More than 40 Campus Recreation employees are painting, reparing, rebuilding and scrubbing surfaces and equipment during an annual week-long shutdown of the City Campus rec facility. A variety of projects are being completed as the rec prepares to reopen May 13. Continue reading…
Four UNL students have been chosen to complete undergraduate research fellowships through the Beckman Scholars Program. Mentors of the scholars are UNL faculty Paul Bluem, Concetta DiRusso, Luwen Zhang and Melanie Simpson. Continue reading…
U.S. News and World Report has ranked UNL's online MBA program as the third best for U.S. veterans. It was the only Big Ten online MBA program included in the top 25 of the "Best Online MBA Programs for Veterans" rankings. Continue reading…
The Lied Center for Performing Arts' 24th season will include 51 performances of 31 shows from a wide range of genres. The 2013-14 season, announced earlier this week, opens Sept. 27-29 with the return of the Blue Man Group. Continue reading…
"The Gatekeepers," an intimate look into the Palestinian/Israeli conflict from the perspective of the Shin Bet, Israel's counterterrorism agency, opens at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. The film is the subject of a movie talk at 2:10 p.m. May 12. Also showing is "The Company You Keep." Continue reading…
The MyUNL academic portal will receive an upgrade of its Blackboard system from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 11. All access to Blackboard will be unavailable during the upgrade. The outage includes no access to UNL's online grade center. Continue reading…
The UNL Student Money Management Center received an award of merit from the American Marketing Association. The award was for the center's 2012 integrated marketing communications campaign, which included building a financial education brand. Continue reading…
The University Libraries are requiring the use of a personal identification number to access online systems starting May 13. The use of PINs is to protect library cards from unauthorized use. Continue reading…
Representatives of NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive team will be featured in a 2 p.m. May 13 presentation in 901 Hardin Hall. The seminar, "Global High Resolution Soil Moisture Products from the Soil Moisture Active Passive Mission," is free and open to the public. Continue reading…
A ribbon cutting for Community Crops' new training farm site at the School of Natural Resources' Prairie Pines habitat is 2 p.m. May 14. The event is free and open to the public. Continue reading…
The annual communicators' "Think Tank," sponsored by University Communications, is May 21 at the Champions Club. Participants will hear from three top national speakers, focusing on content and contact strategy. The registration deadline is May 15. Continue reading…
Click on the link below for a list of lectures, workshops and seminars during the week of May 11-17. For a complete list of events at UNL, go to http://events.unl.edu. Continue reading…