Posts Tagged ‘ India ’

India quilts lecture is Oct. 24

Oct 21st, 2010 | By | Category: Arts & Entertainment, Oct. 21

Anjali Karolia, a visiting Fulbright scholar from India, will discuss the history, significance and intricacies of embroidery techniques of her home country at 2 p.m., Oct. 24 at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum. Karolia is teaching in the Textiles, Clothing and Design department this semester as a Fulbright Nehru Visiting Lecturer. Karolia is […]



India journey churns dairy creations

Sep 24th, 2009 | By | Category: Campus News, Issue, September 24, 2009

Mint green colored pistachio-flavored milk soon might become a standard in the Dairy Store. It will, at least, if everything goes according to the plans of two food science and technology students who visited southern India this summer and learned how to create the milk. The trip by Yulie Meneses and Alex Nelson was the […]



Student group offers music from India

Sep 16th, 2009 | By | Category: Arts & Entertainment, Issue, September 17, 2009

Raag, a student organization, will present an evening of music from India, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Sept. 18 in the City Union Ballroom. Music will be provided by Jim Palmer on the sitar, sarod and sarangi. Other artists will play the tabla and the tanpura. Tickets are $5 for students, $10 general admission. For more […]



Partnerships forged during India visit

Sep 15th, 2009 | By | Category: Campus News, Issue, September 10, 2009

Agreements and partnerships forged during a February trip to India should expand opportunities for UNL faculty and students and enhance the university’s international engagement, officials said. UNL representatives led by Chancellor Harvey Perlman spent two and a half weeks in India. They initiated or strengthened academic and research agreements with several universities and research organizations, […]



Language and life lessons, India style

Aug 27th, 2009 | By | Category: August 27, 2009, Campus News, Issue

Jessie Cleveland, a junior political science and international studies major, spent the summer on a critical language scholarship to study the Urdu language in India. The United States Department of State and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers developed the critical language scholarship. For Cleveland, it funded a summer of study in Lucknow, India. […]



Tracking Tolstoy’s influence

Apr 30th, 2009 | By | Category: April 30, 2009, Campus News, Issue

Balasubramanian searches for gems by Russian author The phrase “searching for a needle in a haystack” does not begin to describe the daunting task that Radha Balasubramanian has undertaken. Several years into a massive research project, Balasubramanian’s work has taken her to Russia and India, from academic centers to street corner bookstalls. It is painstaking […]



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 […]



Creating Opportunities

Feb 26th, 2009 | By | Category: Campus News, February 26, 2009, Issue

Trip forges agreements between UNL, Indian universities, industries Agreements and partnerships forged during a recent trip to India should expand opportunities for UNL faculty and students and enhance the university’s international engagement, officials said. UNL representatives led by Chancellor Harvey Perlman recently spent two-and-a-half weeks in India. They initiated or strengthened academic and research agreements […]