http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/ News from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln en-us Copyright 2006 University of Nebraska-Lincoln http://www.unl.edu/favicon.ico http://www.unl.edu/ http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34596&-find= Was the first biodiversity inventory completed by the Stephen Long Expedition of 1819-1820 at winter quarters on the Missouri River? Two University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members say that is the case and present their theory in the spring issue of Great Plains Research, a publication of the Center for ... Thu, 15 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34597&-find= More than 300 eighth-grade student leaders from across Nebraska are invited to the 10th annual Breakfast for Champions May 16 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Office of Admissions and EducationQuest, the event honors eighth graders for their academic, leadership and civic activities. The ... Thu, 15 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34595&-find= Since the donation of the Roscoe and Meta Cather Collections to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Archives and Special Collections a year ago, a number of Cather scholars have examined the nearly 400 pieces of correspondence written by Willa Cather to her brother and his family. The information uncovered in the ... Wed, 14 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34593&-find= Paintings by Ralph Albert Blakelock will be on view this summer with artworks from the Sheldon Museum of Art's permanent collection in two galleries at the museum, 12th and R streets on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln City Campus. In September the Blakelock works will travel to the National Academy Museum ... Tue, 13 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34594&-find= When Thomas Jefferson daydreamed about the American West, what did he imagine? He might have read travelogues about violent winds that churned the Missouri River, creating perilous travel conditions for Canadian traders. He may have seen paintings of Choctaw Indians living in what would become the state of Mississippi. With ... Tue, 13 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34591&-find= Ruling Pine Ridge: Oglala Lakota Politics from the IRA to Wounded Knee" by Akim D. Reinhardt is this year's winner of the Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize from the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. James Stubbendieck, director of the center, made the announcement May 7 ... Mon, 12 May 2008 10:31:21 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34592&-find= The executive and artistic director of the Lied Center for Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Charles Bethea, today announced he is retiring from the post he has held since 1997 to pursue other opportunities. "I am pleased that I have had the opportunity to help the Lied Center ... Mon, 12 May 2008 10:38:02 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34590&-find= More than 2,400 students are scheduled to receive degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in commencement exercises May 9 and 10. Doctoral degree candidates will receive their diplomas and hoods in a ceremony beginning at 3:30 p.m. May 9 at Kimball Recital Hall; baccalaureate and master's degrees will be ... Fri, 09 May 2008 16:00:00 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34589&-find= University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman today announced that the Nebraska Alumni Association, the UNL Chancellor's Office and the University of Nebraska Foundation have restructured the Alumni Association to provide more integrated alumni engagement and a stronger connection between the association and the university. The new structure emphasizes alumni programs ... Fri, 09 May 2008 12:00:00 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34585&-find= Twenty-seven cadets in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln ROTC program will receive military commissions in a May 10 joint commissioning ceremony in the Nebraska Union, 1400 R St. The ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m. in the auditorium. It is free and open to the public. Following is a list of ... Thu, 08 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34586&-find= Forty-seven University of Nebraska-Lincoln students from the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Education and Human Sciences, and Journalism and Mass Communications, and the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts were initiated into membership in Phi Beta Kappa this month. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest academic honor society ... Thu, 08 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34587&-find= David H. Allen, dean of University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering, was selected a winner of the 2008 Michael P. Malone International Leadership Award by the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. He has been invited to a luncheon ceremony at the commission's summer meeting in Portsmouth ... Thu, 08 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34584&-find= Now in its 17th season, the Jazz in June concert series promises great jazz and great food in the great outdoors on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus this summer. Organized by the Sheldon Art Association, this year's free jazz series kicks off on June 3 with the UNL School of ... Wed, 07 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34582&-find= The University of Nebraska-Lincoln on May 22 will dedicate the outdoor sculpture "Reverie," installed outside the new International Quilt Study Center and Museum, 1523 N. 33rd St. The sculpture, created by California artist Linda Fleming, was commissioned and donated by Robert Duncan, Dianne Duncan Thomas and Kathryn Dawn Duncan to ... Tue, 06 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34581&-find= Former adviser to President John F. Kennedy and University of Nebraska graduate Theodore "Ted" Sorensen has established a scholarship for outstanding students interested in public service. The Theodore C. Sorensen Public Service Scholarship is a permanently endowed fund created with a gift of $55,000 to the University of Nebraska Foundation ... Mon, 05 May 2008 08:55:16 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34577&-find= More than 2,400 students will receive degrees at University of Nebraska-Lincoln commencement exercises May 9 and 10. Chancellor Harvey Perlman will preside at the ceremonies, which for the first time will include separate commencement exercises for doctoral degree recipients. The main commencement exercises, for baccalaureate and master's degrees, begins at ... Thu, 01 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34578&-find= A longtime Lincoln volunteer and 1952 University of Nebraska graduate will be honored with the Nebraska Alumni Association's Distinguished Service Award May 9 during the All-University Celebration and Salute to Alumni Achievement at the Nebraska Champions Club. Anne Cech has devoted more than 40 years of volunteer service to strengthening ... Thu, 01 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34579&-find= The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the awarding of nearly 3,500 scholarships to seniors at Nebraska high schools. The total potential value of the scholarships is more than $23 million. The awards are comprised of 781 Regents Scholarships (including 254 Nebraska Top Scholars), 177 Nebraska Achievement Scholarships, 264 David Distinguished ... Thu, 01 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34583&-find= The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has announced two new recipients for the prestigious Hixson-Lied Professorships. Professor of Theatre William Grange and Professor of Art Peter Pinnell were named Hixson-Lied Professors at the College's Honors Day Dinner April 26. Hixson-Lied Professorships are awarded for a ... Thu, 01 May 2008 10:09:10 CDT http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews/public/FMPro?-db=unlnews.fp5&-format=newsrelease.shtml&-lay=unlnews&-recid=34574&-find= University of Nigeria professor and administrator Peter Nwangwu, 1974 University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate, is the winner of the Nebraska Alumni Association's 2008 Outstanding International Alumnus Award. The award will be presented May 9 at the All-University Celebration and Salute to Alumni Achievement. Nwangwu is professor of pharmacology, toxicology and clinical ... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:00:00 CDT