“I was just stunned,” UNL history professor Margaret Jacobs said of learning she had won the highly prestigious Bancroft Award. “I just thought, ‘I can’t believe it.’” The Bancroft Prize, administered by Columbia University, is widely considered among the most prestigious awards for history, was for Jacobs’ book “White Mother to a Dark Race: Settler […]
Ben Taleb is university’s first Fulbright teaching assistant Beligh Ben Taleb is breaking new ground in Nebraska. From Tunisia, Ben Taleb is UNL’s first Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant. In his second semester as an instructor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Ben Taleb is teaching Arabic and discussing elements of his culture […]
Rhonda Garelick, professor of English with a special joint appointment in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, has sold her book, “Antigone in Vogue: Coco Chanel and the Myths of Fashion,” to Random House. The book, which situates fashion designer Chanel within the context of European politics, is to be published by 2012. […]
Three UNL professors and one campus department were selected among the 2010 winners of the university’s most prestigious awards for research, teaching and engagement. “It’s important that we take this opportunity to recognize the outstanding work done by our faculty members,” said James B. Milliken, NU president. “The strength of the university depends on its […]
The tornado warning system around City and East campuses has been enhanced by the addition of two new sirens and the upgrade of a third. Tested for the first time March 24 as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, the new sirens are controlled by Lincoln/Lancaster County Emergency Management. The new sirens are located on […]
UNL will host the 10th annual Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium and Family Weatherfest, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., March 27 in Hardin Hall. The event, which is free and open to the public, includes family-friendly events and weather education. For more information, go to http://go.unl.edu/ye7.
Among all U.S. public and private universities For the second year in a row, UNL ranks first among public universities on U.S. News and World Report’s “Most Popular Schools” list. UNL is fourth among all public and private universities. Access the complete list at http://go.unl.edu/hdc. 1. Brigham Young University, 2. Harvard University, 3. Stanford University, […]
The Academic Planning Committee will meet on April 9 to review the $3.6 million budget reduction proposed by Chancellor Harvey Perlman. The reduction is part of the $5.2 million in spending UNL is projected to cut in 2010. The specific recommendations are available online at http://go.unl.edu/5jf. The April 9 hearing is open to the public. […]
The Department of Community and Regional Planning has received a $25,000 grant from the Woods Charitable Fund. The funds will be used for the “Enhancing Citizen Engagement in Community Assessment with Innovative GIS Technology” project. The department will work to involve residents of two of Lincoln’s vulnerable neighborhoods in a property assessment to help set […]
Danielle Moore of the UNL Water Center helps museum visitors visualize the groundwater cycle using a water machine flow model. The presentation was part of the University of Nebraska’s “Sunday with a Scientist” program on March 21. The program examined the science behind various issues related to our state’s abundant water resources, including groundwater, surface […]
