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Mueller Planetarium Updates Winter Fulldome Schedule

WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013 WHERE: Mueller Planetarium, Morrill Hall, south of 14th and Vine Streets Lincoln, Neb., January 18th, 2013 — Mueller Planetarium in the University of Nebraska State Museum’s...

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Exhibit Explores Relationship Between Society And Natural Resources

The Creighton University Lied Art Gallery presents an installation by Tennessee artist Travis Graves. The installation titled “Paper Forest” opens Feb. 8 with a talk by the artist at 5 p.m. followed...

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Feb. 4 Thompson Forum To Shine Spotlight On Rights Of Religious Minorities

Lincoln, Neb., — Protecting the human rights of religious minorities worldwide will be the focus of the next E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues on Feb. 4 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Felice...

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2 UNL-Led Engineering Teams Place Highly In Smarter Planet Challenge

Lincoln, Neb., — Two teams led by University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineering students earned Top 5 status in the 2012 Smarter Planet Challenge, an international competition for college/university...

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Calder Sculpture Installed At Sheldon

Lincoln, Neb.,  — In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Sheldon Museum of Art, a monumental sculpture by renowned American artist Alexander Calder (1898-1976) has been installed in the...

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Adult Stem Cell Breakthrough Builds On Nobel Prize Winners’ Work

UNMC researchers have built on Nobel Prize-winning research to devise a new way to create powerful stem cells that could cure several conditions that cause blindness.   A team led by Iqbal Ahmad,...

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Jacht Student Ad Lab Announces New Crew For Spring 2013

Lincoln, Neb.,  — Jacht Student Ad Lab, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s student advertising agency, has selected its staff for the spring 2013 semester. Eleven returning members will join 18 new...

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Public Night Set Feb. 15 At UNL’s Behlen Observatory

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Behlen Observatory near Mead will be open to the public from 7:30 to 10 p.m. on Feb. 15. Provided the sky is clear, visitors will be able to view a variety of...

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Lied Center to Present ‘Cathy Rigby Is Peter Pan’ Feb. 12-13

WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, through Feb. 13, 2013 WHERE: Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th Street Lincoln, Neb., February 7th, 2013 — The Lied Center for Performing Arts at the University...

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UNL Friends of Opera Completes Funding For Bybee Endowment

Lincoln, Neb., A recent contribution by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Friends of Opera group to the University of Nebraska Foundation has completed funding for the $200,000 Ariel Bybee Visiting...

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Election Projections Are Topic Of March Olson Seminar

Lincoln, Neb.,  — Election projections are sophisticated features of modern elections and electoral politics. They allow analysts to predict with considerable accuracy the outcome of key political...

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Celtic Ensemble Danu at Lied Center March 9

Lincoln, Neb.,The Lied Center for Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present Celtic music ensemble Danu at 7:30 p.m. on March 9. Danu, named for a mother goddess in Irish...

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UNL College of Business Administration, NRC Launch Research Collaboration

Lincoln, Neb., University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration researchers will partner with National Research Corp. in a new research project to study the effects of psychological...

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MBA Team from UNL wins ACG Nebraska Cup

MBA students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration took home the first-place trophy in the second-annual ACG Nebraska Cup competition in February. The ACG Cup is...

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‘Football: Its Physics and Future’ is focus of spring Nebraska Lecture

Lincoln, Neb., Football fans appreciate tackling, blocking and high-impact movements for their playmaking ability. But the reason those plays work – and the resulting collisions are risky – comes down...

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College of Architecture to Present Exhibition About Suburban/rural Edge

Lincoln, Neb.,–The College of Architecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present a new exhibition, “Shifting Thresholds,” April 11-18, with an opening reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on...

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UNO College of IS&T to Recognize Women for Computing Achievements

Omaha – As part of an effort to encourage more young women to choose careers in technology, the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) College of Information Science and Technology (IS&T) and the...

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UNL Graduate Student Earns Fulbright to Teach, Research in Germany

Lincoln, Neb., Amy Millspaugh, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate student, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach English in Germany. She is earning master’s degrees in German and...

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Rural Mainstreet Economy Bounces Higher

Record Expansion in Home Sales for Month April Survey Results at a Glance: • Rural Mainstreet Index indicates rural economy continues expansion. • Home sales index rises to record level. •...

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Useful Online Resources for Students looking for Education Worldwide

Quality Education is every ones desire and a lot of students are not able to identify the options available to them. There are various resources but not every student is able to reach to those...

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UNL Advertising Students Win NSAC District for 5th Year in a Row

Lincoln, Neb.,  — Students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications took home first place in the District 9 American Advertising Federation’s National...

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Being Social Creates Awareness Online Through www.beingsocial.info for...

Being Social is a Social Media Activists consortium which aims at promoting responsible use of Social Media in our day to day life. Its an initiative for fulfilling the desire of Discovery Education...

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‘Blackfoot Redemption’ Wins Great Plains Book Prize

Lincoln, Neb., —  “Blackfoot Redemption: A Blood Indian’s Story of Murder, Confinement and Imperfect Justice” by William E. Farr is this year’s winner of the Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize from...

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Financial Aid & Scholarship Resources

Here you’ll realize and guide to the numerous scholarship choices offered to national and international students. Scholarships are offered to in-state, out-of-state and international students for PhD,...

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UNL Speech And Debate Team Has Strong Finish to 142nd Season

Lincoln, Neb.,  — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln speech and debate team finished its 142nd season with strong performances at national tournaments. UNL placed seventh nationally and first among...

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New research lends insight into impact of poetry, newspapers in Civil War

Lincoln, Neb., - A little more than 150 years ago, black soldiers took up arms with the Union to fight in the Civil War when the first regiments of African-American troops were authorized in the North...

