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20 Nov 2019

HRTM partners with Nebraska Tourism Commission for new course offering

The Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is partnering with the Nebraska Tourism Commission to offer a contemporaneous, Nebraska-centric tourism course. Taught by Associate Professor of Practice, Dipra Jha, Advanced Tourism is a 400/800 dual-level course, offered online and is scaled from the Introduction to Tourism course already offered by the program.

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06 Nov 2019

Jha delivers YouTube Live presentation on Nebraska’s place branding

Dipra Jha, Associate Professor of Practice in Hospitality, Restaurant, and Tourism Management, recently delivered a YouTube Live presentation as part of “Tourism Empowers” multi-disciplinary forum organized by the University of Aveiro in Portugal. The event on October 25th was aimed at fostering a dialogue among academicians, researchers, students and the general public to determine better techniques in empowering people and transforming destinations sustainably using a collaborative approach.

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18 Sep 2019

2019 Service Award recipients

2019 Service Award Recipients	# Years	Unit
Eric C Einspahr	10	CEHS

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11 Sep 2019

HRTM students spent the day in Omaha for inaugural summit

On September 9, 2019, 250 Hospitality, Restaurant, and Tourism Management and PGA Golf Management students boarded five coach buses and headed to Omaha for the inaugural UNL Hospitality Student Summit. The event, hosted by Andy Reetz, CEO and General Manager of Champion’s Run, and Ben Lorenzen, Chief Memory Officer at Champion’s Run, provided the opportunity for students to learn about hospitality in a private club environment. There was an array of amazing speakers from different country clubs throughout the United States.

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19 Apr 2019

Nutrition and Health Sciences are Focus of New Lecture Series

A new lecture series focused on the nutrition and health sciences will open April 26 with a presentation on the impacts of alcohol and fat on the liver.

The talk, 2 to 3 p.m. April 26 in the Home Economics Building, Room 11, will be led by Dr. Gregory J. Gores, executive dean for research, professor of medicine and physiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

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18 Apr 2019

College of Education and Human Sciences Award Reception

One of the values CEHS espouses is dedication to excellence. Another is valuing community. On April 12 CEHS faculty/staff gathered at the Sheldon Museum of Art to salute this year's faculty, staff, and student award recipients in CEHS. Each one is an example of excellence in teaching, research, creative work, engagement, mentoring as well as dedication to supporting the CEHS mission.

Staff Award
Jim Benes-SSC
Ben Lennander-CEHS Business Team

Outstanding Teaching Award
Jennifer Johnson Jorgensen-TMFD
Deryl Hatch-EDAD
Natalie Williams-CYAF

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29 Mar 2019

Two HRTM Professors Receive Awards at Central CHRIE Conference in Indianapolis

Dipra Jha, Associate Professor of Practice for HRTM, has been awarded the 2019 Outstanding Teaching Achievement Award by the Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (CHRIE) Central Federation. Kristin Malek, Assistant Professor for HRTM, was awarded 1st place in the Thinkathon Industry Challenge. The topic for the industry challenge was artificial intelligence in hospitality. The awards were presented at the Central CHRIE conference in Indianapolis earlier this month.

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28 Mar 2019

Students in HRTM work with members, patrons, and staff at the 2019 Masters Tournament.

The Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia is considered by many to be the pinnacle of professional golf. For the fourth year in a row, students and their professor from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management (HRTM) program will be working with members, patrons, and staff at Augusta National Golf Club for the 2019 Masters Tournament.

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26 Mar 2019

Jha delivers keynote at seminar in India

HRTM Associate Professor of Practice, Dipra Jha recently traveled to India to deliver a keynote at an international seminar on food, hospitality and tourism. Organized by the Institute of Hotel and Tourism Management at Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak, Haryana, the one-day event on March 12th was attended by scholars, industry leaders and students from institutions across India. It was widely covered by local electronic and print media.

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30 Oct 2018

CEHS Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Research in Global Health and Development

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln announced today that it is a winner of a Grand Challenges Explorations grant—an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Janos Zempleni, Willa Cather Professor of Molecular Nutrition and director of the Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases through Dietary Molecules, will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled “Milk Exosomes and RNA for Optimal Growth and Immune Function.”

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