The UNL Speakers Bureau enters its 15th year with 19 speakers and several topics from which to choose. Speakers Bureau is a free service that connects faculty and other UNL experts with Nebraska citizens through service organizations, schools and other groups who want knowledgeable, interesting speakers on a variety of topics. The 2009-2010 Speakers Bureau […]
Abel-Sandoz dining service employees work through kitchen renovation John Schomerus is reluctantly enjoying his time on the front lines. Normally hunkered down in calm of an ingredients room, Schomerus – like many in the Abel-Sandoz food service crew – is working outside his comfort zone, helping serve meals in a temporary dining space as the […]
The University Health Center will receive the 2009 H1N1 vaccine, but not until later in the distribution process, health center director Dr. James Guest said. Initially, the vaccine is being released and distributed in small quantities to providers who treat people who are at highest risk for complications. At this time, the Lincoln Lancaster County […]
Occasional parking permits now offered Parking Services is offering two new programs aimed at helping occasional campus parkers and collecting outstanding fines. On Oct. 1, Parking Services began applying wheel locks to the vehicles of individuals who have unpaid citations. The wheel locks – or “boots” – can be applied to any vehicle with any […]
The NCard Office’s new passport processing service at is growing in popularity. The Nebraska Union office began accepting applications on behalf of the U.S. Department of State in late May. As of earlier this week, 134 passport applications had been processed through the service. “It started slow, but has really picked up recently,” said Julie […]
Additional locations have been organized to allow overflow viewing of the Oct. 9 lecture by David Axelrod, senior adviser to President Barack Obama. Axelrod will speak at 6 p.m. at the Nebraska Champions Club for the Peter J. Hoagland Integrity in Public Service Lecture Series. The lecture is free and open to the public, with […]
U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson announced Sept. 30 that the National Institutes of Health will be sending more than $17 million in funding to Nebraska as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funding will support 72 separate grants for medical research and training in Omaha and Lincoln. UNL will receive $4,598,493 for 23 […]
Since the beginning of time, people have been entranced by the night sky and by our nearest planetary neighbor – Mars. From the early missions to Mars (Viking in 1975 and Pathfinder in 1996-97) through the more recent missions, Mars has been – and is – a challenging destination. Nagin Cox of NASA’s Jet Propulsion […]
Young, black women likely to have regular doctor, feel cared for Younger black women are more likely to have a regular doctor and are more likely to feel cared for by that doctor than younger white women and women of other ethnic groups, a UNL study shows. Meanwhile, far fewer younger Hispanic women say they […]
UNL will celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Ally History Month in October with a series of events designed to educate the campus and community about LGBTQA issues and history. The LGBTQA History Month celebration features a seventh-annual dinner at 6 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Cornhusker Marriott. The keynote speaker is Nathaniel Frank, public […]
