Margo Berends of Aurora, Colo., and Anh Ha of the Thanhxuan district, Hanoi, Vietnam, received UNL’s 2013 Outstanding Student Leadership Awards during an April 26 recognition dinner at the Van Brunt Visitors Center. The awards were presented by the Office of Student Affairs. UNL selection committees on behalf of Student Affairs annually select one male [...]
UNL’s Johnny Carson Theater is getting a $571,500 facelift. The renovation, made possible with a gift from the John W. Carson Foundation, was announced April 26. The project will include a complete redesign of the theater’s entrance and lobby and a new performance floor. At the gift announcement, Chancellor Harvey Perlman said UNL is again [...]
Eight years ago, Linda Bales needed an escape. Having relocated to Nebraska, Bales spent her days caring for a mother-in-law who suffered a series of strokes and a retired-military husband hampered by alcoholism. “That kind of care, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, it weighs on you,” Bales said. “I really needed something [...]
UNL, UNO offer new program
UNL and the University of Nebraska at Omaha have launched a cooperative graduate certificate program in gerontology with a concentration in interior design. The program, designed for professionals in health care, real estate, engineering, architecture and interior design, is available online and on-campus. The 18-credit hour program draws on UNO expertise in gerontology and UNL [...]
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Alfano focused on plant pathogen work
James Alfano is awarded an AAAS fellowship for distinguished contributions in research of plant pathogens. Alfano said he was flattered when he learned he had been named to the esteemed list after being nominated by UNL plant pathology professor James Van Etten, who also is an AAAS Fellow and a member of the National Academy [...]
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Women headline Jazz in June series
The voices of four women will be featured in the 22nd season of Jazz in June. Organized by the Sheldon Art Association and Sheldon Museum of Art, the free concerts take place every Tuesday in June at 7 p.m. with activities beginning as early as 5 p.m. The concert series opens June 4 with the [...]
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NIC information session is Dec. 17
An open information session about Nebraska Innovation Campus is 3:30 to 5 p.m. Dec. 17 in the Nebraska Union Auditorium. The session, which is free and open to faculty, staff and students, will be led by Dan Duncan, executive director of the NIC. A question and answer session will follow the update presentation.