This Week, July 8 - 12, 2013
Entomologists begin pilot program to track bumblebee queens
How do you put a radio-tracking device on a bumblebee? Very carefully. Entomology professors at UNL are in the pilot stages of a program aimed at teaching high school students how to use radio tracking technology to learn about bumblebee queens that they think is the bee's knees.
There are 20 bumblebee species in Nebraska. The project, which started in May, tentatively is called "Bumble Boosters 2.0," a reboot of a project that ran from 1999-2002. Doug Golick, now an assistant professor in entomology, was a master's student working under Marion Ellis, an entomology professor, when the original "Bumble Boosters" program ran. Read more about this program in Today@UNL.
Nebraska Rep opens season with 'Emma'
The Nebraska Repertory Theatre, the Actor's Equity Association professional theater at UNL, will offer three plays and two one-night only performances this summer. All performances are in the Temple Building.
The season opens July 11 with "Emma," a play adapted from Jane Austen's romantic novel of the same name. Other plays presented are "Mrs. Mannerly" and "Making God Laugh." Read more about this performance in Today@UNL.
$75K grant to further community assessments
The Department of Community and Regional Planning has received a two-year award totaling $75,000 from the Woods Charitable Fund. The award, part of $763,000 in grants distributed by the fund in its June grant cycle, supports the department's continuing Community Assessment project. The collaborative project features students and neighborhood volunteers assessing neighborhoods. Through the assessments, the students and volunteers rank home conditions and collect data that helps neighborhood leaders develop strategic plans to improve problem areas.
The project includes collaborations between the university, neighborhoods, city government departments and NeighborWorks Lincoln. Six neighborhoods and more than 8,600 houses and lots have been analyzed. Project leaders plan to expand the project into four additional Lincoln neighborhoods in 2013-14.
Woods Charitable Fund makes grants three times a year to tax-exempt organizations seeking funding for Lincoln-focused programs.
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Rudasill studies effects of temperament on early childhood achievement
Some preschoolers listen to the teacher as others tune her out. While some stay within the lines, others color outside them. Some play by themselves; others share toys. And though some sit still, others fidget endlessly.
Collectively, Kathleen Rudasill sees these routine activities as a window into the emerging personalities of young children — one that potentially offers new perspectives on helping those from difficult backgrounds reach their potential. Read more about this study in Today@UNL.
UNL in the national news, June 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.
UNLedu 4.0 to launch in August
The Internet and Interactive Media Group and the UNL Web Developer Network are pleased to announce the fourth major revision to the look and feel of the UNL website.
Building on last year's Version 3.1 of the UNLedu Web Framework, which added support for smartphones and tablets by employing 'responsive' web technology, UNLedu 4.0 will include support for widescreen displays among the basic features available to any UNL web content provider.
Along with a unified, branded look and feel for UNL, the UNLedu Web Framework is built using valid markup, and it complies with federal accessibility standards. Its built-in features include integrated site and directory search, single sign-on authentication and user profiles, emergency alerts, news and event feeds, and constituent chat capability. In addition, more than 400 UNL sites are now published using UNLcms, a robust content management platform maintained in concert with the web framework.
The UNL Web Developer Network meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. In its June meeting, WDN members approved a launch date of August 12 for this '4.0' revision of the UNLedu Web Framework. A deadline for updating sites to this version will be determined in WDN's July meeting.
