************************************************************** ** 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: Oct 27, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Work-Study Students Still Seeking Opportunities 2. Scheduled Campus Voicemail Outage Nov. 1 3. ARDC Research Highlights Available Online 4. Blackboard Upgrades, Learn In-Person or Online 5. Enroll Online in Chinese Courses with the UNL Confucius Institute 6. Summer Study Abroad - begin plans now 7. TIAA-CREF November 2009 Free One-On-One Counseling Schedule 8. Fidelity November 2009 Free One-On-One Counseling Schedule EVENTS TO ATTEND: 9. H1N1 Information Session Oct. 29 10. Nebraska Colloquium Oct. 28 11. Agronomy and Horticulture Friday Seminar Series 12. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series 13. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Nov. 3 14. Teaching and Technology Petting Zoo 15. Mathematical Biology Colloquium, Oct. 30 16. Economics Seminar Oct. 28 17. Economics Seminar Nov. 4 18. Economics Seminar Nov. 9 19. Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture 20. Department of Biochemistry Candidate Research Seminar 21. Chemistry Colloquium Oct. 30 22. Institute for Ethnic Studies Colloquium 23. School of Biological Sciences Seminar 24. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Seminar Oct. 30 25. School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Seminar 26. Biotechnology / Life Sciences Seminar Oct. 28 27. Fall Gerontology Colloquium - Frontotemporal Dementia 28. Philosophy Colloquium and Cedric Evans Lecture Oct. 29 and 30 29. Department of Agricultural Economics Seminar/Book Presentation 30. Research Seminar Oct. 28 31. IEEE visits UNL, Nov. 12 32. Ethics Center Brownbag Lunch: Teaching about Plagiarism, Nov. 12 33. SWAP Meet: Google Sites 34. Building Sustainable Partnerships Forum 35. Free Brown Bag Session - Situational Awareness 36. High Country Gardens Nurseryman on "The Water Thrifty Garden" 37. "Cook It Quick, Healthy, Delicious . . . and Cheap!" Nov. 5 38. Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference (WoPhy) 39. National Distance Learning Week Recognition Reception 40. Establishing Collaborative Distance Programs Keynote and Panel 41. Award-Winning Faculty Perspectives of Teaching Online 42. UNOPA November Meeting and Awards Luncheon 43. From Study Abroad to Career Abroad Nov. 3 44. Spooktacular Event Oct. 28 45. Haunted Husker - Free Family Festival 46. CCSPC to Host Welcome Reception 47. Leading in a Flat World Nov. 4 48. Personal Financial Planning Nov. 3 and 5 49. Diversity: Faculty Open Forums ARTS AND MEDIA: 50. 4th Annual Staff Art Show 51. State Museum's 'Wildlife and Nature Photo Exhibit' Opens Nov. 2 52. Chicagoland Vampires author at University Bookstore 53. Blues, Rockabilly, Jazz and Los Lobos to Rock the Lied 54. School of Music Events: Oct. 27-Nov. 2 55. VisionMaker Film Fest and Barking Water open Friday at the Ross ************************************************************************* 1. Work-Study Students Still Seeking Opportunities Do you need some additional support in your department or lab? Students, some with Work-Study funding, are still looking for jobs and they go to the the Career Services Web site to find them. Use Husker Hire Link at the URL listed below to advertise your student opportunities on the jobs site students watch most. http://www.unl.edu/careers ************************************************************************* 2. Scheduled Campus Voicemail Outage Nov. 1 The campus voicemail system will be off-line for a planned software update from 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Nov. 1. Users will be unable to retrieve or leave new messages during this period. This update will not affect the status of messages already left in subscribers voicemail mailboxes. For more info contact Information Services Telecommunications at 472-3434 or email: is-centrex@unl.edu. ************************************************************************* 3. ARDC Research Highlights Available Online The scope and diversity of ongoing research projects at UNL's Agricultural Research and Development Center (ARDC) make the site one of the most unique research facilities in the United States. The size and diversity of the center offers many research and educational opportunities. The ARDC Research Highlights publication is now available and provides a glimpse of the range of projects and programs currently taking place at the ARDC. The publication can be downloaded at the Web site below. http://ardc.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 4. Blackboard Upgrades, Learn In-Person or Online During the 2009 Holiday break, My.UNL.edu will upgrade to the Blackboard Learn Version 9 platform. This change will create a more personalized learning environment for UNL students and added functionality for faculty. Sign up for free classroom training and check out the online resources available on the Blackboard 9 Training tab at the URL listed below. http://my.