Weixing Li, an assistant professor of practice in CBA, returned to the United States June 23 after spending two weeks detained by authorities in China's Henan Province. Li said a "personal accident" was the reason for the detention. Continue reading…
A new study that features the research of UNL's Susan Swearer shows students receiving special-ed services for behavioral disorders and those with more obvious disabilities are more likely to be bullied than their general-education counterparts — and are also more likely to bully other students. Continue reading…
The UNL Peer Review of Teaching project seeks faculty participation. The 2012-2013 project will help participants learn how to document teaching and engage in discussions of student learning and assessment. Participants receive a $1,000 stipend. The deadline to participate is July 6. Continue reading…
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/546The Office of Research and Economic Development is conducting an internal competition to identify a team to develop UNL's proposal for the 2013 NIH Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence program. Faculty must submit a notification of intent to submit by Aug. 24 via NUgrant. Continue reading…
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/w3bFree one-on-one financial counseling sessions will be offered to faculty and staff in July. Fidelity sessions are July 9, 18, 23 and 30. TIAA-CREF sessions are July 10, 17, 19, 24, 25 and 26. Continue reading…
The University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union is preparing to celebrate the grand opening of its new Main Branch building at 1720 P St. The facility opens July 2. A weeklong grand opening celebration is July 23-27 during regular business hours. Continue reading…
The UNL Dairy Store will hold a P.O. Pears burger cookout today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the green space outside the Food Industry Complex. The event will feature a performance by Tupelo Springfield, a band created by UNL English faculty. Continue reading…
"They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain," a rare look at the second most isolated country on the planet, opens June 29 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. Also continuing to show is "Hysteria," a mischievous period romance about the creation of the first electromechanical vibrator Continue reading…