Commencement exercises for approximately 1,500 graduates are scheduled at UNL on Dec. 14 and 15. Graduate commencement exercises, including doctoral hooding, will begin at 3 p.m. Dec. 14 for students earning doctoral and master’s degrees. Undergraduate exercises will begin at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 15. Both ceremonies will be at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The […]
Three UNL professors on Nov. 29 were named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science — the world’s largest general scientific society. It’s the first time three UNL scientists achieved the honor in the same year. The tradition of naming AAAS Fellows goes back to 1874. It is a peer-designated selection based […]
James Alfano is awarded an AAAS fellowship for distinguished contributions in research of plant pathogens. Alfano said he was flattered when he learned he had been named to the esteemed list after being nominated by UNL plant pathology professor James Van Etten, who also is an AAAS Fellow and a member of the National Academy […]
Mike Nastasi said the thrill of the discovery following an experiment is what drives him to explore. He is honored by AAAS for contributions in energy, manufacturing, nanotechnology and microelectronics. Nastasi is director of the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research and Elmer Koch Professor of mechanical and materials engineering. Established in 2006, the center […]
L. Dennis Smith’s contributions to the AAAS are in is research in developmental biology and in leadership and advocacy on education. Smith, president emeritus of the University of Nebraska and emeritus professor in the School of Biological Sciences, took an unusual path to a career as a scientist. An aspiring jazz musician, he was a […]
David Bagby and Gregory Dorn received University Kudos Awards at the Oct. 26 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. Bagby is information technology services manager for the College of Fine and Performing Arts. Dorn is a research technologist II for the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. Christin Mamiya, associate dean of Fine […]
The Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program, announced a list of colleges and universities that produced the most 2012-2013 U.S. Fulbright Students — and UNL is on that list of the top 40 research institutions whose students were awarded Fulbright scholarships. The success of the top-producing institutions is highlighted in the […]
Marjorie Kostelnik, dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences, came to UNL in 2000 as dean of the College of Human Resources and Family Sciences. In 2004, Human Resources and Family Sciences merged with Teachers College to become one of the first colleges of Education and Human Sciences. She served on faculty at […]
New federal regulations require all employees give consent to receive W-2 forms in a secure electronic format. Once consent is given, it carries forward each year and does not need to be repeated. Employees will be given an opportunity to change how they receive W-2 forms in 2013. The benefits of receiving W-2 forms electronically […]
During the holiday shutdown, the UNL mailroom will be open Dec. 27. No mail will be delivered during the shutdown, Dec. 24 to Jan. 2. Staff will work 5 to 11 a.m. Dec. 27. Mail pickup will be available from 9 to 11 a.m. that day. University employees must present a mail authorization card and […]
