Chancellor outlines proposal to help draw disciplines toward collaborations Chancellor Harvey Perlman sees potential in UNL’s life science programs – he just needs faculty to help realize it. In his Sept. 10 State of the University address, Perlman outlined a proposal aimed at increasing collaboration, consultation and coordination among individuals in life science programs. The […]
Levine creates online presence for arboretum Emily Levine has rolled her love for plants and history into a new Web site dedicated to campus gardens. The UNL Gardens site, http://unlgardens.unl.edu, offers information primarily on the Maxwell Arboretum. Anchored by photos of campus plantings, the site outlines prime bloom times, plant and tree types and locations […]
Change is in the newsprint As you may have noticed, change has come to the Scarlet. In a budget-saving move, the Scarlet has changed printing vendors and is publishing on a standard 22-inch broadsheet, rather than the previous tabloid size. The change cut the Scarlet printing budget nearly in half. The new format also has […]
More than 70 attend two forums The chance to learn about updated plans for Nebraska Innovation Campus drew more than 70 people to a pair of open house sessions on Sept. 10 and 11. The sessions focused on the master plan and business strategy plan outlined by consultants from SmithGroup/JJR and Noddle Cos., during the […]
If you can whittle down a coherent thought to just 140 characters, you can say just about anything on Twitter – what you’re having for lunch, whether you think health-care legislation is good or bad, or why you think Nebraska will beat Virginia Tech this weekend. But it seems a stretch to use the microblogging […]
Employee Service Awards • State of the University address • All-University Picnic • Sept. 10, 2009
Nebraska native Jay Keasling, a biologist at the University of California, Berkeley, will deliver the address “Bio-Bricks to Bio-Businesses: Building Synthetic Biology Companies,” at UNL twice on Sept. 25. Keasling, a native of Harvard, Neb., will discuss developing new technologies with life-saving and commercial potential. His lecture will also be of interest to a non-scientific […]
By opening dozens of lactation spaces to nursing mothers on Sept. 10, UNL has reinforced a commitment to creating a family-friendly environment for faculty, staff and students. “The University of Nebraska-Lincoln recognizes the importance of supporting new mothers who want to continue to breast-feed while they work or attend school,” said Chancellor Harvey Perlman. “Acknowledging […]
The Nebraska Center for Virology is sponsoring the Ninth Annual Symposium in Virology at the Nebraska Union on Oct. 2. The day-long, free symposium will begin with continental breakfast at 8 a.m. and concludes with a poster session/wine and cheese reception where attendees will have an opportunity to visit with the speakers. Presentations will be […]
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program opens its Fall 2009 Colloquium Series, “Feminism Without Borders,” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 in the Nebraska Union (room posted). Cynthia Enloe is the featured speaker, delivering the talk “Picking Up the Pieces: When is a War Really ‘Over’ in Women’s Lives.” Enloe is professor of international development and […]