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 5. Enroll Online in Chinese Courses with the UNL Confucius Institute This spring the UNL Confucius Institute will offer courses in Chinese Language, Culture and Music. Classes are taught by university language instructors from Xi'an Jiao Tong University, a top 10 Chinese university. Classes begin in January so enroll online today. For questions, contact 472-5389 or rzeng3@unl.edu. http://online.unl.edu/confucius ************************************************************************* 6. Summer Study Abroad - begin plans now Summer programs abroad are available for UNL students. Find out more about them online and at GO Sessions in the office of International Affairs, 420 R Street. GO sessions are held each week at Wednesdays at 1 p.m., Thursdays at 10 a.m., and Fridays at 4 p.m. http://www.unl.edu/iaffairs ************************************************************************* 7. TIAA-CREF November 2009 Free One-On-One Counseling Schedule A TIAA-CREF consultant will be available on Nov. 5 and 20 at the Wick Alumni Center Library, and on Nov. 12 and 18 at the Nebraska East Union (room posted) to provide free one-on-one counseling sessions. Sign up by calling the Omaha Office at 1-800-732-8353 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Messages may be left at the following number, 1-866-842-2908 ext. 0 after hours. For more information, contact Ethel Beetley at 472-0937 or ebeetley1@unl.edu. ************************************************************************* 8. Fidelity November 2009 Free One-On-One Counseling Schedule A Fidelity consultant will be available Nov. 2 and 11 at the Nebraska Union, and on Nov. 16 and 23 at the Nebraska East Union (room posted) to provide free one-on-one counseling sessions. Sign up by calling Reservation Systems at 1-800-642-7131. For more information, contact Ethel Beetley at 472-0937 or ebeetley1@unl.edu. ************************************************************************* 9. H1N1 Information Session Oct. 29 Dr. Nate Haecker, UHC chief of staff, will give an informational talk about the H1N1 influenza virus from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Nebraska Union, room posted. This talk is sponsored by the University Health Center Student Advisory Board and the Afrikan Peoples Union. http://health.unl.edu/resources/flu/ ************************************************************************* 10. Nebraska Colloquium Oct. 28 Dr. Jessica Coope, associate professor of History, UNL, will present: "After Genghis Khan: The Mongols and The Medieval Eurasian Trade Routes," at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Nebraska Union Auditorium. The Nebraska Colloquium is free and open to the public. http://honors.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 11. Agronomy and Horticulture Friday Seminar Series "Grazing Systems Research in the Nebraska Sandhills," will be presented by Walt Schacht, professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 30 in the Nebraska East Union. Refreshments will be available prior to the seminar. Check kiosk for room assignment. ************************************************************************* 12. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series "Large Deformation Thermodynamically Consistent Constitutive Model for Glassy Polymers," PhD dissertation defense by Ashwani Kumar Goel, will be presented at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 in 237 Walter Scott Engineering Center. The public is welcome. Advisor: Dr. Mehrdad Negahban. ************************************************************************* 13. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Nov. 3 "Fracture Modeling in Composite Materials," will be presented by Dr Endel V. Iarve, University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio, at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in W183 Nebraska Hall. There will be an informal reception at 3 p.m. in W317.1 Nebraska Hall. The public is welcome. ************************************************************************* 14. Teaching and Technology Petting Zoo Learn how to utilize the following into your online courses: peer review, Twitter, use of flip cameras, field trips, experiments, group projects using blogs or wikis, mobile phones and texting as a teaching strategy, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Nebraska East Union. RSVP at the Web site listed below. http://eeando.unl.edu/ndlw/ ************************************************************************* 15. Mathematical Biology Colloquium, Oct. 30 M. Shel Swenson (former UNL undergraduate), University of Texas, Austin, will present "Phylogenetic Supertree Methods: Tools for Reconstructing the Tree of Life," in the Mathematics Department Colloquium series at 4 p.m. Oct. 30 in room 115 Avery Hall. Refreshments will be available at 3:30 p.m. in Avery 348. The talk is free and open to the public. http://www.math.unl.edu/~swiegand1/schfa09 ************************************************************************* 16. Economics Seminar Oct. 28 The UNL Economics Department will host a seminar, "A Positive Theory of Government Land Sales," presented by Saku Aura, associate professor at the University of Missouri, from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 28 in room 222 CBA. Professor Aura's fields of expertise include Public Economics, Household Decision-Making and Income Distribution. RSVP to Barb Keating at 472-6349, bkeating2@unl.edu or stop by the office at 340 CBA. The event is free and open to the public. ************************************************************************* 