Sparked by a sojourn into the group’s history, emeriti faculty have raised funds and purchased a gravestone for Zelma Wisherd.
Wisherd died in 1981, bequeathing 20 percent of her estate (more than $36,000) to the University of Nebraska Foundation for the benefit, welfare and comfort of the emeriti association. The money was given in honor of [...]
The Sheldon Museum of Art will be closed to the public Dec. 21 through Jan. 4 during the initial phase of a construction project to improve the safety of the staircase railings in the Great Hall.
The project is not expected to be completed until mid-to-late January, but much of the dirty, noisy work will be [...]
UNL will participate in a 13-state conference Dec. 1 that will explore the new “bioeconomy” that revolves around agriculturally based solutions to global climate and energy issues.
“Growing the Bioeconomy: Solutions for Sustainability” will be offered via distance technology, with keynote sessions originating at several different sites, including one hosted by UNL at Mahoney State Park, [...]
Campus News
$3.1M IGERT award is a first for UNL NSF grant to fund innovative, water-focused graduate education program
UNL is launching an innovative, interdisciplinary graduate education program to prepare future scientists, policymakers and natural resource managers to address increasingly complex global water issues. The program is funded by a $3.1 million National Science Foundation grant.
The five-year grant from NSF’s Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship [...]
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Research
Research fellows program seeks applicantsThe Office of Research and Economic Development seeks applicants for the competitive Research Development Fellows Program, an initiative to help pre-tenure, tenure-track UNL faculty successfully compete for grants.
Twelve fellows will be selected to participate in the yearlong program, which begins Jan. 25. The application deadline is Nov. 20. A complete program description, preliminary calendar of [...]
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Arts & Entertainment
A timeless tragedy University Theater opens ‘King Lear’ Nov. 19
The University Theatre will present the William Shakespeare timeless tragedy “King Lear” in a run split by Thanksgiving.
“King Lear” will be offered at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 19-20 and Dec. 2-5, and at 2 p.m. Nov. 22. All performances are in the Howell Theatre on the first floor of [...]
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Employee News
NUFlex help offeredA series of hour-long, informational meetings about the 2010 University of Nebraska benefits program is being offered. The remaining sessions are: 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19 and 9:30 a.m. Dec. 1 in the Nebraska Union; and 2 p.m. Dec. 1 in the East Union.
All UNL employees should have received the NUFlex enrollment packet. The annual benefits [...]