FOR FACULTY AND STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN     FEBRUARY 15, 2007
 
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SCIENCE SATURDAY - UNL undergraduate Ann Langemeier (second from left) helps Lincoln Public Schools students (clockwise, from far left) Ben Hartzell...
 SCIENCE SATURDAY - UNL undergraduate Ann Langemeier (second from left) helps Lincoln Public Schools students (clockwise, from far left) Ben Hartzell, Alex Pytlik Zillig and Megan McCashland build a dipole electroscope during the Feb. 10 Science Saturday in Ferguson Hall. Photo by Troy Fedderson/University Communications.

Annual UNL, LPS program offers science experience to fifth-graders
Ben Hartzell is in school six days a week and savoring every Saturday of it.

Top News
Security team examines accidental SSN posting
Following the discovery of Social Security numbers posted on a UNL Web site, Information Services has issued a reminder to colleges and departments to perform an inventory of systems and files to assure that federal ID numbers - or text files and databases containing SSNs - are not inadvertently posted online.

Researchers featured at AAAS event
Researchers featured at AAAS event

A Piece of University History
From the Archives
USS Maine

Arts
Quilt symposium opens March 1
Every other year the International Quilt Study Center brings together 150 to 200 individuals interested in quilt design and quilting traditions. A worldwide audience has the opportunity to hear lectures, paper presentations and panel discussions and visit a variety of quilt exhibitions. The goal of this gathering is to celebrate quilts and quiltmaking.

Other Arts News
'Give and Take' examines work of teacher, student
A new art quilt exhibition at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery celebrates the teacher and student relationship among quilt artists. "Give and Take: The Artist/Student Dialogue," organized by UNL's International Quilt Study Center, is part of the center's biennial symposium and will run through March 2.

Kunc opens two exhibits in March
Two exhibits featuring the art of Karen Kunc, Cather Professor of Art at UNL, open in March.

'Willy Wonka' sweetens Lied stage Feb. 16
Imagination, laughter and excitement will fill the Lied Center for Performing Arts as Roald Dahl's "Willy Wonka" plays the main stage at 7 p.m. Feb. 16.

Ross features Iraq documentary
The Academy Award nominated film, "Iraq in Fragments" by James Longley, opens Feb. 16 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.

'Two Gentlemen of Verona' opens Feb. 22
UNL's University Theatre continues the spring season with William Shakespeare's classic comedy, "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," opening Feb. 22.

Visiting artist lecture Feb. 28
Sculptor Judy Fox, an artist known for the exploration of human nature and culture through translated iconic images, will present a lecture at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 28 in 15 Richards Hall.

Ashanti African Roots Band to play Free at 6
The Ashanti African Roots Band will present a "Free at 6" concert at 6 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

Fleming to lead trio Feb. 23 at Club/Carson event
Jeni Fleming and her trio will perform at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at Club/Carson, hosted by the Lied Center for Performing Arts in the Johnny Carson Theater.

Producer offers Feb. 22 screening
Chris Donohue, executive producer of "Be Good, Smile Pretty," will introduce his documentary at 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.

Rep Theatre to hold auditions Feb. 17-18
The Nebraska Repertory Theatre will hold auditions for its 40th anniversary season, which will include "The Last Five Years," "Moonlight and Magnolias," and "Metamorphoses."

UNL print sale is Feb. 22-24
The Lincoln Print Group will hold a print sale Feb. 22-24 in Richards Hall, room 121.1. Sale hours are 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 22; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 23; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 24.

American Life in Poetry
A horse's head is big, and the closer you get to it, the bigger it gets. Here is the Idaho poet, Robert Wrigley, offering us a horse's head, up close, and covering a horse's character, too.

 
 
For the Record

Student scholarship honors Hefle
Faculty, staff earn Parents Association honors
For the Record - Faculty, Staff and Students
Three students selected to international orchestra
In Brief

CAREER FAIR
Olson Seminar to examine Nebraska drought
IN PLAY
Big Red Road Show rolls into Omaha March 4
'Peak performance' business seminar is Feb. 28
Math, science teams compete Feb. 27 at UNL
Faculty, staff reminded to lock valuables
Volunteers sought for Katrina trip
LEAD program banquet March 9 in East Union
Posters, displays sought for research conference
Microsoft Vista preview offered Feb. 22
Berens lecture on Unicameral is Feb. 15
Federal job search workshop Feb. 29
NET to broadcast state wrestling championships
Downtown Lincoln group seeks input from UNL
Czech dance group offers free traditional lessons
Narita's Feb. 19 lecture on employment in Japan
Journaling group begins weekly meetings