Four new buildings at or near completion greet UNL faculty, staff and students as the fall semester begins today. In addition, a new green space is being shaped near Woods Hall and two roundabouts have opened near Memorial Stadium. Continue reading…
Robert “Bob” Portnoy has received a Fulbright award to teach in China during the 2011-2012 academic year. Portnoy is director of Counseling and Psychological Services and professor of educational psychology. Tricia Besett-Alesch is interim director during Portnoy's Fulbright experience. Continue reading…
"They Could Really Play the Game," an award-winning documentary produced by journalism faculty Barney McCoy and Bruce Mitchell, airs at 9 p.m., Aug. 22 on NET1 and NET-HD. The documentary examines the Rio Grand Redmen's shift from a perennial NCAA basketball loser to a powerhouse in the early 1950s. Continue reading…
An open house at UNL's Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mountain Time Aug. 24. Throughout the day, there will be presentations on various aspects of cattle and natural resource management in the Wagonhammer Education Center, at the laboratory near Whitman, Neb. Continue reading…
Sixty-eight UNL students participated in the 22nd annual Nebraska at Oxford Program at England's University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Sponsored by the UNL College of Business Administration, the four-week program began July 17 and concluded Aug. 13. Continue reading…