17. Economics Seminar Nov. 4 The UNL Economics Department will host "Attaching the Left Tail: A Profile of Non-filer Age and Income Distributions Using Information Returns" presented by Jacob Mortenson, Economics doctoral student at UNL, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 4 in room CBA 337. RSVP to Barb Keating at 472-6349, bkeating2@unl.edu or stop by the office at 340 CBA. The event is free and open to the public. ************************************************************************* 18. Economics Seminar Nov. 9 The UNL Economics Department will host "Immigrant Enclaves and the Success of Entrepreneurial Ventures" presented by Charlie Braymen, assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Kansas State University, from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 9 in room CBA 222. Dr. Braymen completed his undergraduate studies at UNL, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa honoree. RSVP to Barb Keating at 472-6349, bkeating2@unl.edu or stop by the office at 340 CBA. The event is free and open to the public. ************************************************************************* 19. Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture David Emerson, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, will present "Oxygen-dependent Bacterial Iron Oxidation" at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 30 in Bessey Auditorium. ************************************************************************* 20. Department of Biochemistry Candidate Research Seminar Dr. Seung-Hyun Cho with the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Harvard Medical School will present "Electron Transport Across the Membrane: A Novel Electron Transporter DsbD," at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 2 in Beadle N172. Refreshments will be available and all are welcome to attend. ************************************************************************* 21. Chemistry Colloquium Oct. 30 Professor R. Mark Wightman from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will present "Voltammetric Measurements of Rapid Chemical Signalling in the Brain by Dopamine" at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 30 in room 112 Hamilton Hall. The lecture is sponsored by the UNL Research Council and open to the public. http://www.chem.unl.edu/calendar/colloquia.shtml ************************************************************************* 22. Institute for Ethnic Studies Colloquium "Crossing Disciplinary Borders: Immigration Panel" with panelists Amelia Montes, associate professor (English); Miguel Carranza, professor (Sociology); James Garza, associate professor (History); Miguel Ceballos, assistant professor (Sociology), and Sergio Wals, assistant professor (Political Science), will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Nebraska Union (room will be posted). Panelists are also faculty members of Ethnic Studies. ************************************************************************* 23. School of Biological Sciences Seminar Chad Brassil, UNL, will present "Theoretical Perspectives on Invadable Prairies" at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in 110 Hamilton Hall. Refreshments will be available at 3 p.m. ************************************************************************* 24. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Seminar Oct. 30 "Oxygen-dependent Bacterial Iron Oxidation" will be presented by Dr. David Emerson, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 30 in 117 Bessey Hall. This event is open to the public. Sponsored by the School of Biological Sciences, the Department of Geosciences, and the University of Nebraska Office of Research Visiting Scholar Grant. ************************************************************************* 25. School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Seminar Leticia Frizzo da Silva, PhD candidate, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, will present "Analysis of the Bovine Interferon Beta Promoters: Evidence for Differential Regulation by the Bovine Herpesvirus 1 Infected Cell Protein 0 (BICP0)," at 4 p.m. Nov. 2 in VBS 145. The seminar is open to the public. ************************************************************************* 26. Biotechnology / Life Sciences Seminar Oct. 28 "No Syringes Please: How Phage Genomes Enter a Bacterial Cell," will be presented by Dr. Ian Molineux, The University of Texas at Austin, at 4 p.m. Oct. 28 in E103 Beadle. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. http://biotech.