 25, 2013
University Health Center info session is Tuesday
An information session on Bryan Health's proposal to provide health care facilities for students, faculty and staff is 5:30 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Nebraska Union Ballroom. Chancellor Harvey Perlman will answer questions during the session.
UNL has released two documents related to the proposed outsourcing of the University Health Center to Bryan Health. The documents "Responses to Issues Raised by RFP Evaluation Committee" and "University Health Center Proposal Facts" are available as downloadable PDFs.
UNL's Jockers leads collaboration opening 300 years of books for data analysis
In the 19th century, Britain was the world's superpower, boasting a global empire of 10 million square miles and 400 million royal subjects. And British authors of the era reflected this supremacy, peppering their prose with words of command and certainty -- ones like "always," "never," and "forever."
At the same time, over in Ireland, local writers echoed a different perspective in their books. With the Irish under the thumb of British rule, the nation's scribes frequently used words that displayed inability or frustration - ones like "almost," "nearly" or "perhaps." Read more about this analysis in Today@UNL.
Academy Award winning 'Amour' plays at the Ross
The Academy Award winning film "Amour" and documentary "56 Up" open today at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. "Amour" is rated PG-13 and plays through March 7. The documentary "56 Up" is unrated and plays through Feb. 28. Read more about these films at the Ross website.
Chinese cooking series to cover appetizers
The UNL Confucius Institute's Chinese cooking series continues with a session on crafting egg rolls and hot and sour soup. The class is 5:45 to 7 p.m. Feb. 25 in Leverton Hall, room 206. Cost is $30 and includes course materials, food samples and drinks.
Instructors from the UNL Confucius Institute will lead the course. Read more about this course in Today@UNL.
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Healey receives Swanson Award for teaching excellence
E. Charles Healey, professor of speech language pathology in the College of Education and Human Sciences, has been selected for the Donald R. and Mary Lee Swanson Award for Teaching Excellence.
Healey, who teaches in the Department of Special Education and Speech Disorders, will receive a $12,500 award during an awards luncheon April 5 in Lincoln. Read more about Healey and this award in Today@UNL.
Volunteers needed to help transcribe UNL yearbooks
The University Libraries is seeking volunteers to help transcribe content of UNL's yearbooks. The project, which is open to the public, will help expand the history of the university.
Computer and Internet access is needed to participate. Volunteers simply type up the text on pages of a yearbook. The goal is to use the transcriptions to make the yearbooks searchable online. When all the university yearbooks have been transcribed, other documents will be added to the history project.
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.
