************************************************************** ** To submit an announcement to E-News or to read this ** ** issue or past issues on the web go to: ** ** ** ** http://www.unl.edu/e-news ** ************************************************************** In this Issue of UNL E-News: Apr 21, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Campus Visitor Guides Available 2. Web site offers stimulus plan info, funding opportunities 3. Office of Research newsletter available EVENTS TO ATTEND: 4. Join your Wellness Team for Earth Day Walks on April 22 5. College of Arts and Sciences Honors Convocation 6. Astronomy Day at the NU State Museum May 2 7. UNL East Campus Arbor Day Celebration and Tree planting 8. Tractor Museum Annual Open House 9. Jeffrey S. Raikes School Design Studio Project Showcase Open 10. Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Seminar, April 27 11. African Biofortified Sorghum Project Seminar April 27 12. Mathematics Colloquium April 24, Bronsard, superconductors 13. Building and living in an off-grid, straw bale house - April 23 14. Final Water Seminar Lecture featuring Paolo Cherubini April 22 15. Department of Agricultural Economics Spring Seminar Series 16. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series 17. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series 18. Computer Science and Engineering Colloquium April 21 19. Psychology Colloqium, April 29 20. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Seminar April 24 21. Dermot P. Coyne Distinguished Lectureship Seminar April 22 22. NUgrant Basics Workshop 23. Biofuels Forum - Perennial Bioenergy Crops 24. Toastmasters-Help for the Tongue-Tied 25. Support Group for Adult Children with Aging Parents (ACAP) 26. Free Seminar - Getting to Know Your Credit History 27. Final Spring GO sessions ARTS AND MEDIA: 28. Gail Sundell is Elizabeth Rubendall Artist-in-Residence 29. School of Music Events: April 21-27 30. University of Nebraska Hurt Book Sale April 23-24 31. Fados and Everlasting Moments open Friday at the Ross 32. Russian National Ballet Theatre Brings Swan Lake to Lied Center 33. UNL Turkish Student Association - Movie Night April 24 34. Husker Softball on NET Television ************************************************************************* 1. Campus Visitor Guides Available Campus Visitor Guides are available for your upcoming events and conferences. These guides feature highlights of the UNL campus and Lincoln community. Maps, directories, tour information and quick facts help to facilitate campus visits. To arrange to pick up these guides, contact Ken Reining, Mail/Distribution, 472-7029, kreining2@unl.edu. ************************************************************************* 2. Web site offers stimulus plan info, funding opportunities The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, known as the stimulus plan, offers a unique opportunity for faculty to compete for federal funding. Visit UNL's stimulus plan Web site, provided by the Office of Research, to keep up with the latest information and funding opportunities relevant to UNL investigators. http://research.unl.edu/stimulus/ ************************************************************************* 3. Office of Research newsletter available Read the latest information for the UNL research community in the current issue of Research News, the Office of Research newsletter. It's available on the Web at the URL listed below. http://research.unl.edu/researchnews/April2009/ ************************************************************************* 4. Join your Wellness Team for Earth Day Walks on April 22 All UNL faculty and staff are invited to participate in group walks throughout the day on April 22 on both City campus and East campus. The designated walking routes on the UNL Walking Maps will be utilized. Take this opportunity to meet new walking friends and/or just enjoy the environment. Visit the Web page for times and routes. http://wellness.unl.edu/wellness_ambassadors.shtml ************************************************************************* 5. College of Arts and Sciences Honors Convocation The College of Arts and Sciences Honors Convocation will be held at 3 p.m. April 24 at the Nebraska Union's Centennial Room. ************************************************************************* 6. Astronomy Day at the NU State Museum May 2 Come to Morrill Hall for Astronomy Day May 2, a fun day of science for the whole family. Enjoy hands-on activities and demonstrations on space travel, rocketry, robotics, physics, meteorites, telescopes and more from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Watch the fulldome planetarium show 'Two Small Pieces of Glass.' All visitors will have the chance to win a telescope and other giveaways. Located south of 14th and Vine St. http://www.spacelaser.com ************************************************************************* 7. UNL East Campus Arbor Day Celebration and Tree planting Be part of our state's tree planting tradition and celebrate Arbor Day by helping to plant two trees west of the Plant Science building on East Campus from 2 to 3 p.m. April 21. For more information about this event or about planting trees, visit the Web site. http://www.retreenebraska.