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01 Feb 2013    

Lee to present next NGN talk Feb. 6, 12:00 p.m.

Jaekwon Lee, UNL Department of Biochemistry, will present the next NGN Seminar Series Talk, February 6 at 12:00 p.m., Nebraska East Union Sunflower Room. A brown bag lunch with beverages and desert will be provided.
 
Lee's talk is entitled, “Cellular Responses to Copper Limitation: Are They Beneficial for Health?” at noon on Wednesday, February 6th at the Nebraska East Union in the Sunflower Room.
 



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31 Jan 2013    

University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Professors to give talk Feb. 8

The TLTE Graduate Student Association cordially invites you to a talk and student-led panel discussion given by Olga Elwes Aguilar and Victoria Guadamillas Gomez, professors at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The talk is scheduled for Friday, February 8 at 11:00 a.m. in TEAC 139.



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24 Jan 2013    

Printed Impresssions: Source and Speculation: An exhibit at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery

The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery presents a new exhibit, Printed Impressions: Source and Speculation. The exhibit will be open January 28 to March 1.

Printed garments from the historic costume collection inspired students in textile design courses to create repeat designs using digital and hand screen printing.

This exhibition was developed in cooperation with Barbara Trout, curator of the historic costume collection, Michael Burton, who worked with students from an advanced design class, and Wendy Weiss who worked with textile students.



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24 Jan 2013    

Valentine talks Project Runway via Skype

CEHS' own Amanda Valentine was interviewed recently about her experiences on the hit Lifetime show, Project Runway. Amanda is a graduate of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design program.

Valentine, who lives and works in Nashville, was interviewed using Skype. She answered questions about what it was like to participate on the show, and about her memories of Lincoln and UNL.

You can view the two minute video online.



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22 Jan 2013    

Gurumurthy will present the next NGN Seminar Series Talk, January 23rd at Noon, Nebraska East Union

Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy, UNMC Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy, will present the next NGN Seminar Series Talk, January 23rd at Noon, Nebraska East Union in the Sunflower Room (Brown Bag Lunch with Beverages and Dessert Provided).



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17 Jan 2013    

Grandin discusses Asperger's Syndrome in front of large audience

Temple Grandin, professor of animal science at Colorado State University, led a very different interactive presentation Jan. 15. Grandin has Asperger’s Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism, and her audience was preservice teachers and parents of children with Asperger’s. Grandin’s remarkable story has been told in a movie bearing her name.



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17 Jan 2013    

Linda Murphy, BUROS Institute, to retire

Linda L. Murphy is retiring from her position as Managing Editor at the Buros Center for Testing.   For nearly 30 years, Linda has been instrumental in a large number and wide variety of Buros Center publications, as she advanced from an entry-level position to a manager, taking time to earn her Master’s degree.  She was Managing Editor on nine of the ten Mental Measurements Yearbooks and all five of the Tests in Print volumes that have been published since the Buros Center moved to the UNL in 1978.
 



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17 Jan 2013    

Moore to present on evaluation and retention of new STEM faculty

Helen Moore will present her workshop, "Research-based practices for evaluating and retaining new STEM faculty," Jan. 23, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Unity Room 212.



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14 Jan 2013    

Valentine, TMFD alumna, to compete on Project Runway

Amanda Valentine, TMFD alumna, will be a contestant on the next Project Runway, the popular fashion reality show on the Lifetime network.

Amanda now makes Nashville, TN her home, where she is wardrobe stylist and costume designer. She works on a wide range of projects--from music videos to commercials and photo shoots.

Her first job was in a pizza shop, but she knew early that she was meant to work in the design world.



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14 Jan 2013    

CEHS and CASNR promote soybean research experience for teachers and preservice teachers

Nearly 400 LPS K-2 classrooms are using soybeans as the model plant system to teach science through a joint project between CEHS and CASNR.

Additionally, as part of the project, CASNR courses are being used to meet science requisites for pre-service elementary and secondary science teachers. Furthermore, through the NSF Noyce Fellowship Program, CASNR and A&S are working with CEHS to help graduates obtain an MA in science education and NE certification.



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