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 27. Fall Gerontology Colloquium - Frontotemporal Dementia The fall Gerontology Colloquium will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Nov. 4 in the Nebraska Union. Steve Wengel, MD, chair of UNMC Psychiatry, will present "Frontotemporal Dementia - When the CEO of the Brain is Asleep at the Switch." The fall colloquium is sponsored by the Department of Gerontology and held during national Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month. ************************************************************************* 28. Philosophy Colloquium and Cedric Evans Lecture Oct. 29 and 30 Stephen Stich, Board of Governors Professor, Department of Philosophy and Center for Cognitive Science, Rutgers University, will present "Experimental Philosophy and the Bankruptcy of the "Great Tradition" at 3:45 p.m. Oct. 29 in 118 Burnett Hall. He will also present "The Persistence of Moral Disagreement, at 4 p.m. Oct. 30 in the Nebraska Union. Room will be posted. This lecture is open to the public. http://www.unl.edu/philosop/speaker/speaker.shtml ************************************************************************* 29. Department of Agricultural Economics Seminar/Book Presentation Dr. Wesley Peterson, professor in the Ag. Economics Department at UNL, will give a seminar/book presentation based on his recently published book, "A Billion Dollars A Day: The Economics and Politics of Agricultural Subsidies," at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 30 in the Nebraska East Union. An informal reception will be held after the seminar. This seminar is free and open to the public. Call 472-1913 if you have any questions. http://www.agecon.unl.edu/seminar.html ************************************************************************* 30. Research Seminar Oct. 28 "Regulation of Desmosomal Adhesion from the Inside Out: Insights from the Autoimmune Blistering Disease Pemphigus Vulgaris" will be presented by Dr. Andrew Kowalzcyk, associate professor, Department of Cell Biology and Dermotology, Emory University, Atlanta, at 4 p.m. Oct. 28 in Dixon Lecture Hall, UNMC College of Dentistry, 40th and Holdrege, East Campus. The seminar is sponsored by the College of Dentistry, Research Committee, Oral Biology and the Nebraska Center for Cellular Signaling. The seminar is free of charge and open to all interested faculty, staff and students. ************************************************************************* 31. IEEE visits UNL, Nov. 12 The College of Engineering welcomes IEEE, a professional association for the advancement of technology (ieee.org), to UNL on Nov. 12. Enjoy refreshments and learn skills to increase research productivity. Door prizes, too. Free events include: * Reception, 12:30 to 2 p.m., Scott Engineering Center, Room 237. * Presentation, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., W183-W183.1 Nebraska Hall. http://events.unl.edu/engineering/2009/11/12/41821/ ************************************************************************* 32. Ethics Center Brownbag Lunch: Teaching about Plagiarism, Nov. 12 UNL's Ethics Center invites you to join them once a month for conversation about ethics in context. The next brownbag will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 12 in 201 Canfield Administration Building. Dr. Deborah Minter will lead a discussion on Teaching about Plagiarism. These lunches provide an interdisciplinary forum for faculty, students, and staff to discuss case studies that highlight ethical questions arising throughout the disciplines. If you would like to attend the Nov. 12 brownbag and would like a lunch provided, email Steven Swartzer at swartzer@unlserve.unl.edu by Nov. 6. Or, if you prefer to bring your own lunch, just show up. For more information visit the Web site listed below. http://ethics.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 33. SWAP Meet: Google Sites Bring your lunch to the Nebraska Union from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 28 to learn about Google Sites. Google Sites is a structured wiki that allows you to easily create rich web pages, collect all your information in one place, as well as control who can view and edit. http://swap.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 34. Building Sustainable Partnerships Forum The Building Sustainable Partnerships Forum will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 30 in Hardin Hall. The forum is co-sponsored by UNL-SNR, the Mayor's Office/Mayor's Environmental Task Force, and the Nebraska Rural Initiative. The focus of the forum is the importance of university, community, and business collaborations and partnerships in moving towards a more sustainable future. Registration is free and open to the public at the Web site listed below. Refreshments will be provided. Forum parking passes will be available at the event. http://www.lincolngreenbydesign.org/bsp ************************************************************************* 35. Free Brown Bag Session - Situational Awareness The University police will host a free brown bag session titled "Situational Awareness" beginning at noon Nov. 2 in the Nebraska Union. The room will be posted. This session will teach the process of recognizing a threat and properly responding to it. The instructor will cover areas from tornadoes and flash floods to bomb threats and the active shooter on campus. You may register below, but walk-ins are always welcome. http://itgtraining.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 36. High Country Gardens Nurseryman on "The Water Thrifty Garden" "The Water Thrifty Garden: Enjoying Colorful Native and Adapted Perennials in Your Nebraska Landscape" will be presented by horticulturist David Salman at 7 p.m. Nov. 5 in the Nebraska Union auditorium. Nebraska gardeners are more than a little careful about where they get their advice but they trust recommendations from High Country Gardens, a mail order nursery specializing in plants that meet Nebraska's tough-as-nails requirements for hardy, water thrifty, ornamental and environmentally friendly plants. Call 472-2971 to pre-register before Oct. 29. The cost is $12 or $10 to NSA members; free to students with ID; on-site registration from 6-6:45 p.m. The program is hosted by Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, Inc. http://arboretum.