search articles:     from the issue of September 7, 2006         Five faculty members earn Fulbright honors Five UNL faculty members earned Fulbright honors in 2005-2006. Douglas Abbott, professor of family and consumer sciences, was awarded a 2005-2006 Fulbright Scholar grant from the Council for International Exchange of Scholars. The award allowed Abbott to study at Haifa University in Israel from January through August. He worked on a research project, "Fractured Families: The Effects of a Combat-Related Injury on the Family." Tim Mahoney, director of the Plains Humanities Alliance, was awarded a Fulbright Program Senior Lectureship in American Studies at the Adam Mickiewics University in Poland for the 2005-2006 academic year. Mahoney, a professor of history, taught courses in American urban and social history at Mickiewics University. William Grange, professor of Theatre and Film History, was named to the Fulbright-University of Vienna Distinguished Chair in Humanities and Cultural Studies for 2007. The award was announced in August. The chair is endowed by the Austrian Fulbright Commission and the Austrian Cultural Ministry. Only one such chair is awarded each year to an American scholar. At the University of Vienna's Institute for Theatre, Film, and Media Studies, Grange will lecture in German on American theatre history and hold seminars on film actors and actresses from Nebraska. He leaves in February 2007 and will be at the University of Vienna until mid-July. Professors Daniel Wheeler and Arlen Etling were named Fulbright Senior Specialists in August. Wheeler is head of the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications. Etling is coordinator of international studies for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and a faculty associate of the Office of International Affairs. Etling's specialist focus is on leadership for university outreach, which includes program planning, curriculum development, community development, voluntarism and study abroad. Wheeler's specialist focus is on higher education and administration including administrative development, leadership and faculty development. GO TO: ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 7 NEWS HEADLINES FOR SEPTEMBER 7 Year in Review 15 proposals for teaching, learning excellence funded Air Force ROTC sweeps national honors Awards and Honors Beef scholars program begins Big Event draws more than 1,000 campus volunteers BIT Mobile rolls across Nebraska Buffett, Gates visit campus Cassman directs energy center Chemist creates synthetic bone Circle of Nations hosted by UNL Civil Rights marcher gives keynote address in MLK observance Combined campaign raises $331,994 Committees lay foundation for general education reform Core Values: Achievement Core Values: Diversity Core Values: Engagement Core Values: Excellence Core Values: Learning Core Values: Research and Creative Activity Core Values: Stewardship Eight students chalk awards Energy research partners UNL scientists, public power Engineering opens 2006 with new lab Excellence in Brief Faculty earn top teaching, research honors Fall semester opens with LGBTQ minor Five faculty members earn Fulbright honors Four record CAREER grants Franco takes student affairs helm Ginsburg tenders two UNL lectures Hurricane Briefs Journalism issues two depth reports Learning community builds on Thompson Forum speakers Libraries expand Cather collections NaBRO lands 5-year Korean bridge project Natural Resources moves to Hardin Hall NU Directions hailed as model program Partnership aims at commercialized cholesterol fighter Program aimed at next generation of researchers Program cards a first Psych symposium examines lesbian, gay, bisexual identities Research funding tops $100 million milestone Research on campus Retention drive launched Robots participate in 18-day mission Sheldon revives tradition Theatre Arts honors Carson Three new majors offered to students Transportation Center earns grant University takes new tack in accreditation UNL aids $5M wheat effort UNL among top 50 colleges UNL, Grand Island students celebrate college opportunity UNL students approve new culture center UNL updates online image Weisz helps shape court's handling of abused and neglected children Year in Review issue can be downloaded in pdf format 732561S36120X