This Week, August 19-23, 2013
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The Nebraska N hangs in the background as the newly opened Pinnacle Back Arena fills with family and friends. Photo by Greg Nathan / University Communications
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Husker Pride shows through with decorated mortar boards Photo by Greg Nathan / University Communications
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Chancellor Perlman leads the procession of deans and dignitaries to the stage to begin the first Undergraduate Commencement in the new arena. Photo by Greg Nathan / University Communications
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Jacob Lind of Eagle Nebraska waves to the crowd after receiving his diploma. Photo by Greg Nathan / University Communications
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Family and friends gather in the lobby of Pinnacle Bank Arena, waiting to congratulate their graduate. Photo by Greg Nathan / University Communications
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Beth Lorraine Kalnins of Lincoln receives big hugs from her children after receiving her degree from the College of Education and Human Sciences. Photo by Greg Nathan / University Communications
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Daniel Riley and Sabrina Buckwald both of Lincoln pose in front of the Nebraska wall as a fellow graduate takes a photo. Photo by Greg Nathan / University Communications
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Matt Murphy kisses his fiancé, Katie Whelden, congratulating her on receiving her degree from the College of Education and Human Sciences. Photo by Greg Nathan / University Communications
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Kimberly Schumacher, College of Education and Human Sciences graduate, poses for a photo with her parents in front of the Pinnacle Bank Area. Photo by Greg Nathan / University Communications
More than 770 receive degrees
UNL granted degrees to approximately 775 students at commencement exercises Aug. 16 and 17. Graduate and professional degrees were conferred on Aug. 16 and bachelor's degrees on Aug. 17.
The ceremonies will be the first events conducted in Lincoln's new 15,000-seat Pinnacle Bank Arena. The graduates are from 34 states and 24 countries. Read more about commencement in Today@UNL.
Three journalism faculty receive teaching awards
Three journalism and mass communications faculty earned four of seven awards in the 2013 edition of Teaching News Terrifically in the 21st Century. The awards were announced during an Aug. 9 business meeting of the Newspaper and Online News Division of the Association of Education for Journalism and Mass Communication.
Sue Burzynski Bullard won the full-time faculty division with a teaching idea titled, "Short and Tweet." Carla J. Kimbrough took second place with "ProWatch: Critically Thinking about Reporters' Work." Michelle Carr Hassler tied for third place with the article "The Amazing Twitter List Race." Read more about these awards in Today@UNL.
DeLong helps confirm bird migration theory
Scientists have long suspected that birds' migratory speeds and pathways are ultimately affected by their body size, rather than their physical limitations. UNL ecologist John DeLong played a significant part in a newly published study that has confirmed that theory.
The work, in which DeLong collaborated with researchers at Cornell University, confirmed that larger birds are much slower in their migrations. It also formed a broad outline of the migration patterns of 102 bird species in the lower 48 states by using data from Cornell's eBird database, where bird watchers record their observations. Read more about DeLong and this study in Today@UNL.
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Arendt, Kato documentaries play the Ross
Margarethe von Trotta's biopic focusing on the German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist "Hannah Arendt" and the documentary "Call Me Kuchu," about gay rights activism in Uganda, open today at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. Both films are unrated and play through Aug. 22. Read more about these films at The Ross website.
