Hobby propels Anderson into a variety of roles Judy Anderson is living her childhood dream – which (truth be told) never really featured a big, red beehive wig. Growing up in rural Furnas County, Anderson remembers watching television and marveling at the glitz of Hollywood. She carried those visions, wondering what it would be like […]
Recruitment videos wrap agronomy and horticulture concepts with elements of crime scene investigation It’s a tricky case to solve. Someone uses a bat to murder a Nebraska baseball player and a team of scientists is called in to solve the crime. Pollen found on the body eventually leads the team to the killer. If you […]
F.W. de Klerk, former president of South Africa, will give the next E.N. Thompson Forum lecture. The talk, “Bridging the Gap: Globalization without Isolation,” at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, is also the Lewis E. Harris Lecture on Public Policy. The lecture is free and open to the public, […]
A new addition to the College of Law has been completed and includes two new large classrooms with state-of-the-art multimedia capabilities that enhance student learning. The addition is named for Duane Acklie, an alumnus and longtime UNL supporter. This addition is part of a two-phase project to include the addition and renovation of the Law […]
For the second-straight year, U.S. News and World Report magazine has ranked UNL to be a very popular place. UNL ranks No. 1 among public universities in the magazine’s list of “Most Popular Colleges: National Universities.” And, among public and private universities, UNL is No. 3. The list analyzes universities’ yield rates, the proportion of […]
This spring, two teams from the College of Engineering will conduct experiments with NASA’s Microgravity University. Both projects will involve students in a series of parabolic reduced-gravity flights that depart from Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, and reach 35,000 feet above the Earth’s surface. NASA’s Microgravity University engages students from several colleges and universities in […]
Chancellor Harvey Perlman issued this Jan. 27 e-mail about N-Lighten Nebraska and UNL’s Wellness Committee. N-Lighten Nebraska 2009 start(ed) Feb. 1. My office has two teams, “N-ergy1‚” and “N-ergy2,” and we will be locked in an intense competition for bragging rights. Last year we had more than 350 UNL faculty and staff participate in N-Lighten […]
The Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs is organizing three Teaching and Learning workshops in March. The first, “English Proficiency and the Test of English as a Foreign Language,” is 10 to 11:30 a.m. March 5 in the Nebraska Union. Presenters are Eileen Tyson and Terry Axe, of the Educational Testing Service. […]
UNL Police is hosting free “Brown Bag” classes to present information on police topics of interest to faculty, staff and students. The second in the once-monthly series is “Frauds and Deceptions,” at noon Feb. 24 in the Nebraska Union (room posted). Fred Gardy, assistant police chief for UNLPD, will discuss ways to protect types of […]
UNL will present the seventh annual “Big Red Road Show” at Qwest Center Omaha 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 8. The theme for the 2009 Road Show is “Huskerwood,” which will spotlight 75 interactive exhibits with displays of star-studded alumni and A-list career possibilities. Admission is free. The Big Red Road Show is designed to […]
