The Omaha Press Club honored Chancellor Harvey Perlman as the newest “Face on the Barroom Floor” during a Nov. 19 roast and dinner. The event was held at the Press Club, 1620 Dodge St., in Omaha. Presented by the Omaha Press Club since 1971, the award honors newsmakers who have made an impact on the […]
Paul Haar, associate professor of saxophone and coordinator of jazz studies, has been named Midwest division director for the Jazz Education Network. He will serve as coordinator/liaison between the network and Midwest directors and educators. He has also been named a featured soloist at two festivals in 2013. The Jazz Education Network is an international […]
Joy Castro, associate professor of English and Ethnic Studies, has picked up another honor for her debut novel. Kirkus Reviews, an American book review magazine, has named her fictional work “Hell or High Water,” to its list of best books of 2012. The book, released last July, is set in 2008 in New Orleans. It […]
Timothy Alvarez, assistant vice chancellor for Student Affairs, was named Boss of the Year during the University of Nebraska Office Professionals Association luncheon on Nov. 13. As winner, he received a $500 cash award, a plaque and a one-year UNOPA membership. Letters of support reported that Alvarez motivates employees by taking an interest in their […]
UNL’s Tamera Brennan, Karen Jackson and Cheryl Wemhoff received awards during the Nov. 13 University of Nebraska Office Professionals luncheon. Brennan, a financial assistant in the Business Administration dean’s office, received the Floyd S. Oldt Staff award. Jackson, a transfer credit evaluation specialist and programming assistant in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, […]
Academic Affairs is working to expand opportunities for undergraduate research experiences across campus. UNL’s Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience program was rated one of the top 28 university programs in undergraduate research by U.S. News and World Report last year. The UCARE program allows students to work alongside faculty on research or creative activity […]
Sandhills ranchers, landowners and other public grassland managers wanting to better manage prairie chickens soon will be able to thanks to UNL research. Nebraska has one of the largest populations of greater prairie chickens in the United States. However, previous prairie chicken research has only been conducted on the tallgrass prairies of Illinois, Kansas, Wisconsin […]
The percentage of Americans who say they are strong in their religious faith has been steady for the last four decades, a new study finds. But in that same time, the intensity of some religious groups has surged while others — notably Roman Catholics — has faded. Among the risers: Evangelicals, who have become more […]
The 20th annual Martin Luther King Jr. “Freedom Breakfast” is 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Jan. 18 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 11th and P streets. The breakfast features a keynote by John M. Gerrard, U.S. District Court judge for the Nebraska district. Doors open at 7 a.m. Tickets are $20 per person and must be […]
Three stunning photographs of Nebraska’s food, fuel and water will decorate the halls of new facilities at Nebraska Innovation Campus. The winning photographs were unveiled Nov. 16 at the celebration and announcement of the campus’s first research collaborator — ConAgra Foods. Ken Bruce of Grand Island, Benjamin Vogt of Lincoln and Bradley Jensen of Omaha […]
