Wednesday, April 10, 2013
School of Music's Skyros Quartet, April Sun invited to perform in China
Five student musicians from the School of Music in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts have been invited to perform next month in Xi'an China, as a part of an official program of activities at the American Exchange Center on the Xi'an Jiaotong University campus.
They also will perform at Zhejiang University City College, UNL's partner university in Hangzhou. A string quartet of doctoral students -- the members of the Skyros String Quartet -- and senior piano major April Sun will travel with an official delegation from across the University of Nebraska system for about two weeks in early May. Hixson-Lied Professor of Piano Paul Barnes will work as faculty mentor for the students while in China. Read more about this program in Today@UNL.
Momix to perform 'Botanica'
The Lied Center for Performing Arts presents the dance troupe Momix performing "Botanica" at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, starting at $34 for adults and $17 for youth, are available at the Lied Center website, 402-472-4747 and at the Lied box office.
Using a mix of dance, music, costumes, huge puppets, projected imagery and larger-than-life props, Momix transports the audience to a fantasy world of surreal images in the "Botanica" performance. The production includes the work of Michael Curry, designer for Disney's Broadway musical "The Lion King." Read more about this performance in Today@UNL.
Symposium to focus on understudied genocides
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Harris Center for Judaic Studies will present "Forgotten Genocides: New Perspectives on a Less Known History" on April 10 in the Nebraska Union Auditorium, 14th and R streets.
The symposium welcomes eight scholars to discuss new perspectives and information on some of the lesser-known genocides and mass atrocities of the 20th century. The goal of the symposium is to add to the broader discussion regarding understudied genocides, which may foster more communication and greater understanding among different disciplines and specialists.
David Forsythe, professor emeritus of political science at UNL, will give the opening lecture. He will discuss the well-developed body of international law prohibiting atrocities and actions that may be taken to oppose genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Forsythe will speak about how these norms are implemented by states that calculate various costs based on their self-interest. Read more about this symposium in Today@UNL.
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Spring UNL Research Fair begins
The 2013 Spring UNL Research Fair will take place April 10-11 in the Nebraska Union. The fair showcases undergraduate and graduate student research and creative activity accomplishments at UNL.
This year's Research Fair highlights interdisciplinary research work on campus. The Office of Research and Economic Development, in collaboration with the Office of Graduate Studies, is sponsoring a Graduate Research Forum and a Graduate Poster Session from 1-3 p.m. The Graduate Poster Fair will follow, from 3-5 p.m. Read more about the 2013 Spring Research Fair in Today@UNL.
UNL in the national news, March 2013
National media outlets featured and cited UNL sources on a number of topics in the past month. Read a full list of National media appearances in Today@UNL.
Lectures
HARDIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 3:30PMWater Seminar Series, "Recent Variations in Low-Temperature and Moisture Constraints on Vegetation in the Southwestern United States"
Jeremy Weiss, University of Arizona
Seminar, "Climbing the Academic Ladder — Attending Graduate and Professional School"
Come network with our panel of students and staff! Hear their stories and find out how they succeeded in graduate school.
Sociology Lecture, "Adolescence, Peers and the Challenges of High School"
Robert Crosnoe, University of Texas at Austin
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar Series, "Whole Genome Duplications and the Origin of Novelty"
Nate Probasco, doctoral candidate
