This Week, May 6 - 10, 2013
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Brittany Freeman of Lincoln poses with her mom, Letti, and dad, Jeff, while her sister, Katie, takes a photo. Spring Commencement 2013. May 5, 2013. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Mallory Miller of Council Bluffs, IA, has a special note for her parents across her mortar board as she waits to pick up her diploma form the College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Rachel Plessing of Blair, NE, smiles as she and her parents look over a photo taken by her sister, Sarah. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Alli Benner of Apple Valley, MN, poses for a photo with sister, Hayley and brother, Grant. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Kwok Leong Ng, Jordan Raver, Chuen Meng Goh and Shen Siang Lim, pose with the Malaysian flag for a photo. Spring Commencement 2013. May 5, 2013. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Plenty of photos were taken on the floor of the Hawks Championship Center Saturday morning. Spring Commencement 2013. May 5, 2013. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Kristin Vankat hugs Kyla Wesely during Spring Commencement 2013. both are from Omaha. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Ciera Tolbert gives Lacey Layne a hug during Spring Commencement 2013. May 5, 2013. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Ciera Tolbert tells her story with her mortar board during Spring Commencement 2013. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Chi Omega sisters pose for a photo for friends. Spring Commencement 2013. May 5, 2013. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Donte Perry was the center of his family's attention as they photographed him with his diploma. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Hawks Championship Center is filled with graduates and families and the graduates pick up their diplomas Saturday morning. Spring Commencement 2013. May 5, 2013. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Nicholas Kleinschmit of Crofton, NE, receives a kiss from his niece, Maddy, and his mom, Vicki. Spring Commencement 2013. May 5, 2013. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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A group of Malaysian students toss their mortar boards into the air while celebrating their graduation. Spring Commencement 2013. May 5, 2013. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Marnee Royer of Kearney and Chris Espinoza of Bellevue make faces as their family photographs them Saturday morning. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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(left to right) Alex Dostal of Scribner, NE, and Lauren Woodworth of Papillion pose for photo with the Husker "N" as a backdrop; Regan Johnson of Hastings tosses her mortar board into the air so her family and friends could take a photo. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Nisha Bengali of Omaha, gives Erin Ray a huge hug at Spring Commencement 2013. May 5, 2013. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Brittany Gossett of Omaha holds a sign her family made for her. Spring Commencement 2013. May 5, 2013. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
Degrees granted to some 2,750 at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln granted degrees to more than 2,750 students at commencement exercises May 3 and 4 in separate ceremonies for baccalaureate, graduate and law degrees. This marks the second-largest graduating class in UNL history, behind only the approximately 2,800 in May 2012.
The graduates are from 44 states and 36 countries. Read a full list of graduates.
Employees make commencement change a positive experience
Faculty, staff and administrators helped turn disappointment into excitement after weather shifted UNL's May 4 undergraduate commencement from a signature event within Memorial Stadium to a more personal experience inside the Hawks Championship Indoor Center.
Chancellor Harvey Perlman's decision to move the graduation event indoors was announced at 6:30 a.m. One hour later, students started to report to the Hawks Center to pick up diplomas. Read more about commencement in Today@UNL.
Water for Food discusses adapting to climate change
Dilip Kulkarni remembers the first global Water for Food Conference in Lincoln in 2009. "Another water conference" was his initial dismissive reaction. Wednesday (May 8), as the fifth annual conference closed, Kulkarni, of India's Jain Irrigation Systems, praised the gatherings of experts from around the world for playing an important role in surfacing challenges and solutions to the problem of feeding a world expected to grow from 7 billion to 9 billion by 2050.
The conference was hosted by the University of Nebraska's Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and sponsored by Monsanto. Kulkarni and others on a closing panel led by Water for Food Institute Executive Director Roberto Lenton said the problems are complex and differ around the world. Much of the challenge lies in convincing government leaders to take research seriously in crafting new laws and policies to help address the issue. Read more about the closing day of the conference on IANR news website.
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UNL in the national news, April 2013
National media outlets featured and cited UNL sources on a number of topics in the past month. Read a full list of media appearances in Today@UNL.
Unions, libraries, rec centers shift to summer schedules
Operating hours of the Nebraska Unions, University Libraries and Campus Recreation centers transition to a summer schedule on May 6. Read a full list of hours and schedules in Today@UNL.
Lectures
BEADLE CENTER ROOM E228, THU NOONBiochemistry Seminar, "Small Molecule Inhibitor, CB5, In Re-Routing and Redistribution of Fat to Reduce Lipotoxicity and Disease Progression"
Nipun Saini, graduate student
