Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Big Event registration due March 29
The last day to register as a volunteer for the Big Event is March 29. Registration, open to faculty, staff and students, is available at the Big Event website.
The Big Event, which is the morning of April 13, is UNL's annual day of service as faculty, staff and students team up to work on projects across Lincoln. Now in its eighth year, UNL's Big Event will feature an estimated 3,000 volunteers. All volunteers will be provided a T-shirt, breakfast and lunch. Volunteers can register individually or in groups.
New book explores concealing coloration in nature
A magical cloak of invisibility exists in the fictional world of Harry Potter. But evolution came up with the next best thing — concealing coloration.
The biological functions of coloration in animals are the subject of "Concealing Coloration in Animals," a new book by UNL faculty Judy Diamond and Alan B. Bond. Diamond is a professor and curator of Informal Science Education for the University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History; Bond is a research professor of biological sciences and co-director of the Center for Avian Cognition. Read more about this book in Today@UNL.
Faculty recognized for excellence in teaching
UNL has awarded the College Distinguished Teaching Awards, the Harold and Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award and the Annis Chaikin Sorensen Award.
College Distinguished Teaching Awards are $1,000 awards in recognition of consistent excellence in teaching. Read more about these awards in Today@UNL.
Student UCARE applications due April 9
The Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences program is accepting online applications for the 2013-2014 academic year and 2013 summer programs. Student applications are due by 2 p.m. April 9.
UCARE supports opportunities for undergraduates, working under the direction of faculty, to participate in UNL research or creative activities. Through UCARE, undergraduate researchers are introduced to the research process. As emerging scholars at UNL, undergraduates have the opportunity to learn how to be effective researchers. Read more about application in Today@UNL.
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IANR vice chancellor part of USDA review team
Ronnie Green, vice chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, has been selected to serve on a National Research Council review committee that will study the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The 16-member review team will perform an independent assessment of the initiative, including the quality and value of research funded by the program and the prospects for its success in meeting its multiple goals, such as developing critical knowledge for agriculture across a range of disciplines, preparing the future scientific workforce, and addressing major societal challenges related to the agricultural system. Read more about the review team in Today@UNL.
UNL to participate in statewide tornado drill
UNL will participate in a statewide tornado drill conducted by the National Weather Service between 10-11 a.m. March 27. The weather service is conducting the drill as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week.
As long as no actual severe weather is occurring or expected, a simulated "Tornado Watch" message will be issued through area radio and TV stations and outdoor emergency sirens will be tested. UNL will also test campus systems in conjunction with the drill. All students, faculty and staff are asked to participate and familiarize themselves with the locations of designated shelters and with tornado warning procedures. Read more about this drill in Today@UNL.
NEBRASKA UNION, 1PM
University Communications hosts Content Convergence Conference
University Communications will host the latest in a series of Content Convergence Conferences in the Nebraska Union at 1 p.m. The session will cover web-based advertising options and using social media to promote special events.
This session will be available as a live stream on the Communicators website.
Lectures
HARDIN HALL ROOM 107 (AUDITORIUM), 2PMNatural Resources Seminar, "Science Strategy, Information and Evidence"
David Anderson, Colorado State University
"The Affordances Framework for Understanding Population Differences in Physical and Mental Health Disparities"
James Jackson, University of Michigan
Water Seminar Series, "Dynamics of Transport and Fate of Solutes in Hydrologic Landscapes"
Adam Ward, University of Iowa
Workshop, "Strengths and Diversity — Can't We All Just Get Along?"
Join this workshop to learn about how to make the most of your strengths and those of others.
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar, "Ancient Role of Prolyl Hydroxylation in Protist Oxygen Sensing is Modulated by Glycosylation and Targets a Ubiquitin Ligase"
Chris West, University of Oklahoma
Visiting Lecturer
Michelle White is a Curator at the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas
