Thursday, April 25, 2013
Shomos wins Fulbright to conduct research in Albania
UNL alumna and Lincoln native Elena Shomos has received a Fulbright to conduct research in Albania. Shomos graduated from UNL with a double major in French and global studies. As an undergraduate, she became interested in Albania because of her heritage and her interest in international relations.
Last year Shomos was funded by a David L. Boren scholarship to pursue a yearlong, self-designed study abroad program at the University of Korca in Albania. There, she took additional formal language courses, improving her fluency in Albanian, and talked to locals about the importance of democratic civic education in the community. Read more about Shomos and this Fulbright in Today@UNL.
AVERY HALL ROOM 115, 4PM
Rowlee Lecture to examine mathematician's final writings
The final writings of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan are the focus of the 2013 Howard Rowlee Lecture, 4 p.m. in 115 Avery Hall. The talk, "Ramanujan's Lost Notebook and its Mysteries," will be led by George Eyre Andrews of Penn State University.
The talk is free and open to the public. The topic grew from research conducted by Andrews in 1976 while at the Trinity College Library in Cambridge, Mass. He was examining papers from the estate of G.N. Watson and discovered a collection of more than 100 pages written by Ramanujan. Read more about this talk in Today@UNL.
KIMBALL RECITAL HALL, 7:30PM
Campus Bands performance is tonight
The UNL Campus Bands will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets, available at the door, are $5 general admission and $3 for students and senior citizens. The UNL Campus Bands are directed by Douglas Bush, lecturer in the School of Music. The band meet in the spring semester only.
Commission on Status of Women seeks new members
The Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women is seeking faculty and staff members to serve a three-year term. The commission addresses gender equity issues on campus and serves as an advisory committee to the chancellor. Applications are due May 1. For more information, including application forms, go to the Commission on Status of Women website.
AVERY HALL ROOM 115, 4PM
Lecture to explore libraries as a campus hub
Author Joan Lippincott will discuss how academic areas can collaborate to create a "one-stop" success center to better serve students and faculty in a 10 a.m. April 25 lecture in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, room 212. The talk, "Third Space, Third Place: Libraries at the Center of Campus Life," is free and open to the public.
In the talk, Lippincott will focus on how libraries can serve as the heart of a campus with spaces linking technology, content and services for students and faculty. Read more about this lecture in Today@UNL.
UNL ranks 61st in RecycleMania challenge
UNL finished in 61st place overall for total materials recycled during the national RecycleMania competition. Compared to Big Ten peers, UNL ranked third in the "Grand Champion" category with a recycling rate of 34.1 percent, and was fifth in "Per Capita Classic," recycling an average of 10.7 pounds per person.
During the eight-week event, UNL recycled 294,207 pounds of paper, cardboard, plastic and aluminum. The total is 9 percent higher than UNL's tally from the 2012 RecycleMania contest. The UNL total also represents a 514 metric ton reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, said Prabhakar Shrestha, UNL's recycling coordinator. Read more about Recyclemania in Today@UNL.
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Asarta named an ASUN educator of the year
Carlos Asarta, associate professor of practice in economics, was named the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska's Outstanding Educator of the Year for large classes. The award was presented during the ASUN new student government installation on April 3 in the Wick Alumni Center.
The award was decided by a write-in vote of UNL students during the March 6 ASUN elections. Asarta, who is from Toledo, Spain, received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from UNL's College of Business Administration. He teaches Principles of Macro and Microeconomics and Intermediate Microeconomic Theory courses. Read more about Asarta and this award in Today@UNL.
Carson Theater announcement is Friday
An announcement about the future of the Lied Center for Performing Arts' Johnny Carson Theater will be made at 10:30 a.m. April 26. The event, which is free and open to faculty, staff and students, will take place in the Carson Theater on the west side of the Lied Center.
The event includes a brief performance by UNL dance students and remarks by Harvey Perlman, chancellor, and Bill Stephan, executive director of the Lied Center. Individuals interested in attending are asked to RSVP to Marissa Gill Keyzer at mgill3@unl.edu or 402-472-7099.
Symposium to examine the genetic science behind addiction
Many people use substances, but a relatively small percentage develop substance use disorders. Why this happens is an active area of research that will be explored April 25-26 at the 61st annual Nebraska Symposium on Motivation at UNL.
The symposium's theme this year is "Genes and the Motivation to Use Substances." Six experts will present research findings on various topics on the motivation of substance use and addictive behavior. Scott Stoltenberg, assistant professor of psychology at UNL, is coordinating the symposium. He said the long-running symposium looks motivation's role in human behavior and this year will delve into the incentives to use substances and the risks of developing a disorder. Read more about this symposium in Today@UNL.
Lectures
GAUGHAN CENTER ROOM 212, 10AMLecture, "Third Space, Third Place: Libraries at the Center of Campus Life"
Joan Lippincott, author and researcher
Biochemistry Seminar Graduate Student Seminar
Cory Boone
Biological Sciences Seminar
Samodha Fernando, UNL
