Posts Tagged ‘ Ken Dewey ’

Weatherfest is April 9, will focus on severe storm safety

Apr 1st, 2011 | By | Category: Campus News, March 31

The 11th annual Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium and Family Weatherfest April 9 will feature information about safety and severe weather. The family-oriented event, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Hardin Hall, is free and open to the public. Ken Dewey, a climatologist in the School of Natural Resources, organizes the symposium each year to […]



Weatherfest rumbles into 10th year

Mar 11th, 2010 | By | Category: Campus News, Issue, March 11, 2010

If you are driving and see a tornado, should you stop the car and jump in the ditch or should you stay in the car? The answer to these and other weather related questions will be answered at the 10th annual Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium and Family Weatherfest, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., March […]



Climate focus of Feb. 17 Olson lecture

Feb 11th, 2010 | By | Category: Campus News, February 11, 2010, Issue

UNL climatologist Ken Dewey will discuss “Searching for a Climate Change Signal Amidst the Noise of Climate Variability” in the Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 17 in the Great Plains Art Museum, Hewit Place. The seminar and a 3 p.m. reception in the museum are free and open […]



Speakers Bureau begins 15th year

Oct 8th, 2009 | By | Category: Campus News, Issue, October 8, 2009

The UNL Speakers Bureau enters its 15th year with 19 speakers and several topics from which to choose. Speakers Bureau is a free service that connects faculty and other UNL experts with Nebraska citizens through service organizations, schools and other groups who want knowledgeable, interesting speakers on a variety of topics. The 2009-2010 Speakers Bureau […]



Dewey ‘Gits ‘er done’ for Cable Guy taping

Jul 16th, 2009 | By | Category: Campus News, Issue, July 16, 2009

The production company that taped Larry the Cable Guy’s July 4 performance at Memorial Stadium had so much invested in the event that they turned to Ken Dewey, a School of Natural Resources climatologist, to monitor weather on site during the performance. A crew of about 100 taped the performance to air later on the […]



Dewey treks to Arctic Circle to witness environmental trends

Jan 29th, 2009 | By | Category: Campus News, Issue, January 29, 2009, November 13, 2008, October 30, 2008

Ken Dewey has a new passion. Storm chasing is out. Climate change is in. After building a career on pursuing storms and snapping severe weather photos, the School of Natural Resources professor is exploring deeper into the environment to see if the global climate is truly shifting. “This is not a direction I anticipated. I […]



Natural Resources to offer ‘Climate in Crisis’ course

Nov 13th, 2008 | By | Category: Campus News, November 13, 2008

Climate study at UNL is not just for climatologists anymore. The university is offering the new course “Climate in Crisis?” starting in the spring. The course is open to all majors and individuals with an interest in climate. “Climate in Crisis?” is listed as NRES 299 and is offered at 2 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and […]



Speakers Bureau begins 14th year

Oct 2nd, 2008 | By | Category: Campus News, October 2, 2008

Program offers 18 university experts, 40 topics The UNL Speakers Bureau begins its 14th year this fall. This free service provides faculty and other university experts as speakers on a variety of topics to service organizations, schools and other groups. To receive a brochure that fully describes each speaker’s topics or to book a speaker, […]