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 37. "Cook It Quick, Healthy, Delicious . . . and Cheap!" Nov. 5 UNL Extension educator Alice Henneman, RD, will present a free program from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Plaza Conference Center, BryanLGH Medical Center East, 1600 S. 48 St. Register by calling BryanLGH at 481-8886. You'll receive an extensive 47-page handout giving tips and recipes. http://lancaster.unl.edu/FOOD/quick-healthy-delicious-cheap-program.shtml ************************************************************************* 38. Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference (WoPhy) The first Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference (WoPhy09) will bring together outstanding researchers from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 at the Holiday Inn and Champions Club. Attend scientific talks by invited physicists, participate in poster sessions, and interact with other physics students. For more information, visit the Web site listed below. http://www.physics.unl.edu/~wophy/ ************************************************************************* 39. National Distance Learning Week Recognition Reception Extended Education & Outreach will host a reception from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Steinhart Room of the Lied Center. Remarks by Chancellor Perlman will be followed by recognition of Dr. Charles Ansorge and Dr. Ron Hull as Distance Education Pioneers. RSVP at the Web site listed below. http://eeando.unl.edu/ndlw/ ************************************************************************* 40. Establishing Collaborative Distance Programs Keynote and Panel Sue Maes, director of the GP-IDEA consortium, will discuss establishing inter-institutional collaborative distance programs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 10 in the Nebraska East Union. UNL CEHS and CASNR administrators and faculty will be on the discussion panel. RSVP at the Web site listed below. http://eeando.unl.edu/ndlw ************************************************************************* 41. Award-Winning Faculty Perspectives of Teaching Online Associate Vice Chancellor David Wilson, will moderate a panel of award-winning UNL faculty, Cal Garbin, Michael James and Don Lee, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Nebraska Union. They will discuss lessons learned while developing and teaching online courses. A light lunch will be provided. RSVP at the Web site listed below. http://eeando.unl.edu/ndlw ************************************************************************* 42. UNOPA November Meeting and Awards Luncheon The UNOPA November general meeting and Floyd S. Oldt Awards Luncheon will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 10 in the Nebraska East Union. Dr. Jack Oliva will be the speaker, and the Floyd S. Oldt Outstanding Staff, Silver Pen, and Boss of the Year awards will be presented. The registration deadline is Nov. 5. The registration form can be found at the Web site listed below. http://unopa.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 43. From Study Abroad to Career Abroad Nov. 3 Career Services will host a webinar called "Study Abroad to Career Abroad," featuring Don Asher, internationally acclaimed author specializing in careers, from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Nebraska Union. The webinar will present ways to gain a global skillset, and study and internship abroad options. http://www.unl.edu/careers/events/studyabroad.shtml ************************************************************************* 44. Spooktacular Event Oct. 28 Come to the Nebraska Union from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 28 for the 2nd Annual Spooktacular Event. Join in the spooky fun with the UNL Computer and Phone Shop. Stop by for Trick-or-Treating and enter for a chance to win a iPod Nano or computer bags. Free popcorn will also be served. ************************************************************************* 45. Haunted Husker - Free Family Festival Husker Hall Government Association will host "Haunted Husker," a come-and-go event, from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 30 in Husker Hall. Bring your children to play games, win prizes, and participate in the costume parade. Free snacks will also be provided. ************************************************************************* 46. CCSPC to Host Welcome Reception The Chancellor's Commission on the Status of People of Color invites all new faculty of color to a welcome reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Hardin Hall first floor lobby, 33rd and Holdrege. Network with campus and community members. Refreshments will be served. RSVP to Jody Wood, jwood2@unl.edu. ************************************************************************* 47. Leading in a Flat World Nov. 4 Learn to examine cross-cultural research, with the goal of improving our understanding of the role national culture can have within an organization, including those that consider themselves to be domestic organizations at this interactive seminar from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 4 at the Ferguson Center in Lincoln. UNL faculty and staff receive a 30 percent discount. To register or for details, call 472-0860 or visit: http://www.mds.