Advising Updates
Priority Registration continues and the withdrawal deadline is on Friday, April 16! Here are updates related to academic advising, academic success, and other information for the next week. Continue reading…
Pi Mu Epsilon Presents Professor Ben Brubaker, University of Minnesota
Pi Mu Epsilon presents Professor Ben Brubaker, University of Minnesota for the annual Pi Mu Epsilon lecture. Prof. Brubaker's lecture is entitled "Setting your undergraduate research on fire: A parable through ice." The lecture will be on Friday, April 23rd at 4 pm on Zoom. Continue reading…
Math Department Scholarship Application Open Now!
The Department of Mathematics offers several scholarships to Math Majors that have demonstrated outstanding performance in their Mathematics and other related courses. The application for 2021-22 academic year scholarships is open now! Applications are due by 5 pm on Monday, May 17, 2021. Continue reading…
Important Academic Dates
Friday, April 16 - Last day to withdraw from one or more full semester courses for the term
Priority Registration for Fall Semester 2021 Is Happening Now!
Policies for a Gender-Equitable Recovery and Resilience After COVID-19
On Tuesday, April 13th from 12 - 1 pm CDT, you are invited to a talk featuring Dr. C. Nicole Mason on "Policies for a Gender-Equitable Recovery and Resilience After COVID-19." This event is freely available on Zoom, but pre-registration is required. Click here for more information! Continue reading…
Support National Collegiate Recovery Day on April 15
In celebration of National Collegiate Recovery Day on April 15, you’re invited to wear purple and get involved in supporting the CRC. The CRC will host a picnic on the Cather-Pound Greenspace at 6 p.m., where purple bandanas and free burritos will be available. Continue reading…
Learn how to apply for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) on April 16
On Friday, April 16, 2021, from noon to 1:00 pm, Dr. Gisele Muller-Parker, a former NSF Program Officer, will lead a Zoom workshop for those interested in applying to this program. Junior and senior undergraduate students are encouraged to attend. Continue reading…
Data Science Problem-Solving Workshop
An innovative program where students can experience the process and collaboration involved in research applied to real world problems. This online program takes place from June 14 to 25, 2021. The application deadline is Friday, April 16. Continue reading…
Online Interdisciplinary Big Data Analytics in Science and Engineering REU
The Online Interdisciplinary Big Data Analytics in Science and Engineering REU is an 8 week program will include training in fundamentals of HPC software (MPI) and productivity tools (like SLURM) on large distributed-memory clusters with CPUs and GPUs as well as Big Data Analytics applications. Continue reading…
Huskers After-School and Summer Learning Opportunities
HALO will provide Nebraska families with safe and innovative educational opportunities by engaging energetic high-ability college students. HALO aims to meet the program objectives through collaborations and partnerships across the campus and in the community. Continue reading…
Shon Hopwood: Hope for Redemption
After committing a series of bank robberies in his 20s, Nebraska-native Shon Hopwood went to prison for 11 years. Now an associate professor of law at Georgetown University, Hopwood serves as an advocate for criminal justice reform. Hear his story on April 23 at 7 pm CDT on Zoom! Continue reading…
Secrets of the Surfaces Screening
Maryam Mirzakhani was the remarkable mathematician who, in 2014, became only the first woman—and first Iranian—to receive the Fields Medal, often regarded as the Nobel Prize of mathematics. There will be a virtual showing of the movie Secrets of the Surfaces about the life and career of Mirzikhani. Continue reading…
New Minor in Racial Justice, Equity, & Inclusion
The Institute for Ethnic Studies is very excited to announce a new minor in Racial Justice, Equity, and Inclusion designed for all students curious about racial justice. The new minor will become available this fall, and it will be open to all students regardless of major or catalog year. Continue reading…
Jobs and Internships
Click here for job and internship openings that would be available for Mathematics majors. Continue reading…
Advisors
If you have questions, concerns, or just want to talk about your next steps as a student, the undergraduate chair, Prof. Petronela Radu (pradu@unl.edu), and your assigned advisor, Doug Pellatz (dpellatz@unl.edu), are here to help.
GEOL 291: The Anthropocene, New Special Topics Course
This fall, Dr. Tracy Frank, will be offering GEOL 291: The Anthropocene, 3 credits, no prerequisites. Geologists measure time in eons, eras, periods, and epochs. Many scholars argue that we have entered into a new epoch, the Anthropocene (the human epoch). Continue reading…
Discover UChicago: Diversity Visit Program
The University of Chicago is now accepting applications for their Discover UChicago program scheduled for October 17-19, 2021. Students interested in doctoral programs, as well as master’s programs, are encouraged to apply online by August 16, 2021 at 11:59 pm. Continue reading…
NRES 208: Climate Literacy in Natural Resources
This fall, Dr. George Limpert and Ms. Lindsay Johnson will be teaching NRES 208: Climate Literacy in Natural Resources. This course is required by the Applied Climate Science (ACS) minor and is a good entry-level course into the ACS major. Continue reading…
DOE’s Office of Science Is Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2021 Undergraduate Internships
Applications are currently being accepted for the Fall 2021 DOE Office of Science's Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI). SULI offers undergraduates opportunities to conduct research projects at DOE National Laboratories. The application deadline is May 27, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. ET. Continue reading…
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