Blessed by cedar The Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center was blessed through a traditional Native American evergreen blessing on April 9. The blessing was the first in a week-long celebration of the Gaughan Center, located on the east side of the Nebraska Union. Remaining events include an international karaoke and cultural dance, 7 p.m. to midnight, […]
How do you get 21st century students fired up about 19th century literature? If you’re Laura White, you jump and exclaim and shout the enthusiasm right into them. “I want them to get excited,” said the associate professor of English. “(One) class this semester is on Victorian poetry and I’ve taken to coming in and […]
Sidnie White Crawford has explored the caves. She’s studied the Exodus manuscript dating to 250 B.C. And she’s translated scraps of the 825 documents that are the Dead Sea Scrolls. Now, she’s ready to dish on what scholars have learned from what has been called the greatest manuscript discovery of modern times. However that’s another […]
U.S. church attendance rates have held relatively steady over the past three and a half decades, a new UNL study shows. But the makeup of the nation’s congregations has undergone significant changes during that same stretch. UNL sociologist Philip Schwadel applied a new multi-level estimation method to uncover several original findings about how often Americans […]
Photo #1 – (From left) UNL plant scientist Tom Clemente discusses his research in the Beadle Center greenhouse with Indo-United States Science and Technology Forum representatives Arabinda Mitra, executive director; Michael Cheetham, director, U.S. Secretariat; and Nishritha Bopana, science officer. The group visited campus to learn about faculty research during the annual UNL Research Fair […]
“Memory and Motivation: A Reappraisal of the False/Recovered Memory Debate” is the theme of the 58th Nebraska Symposium on Motivation at UNL. This internationally renowned annual gathering of scholars of psychology is April 22-23. The symposium is free and open the public, but preregistration is encouraged. Registration and information about the symposium is available at […]
Outstanding students and faculty will be recognized at UNL’s annual All University Honors Convocation April 18. Ellen Weissinger, interim senior vice chancellor for academic affairs will preside over the event that begins at 2 p.m. in the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The convocation is free and open to the public and no tickets are […]
Harvey Perlman, chancellor, Ellen Weissinger, interim senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, and John Owens, vice chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, have recommended to the NU Board of Regents the following faculty members be awarded tenure and/or promotion in rank. The regents will vote on approval at their April 16 meeting. […]
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will meet April 16 at Varner Hall. Committee meetings begin at 8:30 a.m. and the board meeting begins at 1 p.m. The meetings are open to the public and will be streamed live online at www.nebraska.edu. Action items involving UNL include approval of: • A program statement and […]
The UNL Research Council is seeking nominations for speakers for the 2010-2011 Nebraska Lectures: Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture Series. The Nebraska Lectures, which feature distinguished UNL faculty, are designed for general audiences and provide insights about some of the university’s leading research, scholarship and creative activity. These high-profile public events represent the highest recognition the Research […]
