Monday, March 25, 2013
Jewell co-edits first book to reveal Cather’s private letters
Hidden away in vaults scattered across the United States and Europe, famed Nebraska author Willa Cather’s most intimate thoughts were laid bare in the pages of her personal correspondence. The pages upon pages of letters, most scrawled in Cather’s distinctive handwriting, were only available to a handful of scholars and fans that sought them out – until now.
More than 550 of Cather’s letters are being opened to the public in a new book co-edited by University of Nebraska-Lincoln associate professor Andrew Jewell. The volume, “The Selected Letters of Willa Cather,” set for release April 16, presents the author’s letters along with historical and biographical context to guide readers through Cather’s life through her newly released words. Read more about Jewell and this book in Today@UNL.
University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union president to retire
Bob Torell, president of the University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union, will retire April 19. His retirement follows the NUFCU's 75th annual meeting on April 17. “It is a good time for me to retire and turn the reigns over to someone new to lead the credit union to what I believe will be a very successful future,” said Torell.
Torell joined the University Nebraska Federal Credit Union in 1982. When Torell started, the credit union had about 3,000 members, assets were around $4 million, and services were fairly limited. Read more about Torell and the NUFCU in Today@UNL.
Grad programs represented in new U.S. News rankings
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln was represented in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of higher-education graduate schools and programs. The College of Law experienced a significant jump, climbing 28 spots from last year's rankings to No. 61.
"While we view these rankings with a healthy dose of skepticism, it is good news for the college," Law Dean Susan Poser said. "It is long overdue national recognition of the excellent academic program that we have always offered." Read more about these rankings in Today@UNL.
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Lecture focussed on collaboration opportunities with UNMC project
Collaborative opportunities with the Nebraska Regenerative Medicine Project is the focus of a 2:30 p.m. talk led by Nora Sarvetnick. The talk, which is free and open to faculty, staff and students, is in the Gaughan Multicultural Center, room 202.
Sarvetnick is a professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and director of the Nebraska Regenerative Medicine Project. Her presentation will include an update on the Nebraska Regenerative Medicine Project and collaboration opportunities for the UNL community. Read more about these rankings in Today@UNL.
NSF-funded workshops offered to STEM faculty
The UNL Discipline-Based Education Research Group is offering an online series of six, two-hour webinar-style workshops to assist faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines develop more competitive National Science Foundation educational proposals and projects.
The workshops are designed to strengthen grant proposals for the NSF Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM program as well as other NSF programs with substantial educational components. The interactive workshops will be presented by former NSF program directors. Members of UNL's DBER Group will facilitate each workshop. Read more about these workshops in Today@UNL.
Lectures
NEBRASKA EAST UNION, 3PMIRP Outreach, information session for graduate students about the requirements for using human subjects in research projects
KEIM HALL ROOM 264, 4PMPlant Pathology Spring Seminar, "Population Dynamics and Evolution of Triticum Mosaic Virus"
Melissa Ebeling, doctoral student
