News In Brief         'Dinosaurs and Disasters' is Feb. 2 The University of Nebraska State Museum and the UNL Department of Geosciences will host the annual family fun day, 'Dinosaurs and Disasters,' 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Feb. 2. The event at Morrill Hall offers a day of discovery and hands-on activities with UNL scientists under the theme, 'Global Climate Change: Polar Regions.' The focus of the event will be on the ANDRILL program, a multinational collaboration to recover sedimentary rock records from the Antarctic to understand what climate has been like in the past. ANDRILL scientists will display their cold-weather gear, digital images of the drilled cores, explaining how they melt through the ice shelf or sea ice and then drill below the sea floor to recover the sediments, and much more. There will be videos developed by the ANDRILL team, educational banners, activities, and even a 'blubber glove' that kids can try on to understand how Antarctic animals stay warm. Participants will learn about Antarctica's ice on the move, and investigate what would happen if the ice shelves melted. 'Dinosaurs and Disasters' includes games, activities and demonstrations on earth disasters such as volcanoes, tornadoes, avalanches and tsunamis. Demonstrations will include a six-foot tornado, a cloud in a bottle, and meteorologists interpreting current weather data. Speakers trained by the Climate Project will periodically present slide shows of 'An Inconvenient Truth' followed by a question-and-answer period in the afternoon. Paleontologists will work on fossils, and visitors are encouraged to bring fossils and rocks for identification. UNL scientists, graduate and undergraduate students will staff the stations. Mueller Planetarium shows featuring 'Origins of Life,' a full-dome show projected in 360-degree format, will be presented at 11 a.m., noon, 2, 3 and 4 p.m. 'Origins of Life' is an inspirational journey through time and a celebration of life on Earth. It features many recent discoveries related to life science. Admission to the museum is free for UNL faculty, staff and students with a valid NCard. Regular admission is $5 for adults (19 and older), $3 for children (5-18 years, 4 and younger are free), and $10 for families (up to two adults and their children). There is an additional charge for planetarium shows. Parking is free. For more information, go to www.museum.unl.edu or call 472-2642. NEWS IN BRIEF HEADLINES FOR JANUARY 31 Career Services internship workshop is Feb. 7 Credit Union credit card seminar is Jan. 31 'Dinosaurs and Disasters' is Feb. 2 Free financial counseling available in February Louv to address connection with nature Feb. 19 Parking Advisory Committee meets Feb. 8 Recipe to Reality seminar is March 31 ROUND AND ROUND Rural Advantage conference is Feb. 1-2 in Omaha UNL researcher to lead Feb. 10 lecture on Dead Sea Scrolls UNLPD has new phone number 733072S37801X