One 17-year-old. One video camera. One remarkable intellectual and artistic journey. In a new documentary, UNL freshman Natalia Ledford explores the experiences of a group of young Sudanese men and women who fled civil conflict in their home country and resettled in Lincoln. Her film, “Paths of the Displaced,” will premiere at the Ross Media […]
Dining Services employee among refugees featured in documentary It’s a long way from Sudan to Selleck Hall. Approximately 5,200 miles, as the crow flies. Emotionally, culturally, and socially, for refugees who settle in Lincoln, the distance can seem even greater. Musa Kishieb, a Lincoln High graduate featured in “Paths of the Displaced,” exemplifies both the […]
Calvin Garbin is the guy decked out in the orange T-shirt and tan shorts – even on the harshest of Nebraska winter days. He wore a purple shirt on Halloween and told students he was in disguise. This signature attire is a long-standing tradition for Garbin, professor of psychology and winner of a 2009 University […]
UNL has selected two firms for consulting contracts on its Innovation Campus project after a formal proposal process. The selection of SmithGroup/JJR and Noddle Development will be recommended to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents at its April 24 meeting. Selected as the campus master planner, SmithGroup/JJR is an award-winning, nationally and internationally recognized […]
Campus awakens with Spiritfest, Red/White game Photos by Craig Chandler and Kevin Wright.
Outstanding students and faculty will be recognized at UNL’s annual All University Honors Convocation April 26. Chancellor Harvey Perlman will preside over the event that begins at 2 p.m. in the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The convocation is free and open to the public and no tickets are required. Among the students to be […]
The University of Nebraska State Museum has again earned accreditation by the American Association of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded U.S. museums. AAM museum accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, governments, funders, outside agencies, and the public, said Priscilla Grew, the museum’s director. The museum has been continuously accredited since 1973. All museums […]
Approval of a Haymarket branch of the Sheldon Museum of Art will be considered during the University of Nebraska Board of Regents’ April 24 meeting. The formal board meeting is at 1 p.m. in Varner Hall. Committee meetings begin at 8 a.m. The Regents’ agenda items include the approval of Sheldon Haymarket, an expansion of […]
The Spring Affair plant sale is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m April 25 in Agricultural Hall at State Fair Park. Admission to the sale is free. The sale features more than 1,000 plant varieties and plant talks by Harlan Hamernik, Jan Riggenbach and Dave Titterington. For more information, go to http://springaffair.unl.edu.
The University Health Center is now offering prescription refills at the click of a mouse. Earlier this semester, the health center began offering an online prescription refill service to faculty, staff and students. The service is available at http://health.unl.edu. “Providing online refills is something we have received a number of requests for in recent years,” […]
