Friday and Weekend, May 31 - June 2, 2013
Researchers develop first low-light organic photodetector
Work by a group of UNL researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience was featured on the cover of the April issue of the journal Advanced Optical Materials.
Jinsong Huang, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, December master's degree graduate Fawen Guo and graduate student Zhengguo Xiao, report the development of an organic photodetector that has the ability to function at low light levels. Read more about this research in Today@UNL.
Documentary on 'Wild Kingdom' co-produced by UNL journalism college airs Friday
Every Sunday beginning in 1963 through the late 1980s, 34 million Americans took part in a ritual that included tuning to Mutual of Omaha's "Wild Kingdom." The program captured unpredictable wildlife encounters -- from charging elephants and baby lions to 200-pound snakes.
Oshkosh native Don Meier was creator and executive producer of the original show, and his work is chronicled in the new documentary "Exploring the Wild Kingdom," airing at 7 p.m. today (May 31) on NET1/HD. The documentary explores the evolution of the program as well as Meier's broadcast production skills and his instinct to continually reinvent "Wild Kingdom." It also looks at the physical and technical challenges Meier faced as he traveled around the world to produce the program. Read more about this documentary in Today@UNL.
Great Plains Museum extends beadwork exhibit
The Great Plains Art Museum has extended the exhibition, "Relative Position: The Sculptural Beadwork of Molly Murphy Adams," until June 15. The exhibition, originally scheduled to close on May 26, has been extended for three weeks due to popular demand.
Murphy Adams was the 2013 Elizabeth Rubendall Artist-in-Residence and created a commissioned piece titled "Relative Position" for the museum's permanent collection between April 23 and May 3. The commissioned artwork has been added to her solo exhibition, and exhibiting concurrently in the West Gallery are works from prior Rubendall Residency commissions. Read more about this exhibit in Today@UNL.
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NU system partners with MOOC provider Coursera
The University of Nebraska system will begin working with Coursera, a leading provider of massive open online courses -- MOOCs -- to expand access to the university's course content and faculty to more people through distance learning, NU President James B. Milliken said Thursday.
The University of Nebraska system is one of 10 state university systems and public university flagship institutions to announce Thursday their intent to join Coursera. Coursera already partners with 70 leading universities in the United States and beyond, including seven Big Ten institutions. Read more about this partnership in Today@UNL.
UNL in the national news, May 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.
Larson, Potter co-direct Havelock Charity Run
Running and racing might run through their veins, but Clark Potter and Tom Larson with the UNL School of Music take on another role together when it comes to the Havelock Charity Run. On June 1, the two will be co-directors of the event for the seventh time.
"We are both runners," said Potter, associate professor of viola and area head for strings. "This is a race we've both run. This race has a team competition that makes it unique. We've both run on the NU Profs on the Run team. We found out the person that had been directing the race was retiring. I don't remember what happened after that. Did I drag you into this?" he asked of Larson. Read more about this run in Today@UNL.
Lecture, "Multiple Hypothesis Testing"
Hongmei Jiang, Northwestern University