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NSF CAREER Award Aids UNL Engineer’s Work on Gene Delivery Tool

Lincoln, Neb.,  — Angela Pannier (Photo: Craig Chander / University Communications) Employing DNA that codes for genes to correct genetic problems, treat disease or aid healing holds tremendous...

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UNL Grad Casey Griffin Awarded $24,000 Fellowship

Lincoln, Neb.,  — A May University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate has been granted a $24,000 fellowship to pursue graduate studies at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Casey Griffin of Omaha was awarded...

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Anchan, Johnson Picked for Carnegie-Knight News21 Program

Lincoln, Neb.,  — Asha Anchan and Riley Johnson of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications will join other top journalism students from 12 universities around...

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Study Examines How Uncertainty Can Affect Political Tolerance

Lincoln, Neb.,— It’s a safe bet that in the course of perusing the news on a daily basis, you are confronted with political messages that differ from your own beliefs. But how open are you to those...

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UNL’s Clinical Psychology Training Program Wins National Honor

Lincoln, Neb., - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Clinical Psychology Training Program has been named as a top program in the United States. David Hansen, professor of psychology and director of...

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UNL Libraries Specialist’s Project Preserves Nebraska Veterans’ Stories

Lincoln, Neb., - Kathy Berrick grew up knowing her father served in World War II. Beyond that, details were hard to come by. “He was just one of those veterans who did not want to talk about the war,”...

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UNL Center to Host International Digital Humanities Conference

Lincoln, Neb., -  The all-stars of digital humanities research are coming to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. From July 16-19, UNL’s Center for Digital Research in the Humanities will host Digital...

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International Allergy & Asthma Organization Honors Casale

The World Allergy Organization (WAO) honored Thomas Casale, M.D., professor of medicine and microbiology and immunology and chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Creighton University...

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UNL Researcher Assists in Recent Particle Decay Discovery at CERN

Lincoln, Neb., -  With the discovery of a rare particle decay at the CERN laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland, physicists have a new incentive to continue exploration of the standard model of particle...

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Scholarly article leads to UNL partnership with University of Pretoria

Lincoln, Neb.,  — An author always hopes his words have impact. Ted Hamann is seeing first-hand how a 2009 journal article he co-authored led to an educational partnership between the University of...

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UNL Chemistry Day to Help High School Students Explore Science Interests

Lincoln, Neb., -Registration is open for University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 13th annual Chemistry Day on Sept. 28. More than 120 Nebraska high school juniors, seniors, and their parents and teachers are...

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Nebraska Economic Indicator Dips in July, Stepping Back from June’s Gain

Lincoln, Neb., – Following a strong increase in June, the Leading Economic Indicator for Nebraska declined by 1.05 percent in July, according to economists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College...

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Alumni Association to Host Football Fridays in Lincoln’s Haymarket

Lincoln, Neb., - The Nebraska Alumni Association’s Football Fridays are moving to Lincoln’s new entertainment district in the historic Haymarket. The event series will take place at the Railyard,...

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UNL Officials Urge Football Fans to Protect Against Extreme Heat Saturday

Lincoln, Neb., -  With temperatures expected to be in the upper 90s with a heat index of more than 100 on Saturday, University of Nebraska-Lincoln officials are encouraging fans planning to attend that...

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UNL Museums to Participate in Smithsonian’s ‘Museum Day Live!’

Lincoln, Neb., September — The public will have an opportunity to visit the International Quilt Study Center and Museum and the University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History in Morrill Hall...

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Wall Street Journal Economics Editor to Lend Expertise to Thompson Forum

Lincoln, Neb., — A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist will offer insights on the economy and Washington’s role in it during the first lecture of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 2013-14 E.N....

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Medical Tourism is One of the Growing Trends Across the World

Medical tourism is one of the growing trends across the world. Due to high increase in the cost of health care facility, individual as well as companies are providing incentives to travel across the...

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UNL team uncovers more archeological treasures in southern Turkey

Lincoln, Neb.,  — Shoveling and sweeping to expose still-hidden portions of a 1,600-square-foot marble mosaic that dates to Roman times, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln archeological team this past...

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Politico editor will tackle foreign policy at Oct. 8 Thompson Forum

Lincoln, Neb.,  — A leading American voice on foreign policy and war reporting will share her experiences with filing stories from war zones and frame a perspective on America’s relationship with the...

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UNL’s 59th annual Federal Income Tax Institute at 7 sites across state

Lincoln, Neb.,-For the 59th year, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will partner with the Internal Revenue Service and the Nebraska Department of Revenue to bring training to tax preparers and...

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It’s the Brits against UNL Oct. 23 on the topic of government surveillance

Lincoln, Neb.,  — It will be the British National Debate Team vs. two University of Nebraska-Lincoln doctoral candidates in an Oct. 23 debate on the topic of government surveillance. Renowned for...

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Nebraska Innovation Campus makes changes, additions to leadership team

Lincoln, Neb., — Nebraska Innovation Campus has made recent changes and additions to its leadership team. Executive director Dan Duncan announced that Kate Engel has accepted the position of community...

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World-Renowned Dental Manufacturer Sponsors Industrial Research Scholar at...

A Japanese dental materials scientist will spend the next 12 months as a Visiting Industrial Fellow/Research Scholar at Creighton University School of Dentistry. It’s one part of an ongoing...

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Great Plains Olson Seminar on Nov. 20 to Cover Climate Change and Insects

Lincoln, Neb., — Don’t panic. According to world-renowned insect ecologist Leon Higley, climate change probably won’t make the skies of Nebraska “darken with the flight of millions of ravenous...

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