Powell blogs about year-long Fulbright experience A UNL family is offering to take you on an online safari. Larkin Powell, associate professor in the School of Natural Resources, is serving as a Fulbright Scholar at Polytechnic of Namibia in Windhoek, Namibia, through November. Also along for the journey are Powell’s wife, Kelly, and their 11-year-old […]
University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken on March 24 announced the 2009 winners of the university’s most prestigious awards for research, teaching and engagement. “The universitywide awards recognize faculty whose research and teaching have made an impact on students, the university and the state,” Milliken said. “The strength and reputation of any university depends […]
Information Services is transitioning UNL to a new campus voicemail system. Users will benefit from an expanded timeframe for saved messages, immediate restoration of deleted messages and a self-service Web interface to administer their own accounts. The switch comes as support for the existing voicemail system is ending. All current UNL voicemail system users must […]
A search committee has identified three candidates for dean of the College of Law, and these finalists have been invited to campus late in March and early in April for a series of on-campus interviews. The candidates are Irma Russell, University of Tulsa College of Law; Gary Simson, Case Western Reserve University School of Law; […]
A new UNL Web site gathers a wealth of information to help Nebraskans deal with the economic crisis. The “Managing in Tough Times” site, at http://toughtimes.unl.edu, is from the university’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and includes materials from a variety of sources, especially UNL Extension. At the site, visitors will find materials in […]
Wai Chee Dimock, William Lampson professor of American studies and English at Yale University, will give the next Robert E. Knoll lecture at UNL. Her lecture, “Three Wars: Henry James and Others,” will be 7:30 p.m. April 2 at the Great Plains Art Museum. The event is free and open to the public, and will […]
Clayton Anderson, a NASA astronaut and Ashland native, signs photos following his March 14 presentation at the University of Nebraska State Museum. Waiting for signatures are (from left) Tristan Landry, Max Meyer, Christian Henkey, Kristin Meyer and Monty Meyer. Anderson also gave a presentation featuring photos from flights aboard two space shuttles and his five-month […]
University officials have updated the campus policy and procedures for tornado warnings. The new procedure is already in use. Campus alarms will observe the following process in the event of a tornado warning: • Lincoln/Lancaster County Emergency Management will activate emergency sirens upon confirmation of a tornado. • The duration of sirens will be 3 […]
The University Health Center Student Advisory Board is coordinating a Fill the Fountain food drive March 30-April 3 at the Nebraska Union near Broyhill Fountain. Non-perishable food items and personal care items will be collected from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day with all proceeds going to the Food Bank of Lincoln. Canned meat, […]
Eight faculty and staff were recipients of the 2009 Holling Family Awards for Teaching Excellence in Agriculture and Natural Resources. The annual awards honor outstanding teaching in the university’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. This year’s recipients are: Senior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award: John Foster, Paul Hay, Phillip Miller and Connie Reimers-Hild. Junior Faculty […]
