Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Hillestad exhibit features 'Woven Art of Indonesia'
The woven art of Indonesia, with particular attention given to the ikats woven on the archipelago, is the subject of "Woven Art of Indonesia: Makers, Meaning and Significance," a new exhibit at UNL's Robert Hillestad Textile Gallery.
Curated by Barabra Rieke Turner, the exhibit is open through April 5. Read more about this exhibit in Today@UNL.
Study links kids' neighborhoods with survival expectations
What do you want to be when you grow up?
It's a common question asked of children, and they can come up with all sorts of answers: A doctor. A firefighter. A teacher. Kids think about their futures as they emulate the adults around them.
But about 15 percent of children — most of whom live in impoverished neighborhoods — in a new national study do not expect to live to age 35. For those children, the research shows, it's often not "when I grow up." Instead, they think in terms of "if I grow up." The study, by UNL sociologist Tara Warner and Bowling Green State University sociologist Raymond Swisher, added to mounting evidence suggesting neighborhoods matter in adolescent and young adult survival expectations. Read more about this study in Today@UNL.
Free 'Spring Break Survival Kits' available
The University Health Center is handing out travel tips and free Spring Break Survival Kits from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in the Nebraska Union, and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 14 in the East Union.
Plowman is keynote for 'Entrepreneuring Days'
Donde Plowman, dean for the College of Business Administration, is the keynote speaker for UNL's inaugural "Entrepreneuring Days@UNL." The three-day conference opened March 11. All events are at the Embassy Suites, 1040 P St.
Plowman's lecture, "Negotiating to Get What You Want," is at noon, March 13. Registration is required to receive a lunch. The event is focused on building start-up people for new and established enterprises. Read more about EntrepreneuringDays@UNL in Today@UNL.
University Singers to present 'Carmina Burna'
UNL's flagship choral ensemble, the University Singers, will present the complete "Carmina Burna" by Bavarian composer Carl Orff at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets, available at the door, are $5 each.
"Carmina Burna" is one of the most recognizable and popular Classical music pieces ever written. The entire piece runs about one hour and features 11 solo performances. Read more about this performance in Today@UNL.
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Lecture series on art and the mind continues today
Jonathan Fineberg, the University of Nebraska's Visiting Presidential Professor, continues his 2012-13 lecture series on art and the mind. The lecture — the third in a four-part series — will take place at 5:30 p.m. in UNL's Sheldon Museum of Art. The talk is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception.
Fineberg's lecture series is titled "The Language of the Enigmatic Object: Modern Art at the Border of Mind and Brain." The title has evolved as Fineberg has written the lectures; part of his professorship involves giving serious thought to how visual thinking works and how works of art serve society, and this has led to the revision. Read more about this series in Today@UNL.
ADVANCE-Nebraska duo to receive 'Contribution to Women' award
Mary Anne Holmes and Julia McQuillan will be honored during the Chancellor's Outstanding Contribution to Women award ceremony and reception, 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Nebraska Union's Heritage Room. Chancellor Harvey Perlman will present the awards.
Holmes and McQuillan are director and co-principal investigator, respectively, of the UNL NSF Advance Program. They will be honored for their efforts to create a climate that encourages women to succeed at the university. Read more about this website in Today@UNL.
Lectures
NEBRASKA UNION, 11:30AMWomen's Week Leadership Luncheon, "Slam Poetry as Power"
Dr. Waite and Ms. Gandara will perform their works and discuss their experiences writing, performing, and working as poets. Sponsored by the UNL English Department
Seminar, "What Does Your Online Presence Say About You: Managing Your Online Image"
Tracy Bicknell-Holmes
Interdisciplinary Art Symposium Lecture
Lori Belilove, founder and artistic director of Lori Belilove and the Isadora Duncan Dance Company
Philosophy Lecture
Thomas Grundmann, University of Cologne
Biochemistry/Redox Biology Center Seminar, "The Sour Side of Sugar: Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans and Nervous System Regeneration"
Herbert Geller, NIH
Entomology Lecture, "Laboratory and Population Variability in Fall Armyworm Susceptibility to Bt Toxin"
Karen da Silva, graduate student
Lecture, "The Sign of the Last: Gender Material Culture and Artisanal Nostalgia in Thomas Decker's 'The Shoem"
Natasha Korda, Wesleyan University
