Engineering celebrates milestone
The UNL College of Engineering is celebrating 100 years of service to the citizens of Nebraska. In homage to the milestone, university administrators, engineering faculty, alumni of the college and engineering students are celebrating the centennial with a Nov. 5 gala.
While much has changed in engineering over the past century, one thing has [...]

(From left) Jessica Kelling, ReTree Nebraska coordinator, and Kim Todd, associate professor of agronomy and horticulture, demonstrate how to properly prepare tree roots for planting to students Matt Fritz, junior turfgrass and landscape management major, Eric Lund, senior horticulture major, and Nick Brewer, junior turfgrass and landscape management major, Oct. 27 at the new [...]

A note from David Allen, Dean of the College of Engineering
It is my great honor to serve this state as the dean of engineering at UNL – the only college of engineering in Nebraska. During this centennial year of our existence, while we have much to be proud of in the college today, I wasn’t [...]

Chancellor Harvey Perlman, College of Engineering Dean David Allen and NU Foundation President Clary Castner will honor two UNL engineering alumni in dedication ceremonies for new facility areas at 4 p.m., Nov. 5 in Othmer Hall.
“The Kenneth Jones Welcome Center and the Robert W. Brightfelt Distinguished Alumni Wall of Honor represent the longtime commitment and [...]

Purchasing cards save the university millions. But they also open the university to audit and public scrutiny. That was evident when the state auditor announced his review of the university’s purchasing card program on Oct. 29.
Following the release of the report by auditor Mike Foley, a universitywide task force of procurement officers will address recommendations [...]

After finishing in the top spot among private and public organizations a year ago, UNL opened on Nov. 2 its annual effort to collect contributions for the Lincoln-area Combined Campaign for Health and Human Services. “Making the World a Better Place” is the 2010 campaign theme.
UNL was first among all public and private organizations with [...]

HIV/AIDS is a public health crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa. The disease’s widespread prevalence – two-thirds of people living with the disease reside there – has greatly affected the region’s health and economy.
During the fall Nebraska Lecture Nov. 10, UNL virologist Charles Wood will review the historical aspect of HIV/AIDS since its discovery in 1981. Wood, [...]

Veterinary medical education at UNL will be strengthened with the elevation of the discipline from department to school status, the school director said.
The Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education in October approved the change, so the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is now the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The change [...]

UNL agronomy and horticulture professor Stephen Baenziger and Roger Wehrbein, vice-president of the Agriculture Builders of Nebraska, will co-chair the search advisory committee for the position of vice president and vice chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Baenziger and Wehrbein will lead 16 other individuals representing Nebraska agricultural sectors; university faculty, staff and [...]

The UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications will host an Ethics and Technology seminar Nov. 6 at the Nebraska Union.
Steve Buttry, C3 innovation coach for the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Gazette Communications, will lead the workshop.
The seminar is free and open to the public. Four 90-minute workshops will be presented from 8 a.m. to 5 [...]