This Week, July 22 - 26, 2013
UNL Microgravity U. Team set for NASA experiment
Members of the UNL Microgravity University Team are making their final tests to their octo-copter flying experiment this week before leaving for Texas to try it out it at NASA's Flight Week.
Seven students will venture to Johnson Space Center in Houston to conduct experiments aboard reduced-gravity aircraft beginning July 29. The UNL Microgravity University team's final prep session, in the lab where they've worked for more than six months, will put the experimental copter through its final maneuvers. Read more about these experiments in Today@UNL.
Postdoc recognized for research on teacher assessment
Leslie Hawley, a postdoctoral trainee with the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, will receive a UNL research award that recognizes her dissertation's potential to improve the evaluation of K-12 teachers.
UNL's Phi Delta Kappa Chapter recently announced Hawley as the recipient of its Dr. Ron Joekel Research Award, which honors outstanding education-focused research conducted by a UNL graduate student. Hawley, who completed her doctorate from UNL's Qualitative, Quantitative and Psychometric Methods program in December 2012, will receive the $1500 award at a fall meeting of the PDK Chapter. James Bovaird, director of the CYFS Statistics and Research Methodology Unit, served as her advisor. Read more about this award and Hawley in Today@UNL.
Mueller Planetarium's 'Dinosaurs at Dusk' opens July 23
Mueller Planetarium in the University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History's Morrill Hall has announced its summer fulldome schedule beginning July 23. The schedule includes the new fulldome show, "Dinosaurs at Dusk."
"Audiences will have a really incredible immersive experience with the dinosaurs," says planetarium coordinator Jack Dunn. "We are one of the first planetariums in the U.S. to present this award-winning program." Read more about this show in Today@UNL.
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Nancy Busch named dean of University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
Nancy Busch is the new dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, UNL senior vice chancellor for academic affairs Ellen Weissinger announced today. Busch, who has served in the role in an interim capacity since August 2012, begins her appointment immediately.
"It was clear to me that Nancy's interview generated widespread and enthusiastic support among the faculty and staff of the libraries," Weissinger said. "I received equally positive feedback from Chancellor (Harvey) Perlman, the vice chancellors, the deans and the Faculty Senate. Nancy will begin her tenure as dean with the trust and confidence of the campus. That is a wonderful platform for advancing the innovative work that our libraries colleagues envision." Read more about Busch in Today@UNL.
Dean's Days begin July 24
Office of Admissions recruitment staff are embarking on a fact-finding mission across campus.
Starting July 24, Admissions will offer Dean's Days at UNL's colleges and the Exploratory and Pre-Professional Advising Center. The goal is to help recruitment staff learn more about academic opportunities on campus.
Dean's Days are hosted at the respective college. Meeting room information will be available at the Dean's Days website.
Organizers: Conference solidifies UNL as world leader in digital humanities
Since its inception in 2005, UNL's Center for Digital Research in the Humanities has been thought of as a pioneer in digital humanities. With the recent conclusion of the 2013 Digital Humanities Conference, held in Lincoln last week, UNL's reputation is solidified on a global scale, the co-director of UNL's Center for Digital Research in the Humanities said.
CDRH officials learned two years ago that UNL had been selected to host the distinguished conference. After months of planning and preparation, conference organizer Katherine Walter, professor of chair of Digital Initiatives and Special Collections and CDRH co-director, said the conference could not have gone any better. She credited the success to an outstanding intellectual program and to the hard work of a "large army" of volunteers and event planners. Read more about this conference in Today@UNL.
'Land in Focus' at Morrill Hall
A new nature photography exhibit continues at the University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History in Morrill Hall, south of 14th and Vine streets on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln City Campus.
"Land in Focus" was curated by UNL doctoral student Victoria Chraibi in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Lincoln, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and UNL doctoral fellows in the National Science Foundation Integrated Graduate Education and Research Training program. Read more about this exhibit in Today@UNL.
