The University of Nebraska State Museum’s Sunday with a Scientist program explores the Platte Basin Time-lapse Project on Dec. 16. The family-friendly program is 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and will include information on where water comes from and how it is affected by natural events and human engineering. Presenters include Michael Farrell, television production manager […]

Author Jeff Kurrus and photographer Michael Forsberg will discuss their book “Have You Seen Mary” at 7 p.m., March 7 at the University Bookstore. A fictional account of one Sandhill crane’s faithful search during spring migration for his lost mate, “Have You Seen Mary” is set on Nebraska’s Platte River. Kurrus crafts a tender story […]

“Great Plains: America’s Lingering Wild,” coauthored by UNL’s David Wishart, won a 2009 PROSE Award in February from the American Association of Publishers for best book in biological and life sciences. Wishart is a professor of geography. The book, published by the University of Chicago Press (2009), showcases the work of Michael Forsberg. Forsberg is […]