Campus expansion is adding to the cost of parking at UNL. Faculty/staff permits for fiscal year 2012-2013 (July 1-June 30) will increase $12 annually ($1 per month) for all surface parking lots, while garage permits will rise $24 ($2 per month). All nine-month student permits — except those for perimeter lots — will increase $18 [...]
Paul Johnsgard really only wanted to publish one book about birds. But when that first tome started to sell, the publisher asked for a second. That was all it took for the vaunted ornithologist to slide down the slippery slope of publishing. “I now have published a total of 56 books,” Johnsgard said. “My dream [...]
The University of Nebraska has commenced a national search for the position of executive vice president and provost. Linda Ray Pratt, who has served in this role since 2006, plans to step down on June 30 to return to teaching in the Department of English at UNL University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken named [...]
Record number of degrees to be awarded
A record number of degrees will be awarded during UNL’s commencement exercises on May 4 and 5. And the final tally — 2,862 at last count — is a bit of a shock for workers in the Registration and Records office. “Last year’s total of 2,663 was the biggest ever, and we thought this year [...]
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Scholars transcribe hundreds of emancipation documents
UNL researchers are helping paint a fuller portrait of the slaves in Washington, D.C., how they lived and how emancipation changed their lives. The research is part of the part of the Civil War Washington digital research project, and also marks the 150th anniversary of the Compensated Emancipation Act. Though controversial, the act produced exceptionally [...]
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Behlen open house is April 27
UNL’s Behlen Observatory near Mead will be open to the public for the final time in the spring semester from 7:30 to 10 p.m., April 27. Provided the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of objects with the observatory’s 30-inch telescope and with smaller telescopes set up outside. These include [...]
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Brehm receives Kudos
Joel Brehm received the University Kudos Award at the April 13 meeting of the NU Regents. Brehm is the Web developer and graphic design specialist in the Office of Research and Economic Development. He has been with the university since 2004. “Joel is a rising star at UNL. He creates and maintains many websites and [...]