UNL News Releases

Larsen Tractor Museum receives Conservation Bookshelf

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:00:00 -0500

Treasured objects and artifacts held by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Larsen Tractor Museum will be preserved for future generations with help from the Institute of Museum and Library Services Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, a core set. . .

Forecast: Nebraska to be spared from worst as economy 'resets'

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:55:00 -0500

While the U.S. economy is showing signs of recovery, the chances of a rapid nationwide economic recovery, of the kind that typically follows a recession, are slim, a report by the Nebraska Business Forecast Council shows.

Instead, the economy . . .

Laser-created temporal lens could lead to movies of molecular processes

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

Finding a way to observe and record the behavior of matter at the molecular level has long been a holy grail among physicists. That ability could open the door to a wide range of applications in ultrafast electron microscopy used in a large array . . .

New 'Fossil Freeway' route promotes prehistoric finds

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

Travelers on the "Fossil Freeway" of Western Nebraska and South Dakota will find adventure and mystery on a one-of-a-kind highway corridor of prehistoric fossil finds.

From Nebraska's Panhandle to the Black Hills of South Dakota, the Fossil Fr. . .

Spring semester Deans' List/Honor Roll named

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

The link below is to list of University of Nebraska-Lincoln students named to the Deans' List/Honor Roll for the spring semester of the 2008-09 academic year.

Qualification for the Deans' List/Honor Holl vary among the eight undergraduate coll. . .

70 students to attend Nebraska at Oxford Program, July 19-Aug. 15

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

Seventy University of Nebraska-Lincoln students are scheduled to participate in the 20th annual Nebraska at Oxford Program July 19 through Aug. 15 at England's University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world.

Sponsore. . .

Askren selected as UNL's first Chief Information Officer

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:30:00 -0500

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman has announced the selection, after a national search, of Mark S. Askren as the new Chief Information Officer for UNL.

Askren has been assistant vice chancellor of administrative computin. . .

Geosciences students 2nd in world petroleum geology competition

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

A team of geosciences graduate students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was awarded second place honors in the international finals of the Imperial Barrel Competition, an annual contest sponsored by the American Association of Petroleum Ge. . .

Family fun event July 10 at Sheldon Museum of Art

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

The Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln invites families to make art together July 10 during Sheldon's Family Fun Event. The event will be 5 to 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

There will be three art-making a. . .

NU State Museum offers free Thursday night admission in July

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

The University of Nebraska State Museum will offer free admission to Morrill Hall Thursday nights in July. The museum will be open free of charge 4:30 to 8 p.m. July 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30.

In addition, Mueller Planetarium, located inside the mu. . .

New Hubbard Rhino Barn at Ashfall promises unique fossil experience

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

Visitors to the Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park near Royal can share the same joy and adventure as the paleontologists who discover fossils each day in the newly opened Hubbard Rhino Barn.

The new building covers 17,500 square-feet -. . .

Charlyne Berens appointed interim journalism dean

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

Charlyne Berens, a professor of journalism at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been appointed interim dean of the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications. The appointment, announced June 1. . .

Award-winning Japanese quilts exhibit June 19-July 19 at quilt museum

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

Quilts from the most prestigious quilt competition in Japan will be on display at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln June 19-July 19. Seventeen winning entries from international contestants were . . .

Depression-era films featured in UNL's 2009 'Movies on Green' series

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

With the United States and the world mired in what many economists have called the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s, it may be appropriate that Depression-era films will be featured this summer in the Jensen Cinema 1. . .

Perlman: 56 positions at UNL lost in budget; 'Better than expected'

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:45:00 -0500

In this economy and comparing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's budget to other universities, UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman today said that although 56 positions at UNL will be lost in the 2009-210 budget, UNL achieved its goal in protecting it. . .

Study discovers clues into how eyes search

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

Like the robots in the "Terminator" movies, our eyes move methodically through a scene when seeking out an object. If we don't immediately find what we're searching for, our attention leaves the already-scanned area behind and moves on to new, une. . .

UNL Police, Memorial Stadium, giving thumbs-up to SMS reporting

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:20:00 -0500

For years, tipsters have been an essential part of law enforcers' and event security toolboxes. Now, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police and the NU Athletic Department are taking those tools online with a unique text messaging system for student. . .

Perlman: Osborne agrees to stay indefinitely as Athletic Director

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman and Athletic Director Tom Osborne have mutually agreed to extend Osborne's appointment as athletic director indefinitely. Originally the agreement stated that Osborne would serve as Athletic. . .

Great Plains Art Museum hosts plains Indian beadwork exhibition

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Great Plains Art Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln presents an exhibition highlighting the beautiful design, technical artistry and historical relevance of American Plains Native beadwork. "The History and Artistry of Plains Indian Bead. . .

Jun Kaneko's 'Play's the Thing' opening reception June 26 at Sheldon

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

The Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host an opening public reception 5-7 p.m. June 26 for "Play's the Thing: The Paintings and Objects of Jun Kaneko."

An Omaha resident, Kaneko is internationally recognized for. . .

'Quilts of Valor' to visit quilt museum Tuesday

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

Dozens of quilts from Nebraska and surrounding states made for the Quilts of Valor program will be displayed 1-4:30 p.m. June 9 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's International Quilt Study Center and Museum, 1523 N. 33rd St.

The Nebraska . . .

UNL Student Affairs honors Reznicek, Waldo as top leaders

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

Chris Reznicek of Bentonville, Ark., and Cara Waldo of DeWitt were honored by the Office of Student Affairs as the 2009 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Outstanding Student Leadership Award recipients.

Student Affairs annually selects one male a. . .

UNL awards $11.7 million in scholarships to Nebraska high school seniors

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the awarding of nearly 2,000 scholarships to seniors at Nebraska high schools. The total potential value of the scholarships is approximately $11.7 million.

The awards are comprised of 367 Regen. . .

Nonresident, transfer scholarships awarded

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:00:00 -0500

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has awarded nonresident scholarships to 468 students who have registered to attend UNL in 2009-10. The scholarship winners are from 37 states.

The nonresident scholarship program was created in 1995 to identi. . .

UNL student government elections bring new leadership

Fri, 29 May 2009 02:00:00 -0500

University of Nebraska-Lincoln students elected a new slate of officers and representatives this spring for the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska. The students will represent their colleges or provide leadership for student gov. . .