UNL is positioned to make a big, positive impact on the Lincoln-area Combined Campaign for Health and Human Services, which started Nov. 1 and ends Nov. 18. The UNL theme is "Big Impact — Go Big, Give Big." The UNL goal is to raise $403,000. A second goal is to increase the number of campus givers. Continue reading…
Forty years of food surpluses have given way to rising food prices and scarcity. How that happened, what it means, and a look to the future are topics Stephen Baenziger will discuss in the 4 p.m., Nov. 10 Heuermann Lecture. "Setting the Stage: Why Agriculture," is in the East Union. Continue reading…
The U.S. Green Building Council student group at UNL is raising money for Habitat for Humanity, Nov. 9-10 in the Architecture Hall link. The "Go-Green Grab Bag Sale" is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and offers, for $10, a reusable grocery bag filled with new and/or slightly used items. Continue reading…
Neil Hamilton, founder of Drake University's agricultural law center, will discuss the role law plays in rural, food and agricultural policy at noon, Nov. 10 in the College of Law. Hamilton is one of the nation's leading authorities on the role of law in shaping agriculture and the food system. Continue reading…
The University Program Council is tickled to bring three comics to Lincoln. Rob Paravonian, Taylor Williamson, and Tracey Ashley will take the stage in "UPC Presents: The Comedy Club." 7:30 p.m., Nov. 10 in the Nebraska Union's Centennial Room. Continue reading…
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For the first time, a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System today will be conducted by the Federal Communications Commission. UNL Alert, campus sirens or other notification systems will NOT be affected. Continue reading…
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Master mixes can be an easy way to make quick, delicious, and nutritious meals. UNL Extension educator Alice Henneman will present a free class, “Save Time, Money, and Energy by Cooking with Homemade Master Mixes,” 7 to 8:30 p.m., Nov. 10 at BryanLGH Medical Center East. Continue reading…
A seminar on performance-based engineering for multiple hazards, structural reliability and risk assessment will be led by Bruce Ellingwood at noon, Nov. 10 in the Scott Engineering Center, room 237. The presentation will also be shown via TV at the Peter Kiewit Institute, room 212. Continue reading…