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 48. Personal Financial Planning Nov. 3 and 5 During these difficult economic times, we must all be concerned with our financial planning. You will be able to move ahead in your personal financial planning at this interactive seminar from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 3 and 5 at CBA. Participants may bring a spouse or significant other. To register or for details, call 472-0860 or visit: http://www.mds.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 49. Diversity: Faculty Open Forums Two open discussion forums will seek input from faculty across campus related to increasing faculty diversity. They will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Nebraska Union, and from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 4 in the Nebraska East Union. Bring your own brown bag lunch, beverages provided. For additional information contact Jerry Hudgins, 472-3771, jhudgins2@unl.edu. ************************************************************************* 50. 4th Annual Staff Art Show The 4th Annual UNL Staff Art Show will be held in the Nebraska Union Rotunda Gallery from Nov. 2 to 13. A reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at the gallery. The gallery and reception are open to the public. Sixteen staff artists will show work that includes ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, and photography. ************************************************************************* 51. State Museum's 'Wildlife and Nature Photo Exhibit' Opens Nov. 2 Over 100 people from across the state of Nebraska participated in the State Museum's first-ever amateur photography contest. Come see the more than 500 striking images submitted of mammals, birds, other wildlife, plant life, landscapes and skyscapes, and people interacting with nature on the third floor of Morrill Hall. First-, second-, and third-place ribbon winners have been selected, along with honorable mentions and a grand prize winner. The exhibit will run until Feb. 28. http://www.museum.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 52. Chicagoland Vampires author at University Bookstore Chloe Neill will read from the second book in the Chicagoland Vampires series, "Friday Night Bites," at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in the University Bookstore. A booksigning will follow with copies of her first novel, "Some Girls Bite" also available. A vampire costume contest begins at 6 p.m., with vampire trivia until the reading begins. For more information, call the University Bookstore at 472-7300. ************************************************************************* 53. Blues, Rockabilly, Jazz and Los Lobos to Rock the Lied Grammy award-winning Los Lobos, masters of blues, rockabilly, jazz, Latin and the music of their own Mexican-American heritage, will rock the hall at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. http://liedcenter.org ************************************************************************* 54. School of Music Events: Oct. 27-Nov. 2 * Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m., faculty artists, Moran Woodwind Quintet will give a recital in Kimball Recital Hall. The repertoire will include Franz Danzi's Quintet in B-flas, Op. 56, No. 1, Robert Muczynski's Quintet for Winds, Op. 45 (1985), Ronaldo Miranda's Serious Variations on a Theme of Anacleto de Medeiros (1991), and Six Bagatelles (1973) by Gyorgy Ligeti. The Moran Woodwind Quintet is made up of faculty artists John Bailey, flute, William McMullen, oboe, Diane Barger, clarinet, Jeffrey McCray, bassoon, and Alan Mattingly, horn. * Nov. 1, at 2 p.m., Chamber Singers, under the direction of Therees Hibbard, will give a recital in the Great Hall at Sheldon Museum of Art. This performance is the first in a series of four that the University Chamber Singers will make at the Museum this school year. This event is free and open to the public. * Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m., the Student Chamber Brass Ensembles will give a recital in Westbrook Recital Hall, room 119. This event is free and open to the public. 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 ************************************************************************* 55. VisionMaker Film Fest and Barking Water open Friday at the Ross * Visionmaker Film Festival (Oct. 30-Nov. 5) - The festival features Native American-made documentaries from around the country and features Q&As with some of the filmmakers. All films in the festival are free and open to the public. Visit the Web site listed below for more information. * Barking Water (Oct. 30-Nov. 5) - Stranded in a hospital and in failing health, Frankie asks Irene, his former lover, to spring him from the ward so he can see his daughter and grandchild one final time before he dies. Irene reluctantly agrees, and soon the two embark on a captivating road trip along the highways and byways of rural Oklahoma. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *