UNL's School of Natural Resources is hosting its second annual Elevator Speech Contest at 7 p.m., March 5 in the Hardin Hall auditorium (room 107). Students will present on their research in three minutes or less and vie for cash prizes. The event is free and open to the public. Continue reading…
Tanya Shenk has joined the Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystems Unit (CESU) as a research coordinator for the National Park Service. Shenk will begin working in UNL's School of Natural Resources on Feb. 23. Continue reading…
The information provided in this announcement is tailored and geared toward all SNR students. Whether it's important dates, jobs/internship postings or other helpful info, students can find news essential to their success. Faculty members are welcome to read and share this information accordingly. Continue reading…
The Holling Family Award Program for Teaching Excellence has recognized two SNR faculty members and two teaching assistants for their exceptional teaching. Continue reading…
Amanda Bergeron-Bauer, SNR recruitment coordinator, and Dave Wedin, professor of plant and ecosystem ecology, received 2015 UNL Parents' Recognition Awards. Alan Carter, UNL Parents Association co-president, presented them with the awards on Jan. 30. Continue reading…
Aaron Young, survey geologist, will present "Monitoring Groundwater Levels in Nebraska: Trends in Statewide Rises, Declines, and the Impact of Recent Drought" at 3:30 p.m., Feb. 25 in the Hardin Hall auditorium (room 107). The seminar is free and open to the public. Continue reading…
Milton Chen, whose career has spanned four decades at the intersection of pre-K-12 education, media and technology, will present "Creativity, Curiosity and Learning," in the next E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Continue reading…
Stand-up paddleboard core fusion classes will be held from 2-3 p.m. March 1-18 at the Mabel Lee Hall pool. Designed for water-lovers, participants will play with balance, focus and core strength by taking their core fusion practice to stand up paddleboards. All equipment for the course is provided. Continue reading…
UNL's Stormwater Management Education Team will receive a Community Landscape Award for projects that have significantly improved the green infrastructure of communities throughout the state. Continue reading…
Amy Zoller, integrated water management coodinator at the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, will present "GIS in Statewide Integrated Water Management" at 2 p.m., Feb. 27 in Hardin Hall, room 228. The seminar is free and open to the public. Continue reading…
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable result of climate change, says a zoologist affiliated with the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology at UNL. Continue reading…
Karen Jensen, software users group coordinator at the School of Natural Resources, regularly shares quick tips and tricks designed to make life a little easier for faculty, staff and students using Microsoft system software. Continue reading…
"Regulation of Biological Activity Through Protein Dimerization: Crystallographic Analyses of Invertebrate Hemoglobins and Interferon Regulatory Factors," will be presented by William Royer of the University of Massachusetts Medical School at 4 p.m., Feb. 25 in E103 Beadle Center. Continue reading…