Friday and Weekend, February 24 - 26, 2012
A research project led in part by UNL's Ross Secord used the geochemical composition of fossil mammal teeth to document the shrinkage of a miniature horse 56-million years ago.
Research project examines link to temperature, body size
When Sifrhippus, the earliest known horse, first appeared in the forests of North America more than 50 million years ago, it would not have been mistaken for a Clydesdale. It weighed in at around 12 pounds — and it was destined to get much smaller over the ensuing millennia.
Sifrhippus lived during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, a 175,000-year interval of time some 56 million years ago in which average global temperatures rose by about 10 degrees Fahrenheit, caused by the release of vast amounts of carbon into the atmosphere and oceans. Read more about this research in Today@UNL.
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER, 4:30PM
Hyde Lecture Series continues today with IwamotoScott co-founder
Craig Scott
The Hyde Lecture series continues with a presentation by Craig Scott, co-founder and principal at IwamotoScott Architecture, 4:30 p.m., Feb. 24 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. The Hyde Lecture series is presented by the College of Architecture. The lectures are free and open to the public.
IwamotoScott Architecture is a San Francisco-based architecture and design practice led by Lisa Iwamoto and Scott. IwamotoScott is committed to pursuing architecture as a form of applied design research. The office was included in most resent Design Vanguard as one of 10 emerging firms shaping the future of design practice and producing some of the most innovative work in architecture. Read more about this talk in Today@UNL.
Scene from the UNL opera program production of "The Coronation of Poppea." Photo by Mike Edholm,Music
KIMBALL RECITAL HALL, FRI 7:30PM; SUN 3PM'Coronation of Poppea' opera debuts Friday
The UNL opera program will stage an updated version of Claudio Monteverdi's "The Coronation of Poppea," at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 24 and 3 p.m., Feb. 26 in Kimball Recital Hall. The production will be performed in the original Italian with English supertitles.
Inspired by Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" and the artwork of contemporary painter Jack Vettriano, the opera is set in a post-war film noir style. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for senior citizens and students. Tickets are available through the Lied Center box office or by calling 402-472-4747 or 800-432-3231. Read more about this performance in Today@UNL.
NEBRASKA UNION AUDITORIUM, 7:30
'Declaration of War,' 'Once Upon a Time in Anatolia' play at Ross
The opening night film at this year's Critics Week at the Cannes Film Festival opens Feb. 24 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. "Declaration of War" is a French film that follows a new couple who face the ultimate test when their newborn child becomes very ill. The film draws on the real-life experiences of co-stars Valérie Donzelli and J´r´mie Elkaim and what they went through when their own son fell ill.
Also opening Feb. 24 at the Ross is "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia." The film, winner of the Grand Prize at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, is directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Read more about these films on the Ross website.
MABEL LEE HALL ROOM 265, FRI 11:30AM
Methodologist to discuss user-focused evaluation approach
Greg Welch
The Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools will continue its 2011-2012 Research Methodology Series with a presentation from Greg Welch, a research assistant professor with the CYFS Statistics and Research Methodology Unit.
Welch will present "Evaluation for Specific Users and Specific Purposes: The Utilization Focused Evaluation," 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Feb. 24 in 265 Mabel Lee Hall. The presentation is free and requires no registration. Read more about this discussion in Today@UNL.
Lectures
FILLEY HALL ROOM 310, FRI 3PMDepartment of Agricultural Economics Seminar Series
Dr. Jeff Peterson, Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University
Chemistry Colloquium - "Goals for Undergraduate Laboratory"
Marcy H. Towns, Purdue University