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 8. Tractor Museum Annual Open House The Tractor Museum's Annual Open House will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 25 at 35th & Fair Streets, East Campus. There will be tractor parades, tractor restoration exhibit and kids activities. Fun for all and hot dogs will be served. http://tractormuseum.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 9. Jeffrey S. Raikes School Design Studio Project Showcase Open Raikes School invites you to attend the 2009 Design Studio Project Showcase Open House from 2 to 4 p.m. April 24 at the Kauffman Center. In Design Studio, student teams partner with businesses and government agencies to design and develop real-world, software-based solutions that meet their clients' needs. http://raikes.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 10. Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Seminar, April 27 Dr. Noel Rose, professor of Pathology and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Autoimmune Disease Research, will present "Myocarditis: An Infection-induced Autoimmune Disease?" at 11:30 a.m. April 27 in room 145 Morrison. A pizza lunch will follow. The seminar is open to the public. ************************************************************************* 11. African Biofortified Sorghum Project Seminar April 27 "The African Biofortified Sorghum Project-Applying Biotechnology to Develop Nutritionally Improved Sorghum for Africa," will be presented by Dr. Rudolf Jung, at 2 p.m. April 27 in E228 Beadle. A reception will be held at 1:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. ************************************************************************* 12. Mathematics Colloquium April 24, Bronsard, superconductors Professor Lia Bronsard, McMaster University will speak in the Mathematics Department Colloquium series at 4 p.m. April 24 in Room 115 Avery Hall. Her title is "Vortices in the Ginzburg-Landau." The talk will be preceded by refreshments in Avery 348 at 3:30 p.m. The talk is free and open to the public and is funded by the UNL Research Council. http://www.math.unl.edu/~swiegand1/schspr09 ************************************************************************* 13. Building and living in an off-grid, straw bale house - April 23 Alan Boye, a graduate of UNL and professor of English at Vermont's Lyndon State College will talk about the fundamentals of building and living in an off-grid, passive solar, straw bale house at 3:30 p.m. April 23 in 106 Othmer Hall. The event is free and open to the public. It is presented by the Department of Electrical Engineering and E-week. http://www.engr.unl.edu/seminars/AlanBoyeSeminar.pdf ************************************************************************* 14. Final Water Seminar Lecture featuring Paolo Cherubini April 22 The Spring 2009 Water Seminar Series Williams Lecture, "Tree Rings and Water: How and Where Can Dendroecological Methods Help Hydrological Research?" will be presented by Paolo Cherubini, WSL Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Switzerland, at 3:30 p.m. April 22 in the first floor auditorium of Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege Street, East Campus. http://watercenter.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 15. Department of Agricultural Economics Spring Seminar Series Dr. Murray Fulton, University of Saskatchewan, will present, "Institutional Failure and Underinvestment in Levy-Funded Agricultural Research," at 3 p.m. April 24 in 210 Filley. This seminar is free and open to the public. http://www.agecon.unl.edu/seminar.html ************************************************************************* 16. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series "Multiscale Modeling of Impact on Heterogeneous Viscoelastic Solids With Evolving Microcracks,' will be presented by as a PhD dissertation defense by Flavio Vasconcelos de Souza, at 3 p.m. April 27 in 237 Walter Scott Engineering Center. The public is welcome. ************************************************************************* 17. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series "The Material Brain," will be presented by Corina-Stefania Drapaca, assistant professor, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, at 3:30 p.m. April 30 in 105 Othmer Hall. There will be an informal reception at 3 p.m. in W317.7 Nebraska Hall. The public is welcome. ************************************************************************* 18. Computer Science and Engineering Colloquium April 21 Distinguished speaker, Kathryn McKinley, professor, University of Texas-Austin, will present "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee: Performance Analysis for the 21st Century," at 4 p.m. April 21 in 115 Avery Hall. A reception will precede the colloquium at 3:30 p.m. in 348 Avery. The talk is free and open to the public. http://cse.unl.edu/colloquium/08-09/mckinley.shtml ************************************************************************* 19. Psychology Colloqium, April 29 Timmy Robicheaux, graduate student, Department of Psychology, UNL, will present "Defendants Get Hurt, Too. Defendant Injury, Tort Decisions, and Punishing the Dead," at 3:30 p.m. April 29 in Burnett 77. A reception will follow the talk. The event is free and open to the public. http://www.unl.edu/psypage/dept/colloquium.shtml ************************************************************************* 20. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Seminar April 24 Adam Voshall will present "Data Mining microRNA in Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii," and Sreedevi Madhusoodhanan will present "Protein Methylation and LC-MS/MS Analysis of S adenosylmethionine in Sulfolobus solfataricus," at 3:30 p.m. April 24 in N172 Beadle Center. Sponsored by the School of Biological Sciences. Free to all interested faculty, staff and students. ************************************************************************* 21. Dermot P. Coyne Distinguished Lectureship Seminar April 22 "Recognition of Pathogen Effector Proteins by NLR Innate Immune Receptors: Strategies for the Molecular Breeding of Durable Disease Resistance," will be presented by Dr. Brian Staskawicz, University of California, Berkeley, at 4 p.m. April 22, at the Nebraska Union. A reception will be held at 5 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. ************************************************************************* 22. NUgrant Basics Workshop The next hands-on workshop in NUgrant Basics for researchers and research administrators will be offered from 1 to 2:30 p.m. April 29 in 201 Alexander West. For more information, contact Mike Behne, 472-6323 or mbehne1@unl.edu. To register visit the Web site listed below. http://research.unl.edu/nuramp/nugrant.shtml ************************************************************************* 23. Biofuels Forum - Perennial Bioenergy Crops "Perennial Bioenergy Crops," will be presented by Dr. Emily Heaton, ISU, at 10:30 a.m. April 24 through Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Meeting. You can log in at the URl listed below. http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/unl/ ************************************************************************* 24. Toastmasters-Help for the Tongue-Tied Learn the skills to become a confident speaker, listener and leader. You can do it in a supportive and fun atmosphere with Toastmasters. The E.C. Speakers Club meets every Wednesday, noon to 1 p.m. in the Nebraska East Union. Call 472-9707 for more information. Visitors are always welcome. ************************************************************************* 25. Support Group for Adult Children with Aging Parents (ACAP) Adult Children of Aging Parents (ACAP) is a support group facilitated by Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for those in positions of helping their parents as their health decline. The next meeting is from noon to 1 p.m. April 30 at the Nebraska Union and the agenda is brainstorming and information sharing among participants. For details, contact EAP at 472-3107 or visit the following URL. http://hr.unl.edu/eap/eapsupportgroup.shtml ************************************************************************* 26. Free Seminar - Getting to Know Your Credit History "Getting to Know Your Credit History" is designed to answer all of your questions about credit reports and credit scores. It will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. April 27 at the UNL Extension Office at 444 Cherrycreek Road in Lincoln. The seminar is sponsored by the University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union and the Nebraska Credit Union League. Snacks will be served. To register online, visit the web site below, or make your reservation by phone by calling 472-2087. http://www.nebrcul.org/Forms/GettingtoKnowYourCreditHistory/tabid/636/Default.aspx ************************************************************************* 27. Final Spring GO sessions Encourage students to Study Abroad. GO sessions will continue during dead week and finals week at noon on Tuesdays; 1 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 4 p.m. on Fridays at the International Affairs office, 