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UNL in the national news: November 2015

December 4, 2015

Miss Mie

Celebration to honor Miss Mie's 88th anniversary

December 3, 2015

Students access resources in the College of Arts and Sciences advising center in Oldfather Hall. The college has recently incorporated career-planning measures to better prepare students for life beyond college.

College's emphasis on career planning opens doors

December 2, 2015

Race officials measure the distance covered by an entry in a previous Incredible, Edible Vehicle Competition. The annual engineering event is 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 9 in the East Union.

Edible vehicle competition is Dec. 8

December 2, 2015

In this screen capture from a 2011 UNL video, James Le Sueur discusses the "Arab Spring."

LeSueur talk will focus on Muslims combatting radical Islam

December 1, 2015

Poser named provost at UIC; Green to name interim law dean

December 1, 2015

DiAnna Hemsath, collections manager for UNL's Kruger collection, examines a miniature piece of furniture in her Architecture Hall office. Most of the 20,000 items in the collection are stored in Hemsath's office and are available for study.

Kruger Collection showcases four centuries of interior design

December 1, 2015

Laura Schulte speaks to students in the Leading People and Projects management course at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The students will present three local nonprofits with awards totaling $10,000 at a reception Dec. 10.

Management class to award $10,000 in charitable grants

December 1, 2015

Member of UNL's commencement marshal corps carry college gonfalons into Pinnacle Bank Arena at the start of commencement exercises in Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Nebraska Alumni Association hosts a two-day celebration for December 2015 graduates, Dec. 1-2 at the Wick Alumni Center.

Alumni Association's 'Gradfest' is Dec. 1-2

December 1, 2015

UNL chemists (from left) Tiffany Truong, Travis Nelson, Quyen Vu, Cliff Stains and Jia "Emma" Zhao.

Chemists measure aggregation of disease-related proteins

November 30, 2015

In the leadup to December's Conference of Parties 21 in Paris, the program is partnering with the U.S. Department of Energy, NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the White House in a United Nations initiative to promote climate change awareness among youth.

Climate rally set for Dec. 4 at UNL

November 30, 2015

(From left) Carole Levin, chair of the medieval and Renaissance studies program, meets with University of York graduate student Dustin Neighbors and UNL graduate student Andrea Nichols at the University of York. While completing research under a Fulbright award last year, Levin forged an academic partnership between UNL and York’s respective medieval and Renaissance studies programs.

UNL, U. of York partnership benefits students

November 26, 2015

Stephen Hough will perform Dec. 1 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts as part of the 2015-16 Piano Series.

Pianist Stephen Hough to make Lied Center debut Dec. 1

November 25, 2015

Donald A. Wilhite founded the National Drought Mitigation Center at UNL in 1995.

Drought center to celebrate 20th anniversary

November 23, 2015

Brian Glaze, a utility operator, opens a valve as a boiler is brought online at the City Campus utility plant.

Campus utility plants open doors to public tours

November 20, 2015

Eric Thompson (second from right), associate professor of economics, works with student research assistants in the College of Business Administration’s Bureau of Business Research. The bureau is designed to assist with Nebraska’s economic development efforts.

Nebraska's leading indicator rebounds during October

November 20, 2015

Students react during the Nov. 19 "Black Lives Matter" rally at UNL. The event featured student speakers talking about their experiences at UNL.

Hundreds attend 'Black Lives Matter' rally

November 19, 2015

Students named to the fall 2015 Franco's List are (from left) Paige Garber, Deanna Hobbs, Rebekka Schlichting, Dylan Craig, Joslyn Jensen, Haley Scanlan, Sydny Boyd, Sam Foltz, Holly Podliska, Bria DeVeaux, Marsh Lemen, Ryan Evers, Virginia Calderon, Dylan Wrightsman, Freedom Akinmoladun, Ky Veney, Jordan Knapp, Eden Diehl, Tanner Gosda, Madison Wurtele, Robert Schmidt, Samantha Nelson, Jessica Sher and Alia Noetzel. Not pictured are Yaeun Kang, Maeja Marsh, Erica Ness, Michaela Niemeyer and Val

29 students named to 'Franco's List' for character, integrity

November 19, 2015

Deadric Williams (second from left), a post-doctoral research associate, leads a discussion with students in his sociology class. A recent poll of rural Nebraskans showed that 65 percent of respondents said a college degree is necessary to get ahead in life.

Poll shows rural Nebraskans view higher education as crucial

November 19, 2015

The research team examining childcare quality includes (from left) Iheoma Iruka, Helen Raikes, Julia Torquati and Greg Welch.

Researchers awarded childcare evaluation grant

November 19, 2015