Universitywide Honors

Apr 9th, 2009 | By | Category: April 9, 2009, Campus News, Issue

Lee finds career in classroom It didn’t take long for Don Lee to realize while growing up in Sioux Falls, S.D., that he wanted to be a teacher. “I probably knew pretty early I wanted to be a scientist,” he said. “I discovered as I went through school that when I learned something new I […]



India’s education leaders visit UNL engineering program

Apr 9th, 2009 | By | Category: April 9, 2009, Campus News, Issue

Eight leaders from engineering colleges in Chennai, India visited UNL on March 26. The 10-day visit to the United States was funded by a grant from the World Bank. The visit also included time at University of Central Florida, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and University of Illinois at Chicago. In Lincoln, the group toured […]



Flying into the vortex

Apr 9th, 2009 | By | Category: April 9, 2009, Campus News, Issue

Houston to help probe severe storms with unmanned aircraft Adam Houston’s spring research project reads like the plot of a Hollywood summer blockbuster. A meteorologist and assistant professor in geosciences, Houston is leading a team of researchers bent on flying unmanned aircraft into the airflow that feeds severe storms – specifically flows which form tornadoes. […]



More than 140 budget suggestions collected

Apr 9th, 2009 | By | Category: April 9, 2009, Campus News, Issue

The chancellor’s budget suggestion box has been busy. With ideas ranging from “Eliminate mass mailings,” to “Freeze salaries,” and “Turn down water heaters,” and “Use LED light bulbs,” a steady stream of suggestions has been coming in to Chancellor Harvey Perlman’s 2009 Budget Reduction Web site. The count tops 140. Perlman, Vice Chancellor for Business […]



Veterinary anatomy class puts students a cut above

Apr 9th, 2009 | By | Category: April 9, 2009, Campus News, Issue

There may be more than one way to skin a cat, but when it comes to goats, in one UNL classroom, the method really matters. “There’s a right way to skin a goat and a wrong way to skin a goat,” said John Kammermann, smiling, as he begins teaching the second semester of Veterinary Anatomy, […]



WeatherFest 2009

Apr 9th, 2009 | By | Category: April 9, 2009, Campus News, Issue


Annual Research Fair begins April 14

Apr 9th, 2009 | By | Category: April 9, 2009, Issue, Research

Information on federal stimulus funding, international opportunities, foundation and industry relations and the latest from federal funding agencies are among the diverse topics on tap for the seventh annual UNL Research Fair April 14-16. The Office of Research sponsors the campuswide celebration of research and creativity, which offers events for faculty, staff and students. The […]



College of Law to host international conference on ‘near-earth’ asteroids

Apr 9th, 2009 | By | Category: April 9, 2009, Campus News, Issue

It’s a scene straight out of a Jerry Bruckheimer film – a monster asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, and unless it’s stopped, it will hit with a 500-megaton blast and spawn a series of disasters. Fires will rage across continents. Thick dust will launch into the atmosphere and blot out the sun. […]



Deans call for faculty to assist with student recruitment push

Apr 9th, 2009 | By | Category: April 9, 2009, Campus News, Issue

Verbatem – Alan Cerveny, Dean of Admission, and Rita Kean, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, issued this April 2 e-mail about student recruitment and retention. Colleagues, One interesting aspect of working at any university is that our success is inextricably tied to the success of our students. During the next six weeks, prospective students will make […]



Global citizenship is focus of April 14 Thompson Forum

Apr 9th, 2009 | By | Category: April 9, 2009, Campus News, Issue

Colin G. Campbell, chairman, president and chief executive officer of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, will give the final lecture of the E. N. Thompson Forum’s 20th anniversary season. His talk, “Citizenship in a Global Age,” will be at 7 p.m. April 14 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The lecture is free and open […]