420 University Terrace. This session is recommended for Study Abroad at UNL. http://www.unl.edu/iaffairs ************************************************************************* 28. Gail Sundell is Elizabeth Rubendall Artist-in-Residence Stone sculptor Gail Sundell is serving as the 2009 Elizabeth Rubendall Artist-In-Residence at the Great Plains Art Museum April 21-26. Visitors can interact with the artist as she completes the handwork on her alabaster sculpture Women of the Plains. She is sculpting from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and from 1:30 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. http://www.unl.edu/plains/gallery/gallery.shtml ************************************************************************* 29. School of Music Events: April 21-27 * April 21 at 7:30 p.m., Jazz Ensemble I and II will give a recital with guest woodwind artist, Gary Foster, in Kimball Recital Hall. * April 22 at 7:30 p.m., Honors ChamberFest will feature the 2009 winner of "Play with the Chiaras" Competition, Lindsay Wiley, oboe. The concert will take place in Kimball Recital Hall and is free and open to the public. * April 23 at 7:30 p.m., the Campus Bands will give a recital in Kimball Recital Hall. * April 25 at 7:30 p.m., the Symphony Orchestra along with all the UNL choruses will perform Felix Mendelssohm's "Elijah" in the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Tickets are now on sale through the Lied Center box office at 472-4747 or 800-432-3231. Tickets are Adults $20, student/senior $10. * April 26 at 3 p.m., Big Red Singers and Vocal Jazz Ensembles will give their spring recital in Kimball Recital Hall. Unless otherwise noted tickets are $5 for general admission and $3 for students and seniors and will be available at the door approximately one hour before the performance. Additional information can be found on the UNL School of Music Web site. http://www.unl.edu/music ************************************************************************* 30. University of Nebraska Hurt Book Sale April 23-24 University of Nebraska students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Friends of the Univeristy of Nebraska Press Hurt Book Sale from 5 to 7 p.m. April 23 and from 5 to 8 p.m. on April 24. The sale will take place at the Press warehouse, located on R street between 8th and 9th streets in the Lincoln's Haymarket and will offer a variety of UNP titles at greatly reduced prices - $2 for paperbacks, $4 for hardcovers or fill a bag for $12. The sale will be open only to UNL faculty, staff and students with valid ID on Thursday. The sale will be open to the public on Friday. http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/pages/HurtBookSale.aspx ************************************************************************* 31. Fados and Everlasting Moments open Friday at the Ross * Fados (April 24-May 7) - Using Lisbon as a backdrop, director Carlos Saura explores Portugal's most emblematic musical genre (fado) and its haunting spirit of saudade (melancholy). The result is a ravishing fusion of cinema, song, dance and instrumental numbers. * Everlasting Moments (April 24-May 7) - Sweden, early 1900s. In a time of social change and unrest, war and poverty, a young working class woman, Maria, wins a camera in a lottery-an event that changes her life and makes her see the world through new eyes. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 32. Russian National Ballet Theatre Brings Swan Lake to Lied Center In a tale of a love that overcomes all obstacles, the Russian National Ballet Theatre's "Swan Lake" upholds the grand tradition of a major Russian work - following Prince Siegfried and his quest to free the spellbound swan maiden, Odette. Swan Lake comes to the Lied Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. May 2. http://www.liedcenter.org ************************************************************************* 33. UNL Turkish Student Association - Movie Night April 24 The UNL Turkish Association will present an award-winning Turkish comedy movie, Dondurmam Gaymak (Ice Cream I Scream), at 7 p.m. April 24 at the Nebraska Union. Admission is free. Pepsi beverages and popcorn will be served. The room will be posted. For more information see the Web site listed below. http://www.unl.edu/tsa ************************************************************************* 34. Husker Softball on NET Television Big 12 Conference softball competition between the Huskers and Texas Tech will be telecast live from Bowlin Stadium at Haymarket Park in Lincoln on April 25. The action will be broadcast on "Nebraska Women's Softball" beginning at 2 p.m. on NET1 Cable 12, digital 12.1 and in high-definition on NET-HD. ************************************************************************* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *