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13 Sep 2013    

Grossman to present "Green Textiles: From Conception to Consumption"

Have you ever wondered what the fast fashion we love is actually made of?  Have you debated about buying one couch over another, but couldn’t understand the wildly differing prices of what appeared to be similar products? Do you go into a muddle when you see various acronyms such as GOTS and PET? These questions are precisely the kind that guest speaker Patty Grossman, co-founder of O Ecotextiles, will explore when she visits the University of Nebraska Oct.



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13 Sep 2013    

Geisinger running for president of American Psychology Association

Kurt Geisinger, Director of the Buros Center for Testing and Meierhenry Distinguished University Professor at the University of Nebraska, has announced his candidacy for president of the American Psychological Association. As Director of the Buros Center, Geisinger led efforts to produce volumes such as the Mental Measurement Yearbooks as well as a variety of consulting projects, all aimed at effectively combining science and practice of psychology.



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13 Sep 2013    

Geisinger running for president of American Psychology Association

Kurt Geisinger, Director of the Buros Center for Testing and Meierhenry Distinguished University Professor at the University of Nebraska, has announced his candidacy for president of the American Psychological Association. As Director of the Buros Center, Geisinger led efforts to produce volumes such as the Mental Measurement Yearbooks as well as a variety of consulting projects, all aimed at effectively combining science and practice of psychology.



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13 Sep 2013    

Davis to Present NGN Seminar Sept. 18

John Davis, UNMC/VA Medical Center, will present a talk entitled “Ovarian Lipid Droplets: Strategic Centers Controlling Steroidogenesis,” at noon on Sept. 18 at the Nebraska East Union.

Davis' research interests include understanding the mechanisms of action of hormones and other factors that control the function and fate of the ovary. All faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend this free, brown bag event.

 



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13 Sep 2013    

Davis to Present NGN Seminar Sept. 18

John Davis, UNMC/VA Medical Center, will present a talk entitled “Ovarian Lipid Droplets: Strategic Centers Controlling Steroidogenesis,” at noon on Sept. 18 at the Nebraska East Union.

Davis' research interests include understanding the mechanisms of action of hormones and other factors that control the function and fate of the ovary. All faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend this free, brown bag event.

 



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30 Aug 2013    

CEHS co-sponsors symposium on man-made environments and the natural world

Gina Peek, assistant professor at Oklahoma State University, is the featured speaker at Families, the Built Environment, and the Natural World, Nov. 7., a  symposium exploring how man-made environments and the natural world impact the health of children, youth, and families.

Following the lecture by Peek, all attendees will have the opportunity to discuss current trends facing today's youth and families. Below are the topics that will be discussed. You will be asked to pick one area in your registration; however, you are free to choose a different topic that day.



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30 Aug 2013    

CEHS co-sponsors symposium on man-made environments and the natural world

Gina Peek, assistant professor at Oklahoma State University, is the featured speaker at Families, the Built Environment, and the Natural World, Nov. 7., a  symposium exploring how man-made environments and the natural world impact the health of children, youth, and families.

Following the lecture by Peek, all attendees will have the opportunity to discuss current trends facing today's youth and families. Below are the topics that will be discussed. You will be asked to pick one area in your registration; however, you are free to choose a different topic that day.



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30 Aug 2013    

Lohr Laboratory's GRAPHTEC plotter now online

Faculty members Martha Horvay, Barbara Trout and Youngjoo Lee (l. to r.) marvel at a pants leg pattern piece drafted and cut in minutes on the department's new Graphtec plotter/cutter.



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28 Aug 2013    

Q. Wang - IANR Global Engagement Program Summer Exchange Student Participant.

Qiwei Wang, a sophomore at Northwest Ag & Forestry University, spent July 11 to August 9, 2013, in the laboratory of Dr. Janos Zempleni. Qiwei participated in the 2013 Research Summer Exchange program sponsored by the Institute of Agricultural and Natural Resources’ Global Engagement office. During her stay, Qiwei participated in a research project that addresses the effects of posttranslational modification of enolase-1 on glycolytic activity in humans.

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27 Aug 2013    

New Books on Vitamins Published by Taylor and Francis with Contributions from NGN Director

The NGN Director, Dr. Janos Zempleni, has edited the new edition of the prestigious Handbook of Vitamins. This leading text on vitamin biochemistry and nutrition is now in its fifth edition, and names Drs. John W. Suttie (University of Wisconsin at Madison), Jesse F. Gregory III (University of Florida, Gainesville), and Patrick J. Stover (Cornell University, Ithaca) as co-editors. Dr. Zempleni also contributed a chapter on gene regulation by biotin to another reference text, Vitamin-binding Proteins: Functional Consequences (edited by Drs.

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