Monday, March 11, 2013
UNL selected for Beckman Scholars Program in life sciences
UNL is one of 10 institutions in the United States to be selected this year for the esteemed Beckman Scholars Program, which provides support for interdisciplinary undergraduate research fellowships in the chemical and biological sciences.
The scholarship awards will provide for undergraduate students as they conduct research under the direction of UNL faculty mentors from chemistry, biochemistry and biological sciences. The award, which is worth $115,800, will allow the university to provide scholarships over three years. Each year, a group of three to five students will be selected for UNL's Beckman Scholars Program. Read more about this program in Today@UNL.
MBA team wins the ACG Nebraska Cup
MBA students from the College of Business Administration took home the first-place trophy in the second annual ACG Nebraska Cup competition in late February. The ACG Cup is an intercollegiate case study competition designed to give students insights into mergers and acquisitions, investment banking and private equity.
Tyler Cyboron from Ravenna, Andrew Lempka from Omaha, and Jared Thomas from Columbus, made up the winning team. Ben Herbers, a student in the joint MBA/Juris doctor program from Lincoln, helped the team prepare but was unable to participate in the competition. Read more about this win in Today@UNL.
Rosati to lead technical ag college
The current provost of Southeast Missouri State University will be the new dean of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at Curtis. Ronald Rosati will assume the position this summer.
"We are most excited to have a person of Dr. Rosati's talent, skills and experience to be our next dean of NCTA," said Ronnie Green, vice president of agriculture and natural resources for the University of Nebraska. Rosati has been provost of Southeast Missouri State since 2010. Previously, he served in a number of roles at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, including dean of the College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences. Read more about Rosati in Today@UNL.
New app functions as a digital beef anatomy textbook
A new app from NUBeef takes the user inside the carcasses of beef cattle.
NUBeef-Anatomy allows users to navigate through the anatomy of beef cattle and learn more about bones and muscles found in the carcass. The app functions as a digital beef anatomy textbook, said Steven Jones, professor of animal science at UNL, who developed the media with EdMedia's instructional multimedia designer Vishal Singh. Read more about this app in Today@UNL.
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Outstanding ensemble honors earned at national jazz festival
UNL's Jazz Orchestra and Graduate Jazztet picked up Outstanding Ensemble honors at the Elmhurst College Jazz Festival on Feb. 21-24 at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Ill. One of the oldest college jazz festivals in the United States, Elmhurst's annual celebration brings together the top names in the industry and the leading college bands from around the nation.
The UNL Jazz Orchestra was one of five big bands selected for Outstanding Ensemble honors out of 24 ensembles participating in the festival. The UNL Graduate Jazztet was one of four combos selected for Outstanding Ensemble honors out of 16 combos participating in the festival. Read more about these honors in Today@UNL.
Bias incidents can be reported online
A new UNL website allows individuals to report any campus incident that involves bias. The website was developed so individuals can choose to report an incident online or in person to a member of UNL's bias response team. The UNL Bias Report is one way the university strives to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for faculty, staff, students, alumni and visitors.
"This website provides a mechanism for any member of our community to report an incident of bias," Chancellor Harvey Perlman said. "We have found that early reporting and attention to issues that may raise concern is the best approach, either to address a real issue or to resolve a misunderstanding.
"I hope you will use this website — and I hope the occasions for its use will be few." Read more about this website in Today@UNL.
Lectures
NEBRASKA UNION, 11:30AMWomen's Week Leadership Luncheon, "Developing a Professional Persona"
Speakers: Manashi Chatterjee, Ph.D., Lecturer, Chemistry; Mary Anne Homes, Ph.D., Director of Advance-Nebraska and Professor of Practice, Geosciences; Anna Shavers, J.D., Cline Williams Professor of Citizenship Law, Donna Dudney, CBA Honors Academy Director, Associate Professor of Finance.
Plant Pathology Spring Seminar, "Preliminary Study on the Main Pathogen Causing Sugar Beet Damping-Off in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China" and and "Switchgrass and Panicum Mosaic Virus"
Ying Ma; Catherine Stewart
