Great Plains Olson Seminar on Nov. 20 to Cover Climate Change and Insects
Posted On Monday, November 11, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: Leon Higley, Natural Resources, Salt Creek tiger beetle, University of Nebraska
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 grasshoppers."
But, being such a fan of local insects, he admitted that scenario might be "pretty cool."
Higley, a professor in the University ...
World-Renowned Dental Manufacturer Sponsors Industrial Research Scholar at Creighton
Posted On Saturday, November 2, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: Creighton University, Creighton University School of Dentistry, Creighton University's, Mark Latta
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 collaboration between the school and Shofu Inc., a world-renowned dental materials and equipment manufacturer based in Kyoto, Japan.
"This is the first ...
Nebraska Innovation Campus makes changes, additions to leadership team
Posted On Saturday, October 26, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: business accelerator director., Executive director Dan Duncan, Kate Engel, Nebraska Innovation Campus, Terence Bowdene
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 engagement and operations manager and Terence Bowden has accepted the position of business accelerator director.
Engel will be responsible for developing ...
It’s the Brits against UNL Oct. 23 on the topic of government surveillance
Posted On Saturday, October 19, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: British National Debate Team, government surveillance, Lincoln doctoral candidates, National Communication Association, University of Nebraska
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 their wit, humor and eloquence, members of the British National Debate Team tour the United States each year, debating the ...
UNL’s 59th annual Federal Income Tax Institute at 7 sites across state
Posted On Saturday, October 12, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: Anthony Barrett, Federal Income Tax, Frank Gaines, Gary Bredensteiner, Nebraska Department of Revenue
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 professionals across Nebraska through the Annual Federal and State Income Tax Institute.
More than 1,200 tax practitioners participate on an annual basis ...
Politico editor will tackle foreign policy at Oct. 8 Thompson Forum
Posted On Friday, October 4, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: globalized society, Journalist Susan Glasser, National Magazine Awards, Politico magazine, St. Her talk
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 international community during the second lecture of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 2013-14 E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues.
Journalist ...
UNL team uncovers more archeological treasures in southern Turkey
Posted On Thursday, September 26, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: archeological team, Clark University, Hixson-Lied, Michael Hoff, Roman times, University of Nebraska
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 summer unearthed a new treasure in southern Turkey.
Lying face down in more than a millennium of soil was a life-size marble head, ...
Medical Tourism is One of the Growing Trends Across the World
Posted On Friday, September 20, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ARKANSAS, DELAWARE, FEATURED, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, INDIANA, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VERMONT, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON DC, WEST VIRGINIA Tags: cardiology, health care facility, joint replacement, low cost, Medical tourism, medical tourists, medical treatments, orthopedic surgery
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 countries to get the surgeries they need. While travelling other countries for the medical tourists not ...
Wall Street Journal Economics Editor to Lend Expertise to Thompson Forum
Posted On Wednesday, September 18, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: contemporary economy, David Wessel, John Anderson, Lewis E. Harris, University of Nebraska, Wall Street Journal
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. Thompson Forum on World Issues.
David Wessel, economics editor for the Wall Street Journal who writes the weekly "Capital" column, will present ...
UNL Museums to Participate in Smithsonian’s ‘Museum Day Live!’
Posted On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: Museum Day Live, Quilt Museum, Smithsonian Museum Day Live, University of Nebraska
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 free of charge on Sept. 28 thanks to the museums' participation in Smithsonian magazine's ninth-annual Museum Day Live!.
A ...
UNL Officials Urge Football Fans to Protect Against Extreme Heat Saturday
Posted On Tuesday, September 3, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: Cornhusker football, HEART DISEASE, Huskers, Memorial Stadium, University of Nebraska, University of Wyoming
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 day's Cornhusker football game to be aware of the dangers of extreme heat and to take steps ...
Alumni Association to Host Football Fridays in Lincoln’s Haymarket
Posted On Monday, August 26, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: Greg Sharpe, Husker Sports Network, Matt Davison, Nebraska Alumni, Pinnacle Bank Arena
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, southeast of Pinnacle Bank Arena, at 5 p.m. on the day before each Nebraska home football game.
The first of seven fall ...
Nebraska Economic Indicator Dips in July, Stepping Back from June’s Gain
Posted On Monday, August 19, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: College of Business Administration, economist Eric Thompson, Survey of Nebraska Business, University of Nebraska
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 of Business Administration.
The Indicator is designed to predict economic growth within Nebraska six months into the future. Taking June and ...
UNL Chemistry Day to Help High School Students Explore Science Interests
Posted On Sunday, August 11, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: annual Chemistry Day, Chemistry Quizbowl, Hamilton Hall, University of Nebraska
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 expected to attend UNL Chemistry Day. The event is sponsored by the Department of Chemistry and features a variety of hands-on activities, guided ...
Scholarly article leads to UNL partnership with University of Pretoria
Posted On Sunday, August 4, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: Department of Teaching, Learning, Teacher Education, University of Nebraska, 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 Pretoria in South Africa and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Hamann, an associate professor in the UNL College of ...
UNL Researcher Assists in Recent Particle Decay Discovery at CERN
Posted On Saturday, July 27, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: CERN laboratory in Geneva, Compact Muon Solenoid, Jose Lazo-Flores, University of Nebraska
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 physics -- and University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists had a direct hand in the discovery. Jose Lazo-Flores, a postdoctoral ...
International Allergy & Asthma Organization Honors Casale
Posted On Saturday, July 20, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: Creighton University, Division of Allergy, School of Medicine, Thomas Casale, WAO Special Recognition Award, World Allergy Organization
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 School of Medicine, with a WAO Special Recognition Award at its annual World Allergy and Asthma Congress in June. The WAO, an ...
UNL Center to Host International Digital Humanities Conference
Posted On Saturday, July 13, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: Digital Humanities Organizations, digital humanities research, Roberto Busa Prize, University of Nebraska, Willard McCarty
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 Humanities 2013, an international conference organized by the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations. Held annually since 1990 and generally considered the ...
