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24 Jun 2014

Mary Mitchell Fashion Excellence Award Winners Announced

The 2014 Biennial Student Runway Show, held on April 25 in the Centennial Ballroom at City Union, culminated in the announcement of the Mary Mitchell Fashion Excellence Awards, chosen by guest jurors and TMFD alumnae JLynn Hausmann of JHAUS brand in Los Angeles, CA, and Amanda Valentine of Valentine, Valentine, based in Nashville, TN.

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02 May 2014

Weiss retirement May 22

Wendy Weiss, professor TMFD, will be honored at a reception recognizing her retirement from the university, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 22 at the Sheldon Art Museum on UNL’s city campus. The Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design and the College of Education and Human Sciences invite you to join them in recognizing Weiss’s career and accomplishments over the last 28 years. RSVP to rsamuelson1@unl.edu before May 15.

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02 May 2014

Yang and colleagues receive Nebraska Research Initiative Grant

Yiqi Yang, Charles Bessey Professor TMFD, has received grant funding from the Nebraska Research Initiative for the proposal, “Development of bioactive polymeric meshes to reduce complications of hernia repair surgery.” Yang and his two CO-PI—both from UNMC—were cited for the interdisciplinarity and excellence of project team and the project’s strong promise for future funding and potential commercialization. The funding amount is $100,000.

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02 May 2014

Wagner exhibit May 18 through Sept. 5 Hillestad Textiles Gallery

Artist Sarah Wagner investigates invisible environmental systems such as genetic mutation, radiation, class and race. In her talk, she will discuss her most recent work which explores her neighborhood in the inner city of Detroit and the “invisible” strata, of which she has become increasingly aware. She has developed advanced patterning and sewing methods to create complex organic forms.

Wagner’s exhibit, Yard/Zone begins May 18 and runs through Sept. 5, 2014

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25 Apr 2014

TMFD alumna JLynn Hausmann's Nebraska roots drive a brand concept

TMFD alumna JLynn Hausman (B.S. Merchandising, 2004) is the founder and creative principal/designer of her own company, JHaus Brand. Senior TMFD (Communications) major, Averi Melcher, met with Hausmann to talk about her Nebraska roots and how they influenced her design and brand concepts.

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11 Apr 2014

Weiss awarded Fulbright Scholarship to continue work in India

Wendy Weiss, professor and director of the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery at the University of Nebraska has been awarded a Fulbright-Nehru Senior Scholar grant to to continue her research in Gujarat, India during the 2014-2015 academic year, the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced.

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03 Apr 2014

"Complexity," a juried exhibition, opens at Hillstead Gallery Apr. 7-May 9

Complex Weavers announces its biennial international juried exhibition “Complexity”, featuring works employing complex weave structures that interlace threads and fibers in ways beyond plain weave. The opening reception for this touring exhibition, will be Sunday, April 6 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery in CEHS, Human Sciences Building . According to the show organizers, “complex weaving is defined by the cloth produced and the mind it took to create it, not by the equipment used.” The exhibit runs from April 7 through May 9, 2014.

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28 Mar 2014

"Farm Waste Fashionistas" program highlights CEHS scientist Yiqi Yang

“In the near future, when you reach for your favorite shirt or sweater – textile scientist Yiqi Yang wants you to thank CORN – not cotton – for that soft, comfortable feel.

Corn? Yup.

Yang thinks part of the world’s most abundant grain may one day rival cotton as the future of textiles.

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13 Mar 2014

Retail execs highlight Big Idea Seminar

Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design is participating in UNL’s Big Idea Seminar Mar. 18-19. Designed to build big ideas and collaborations among UNL faculty, the Big Idea Seminar series covers a broad area of research topics that emphasize team building opportunities.

The Mar. Big Idea Seminar highlights “Concept to Commercialization” and features three successful retail and manufacturing entrepreneurs: Walter T. Wilhelm, Joan Mudget, and Paul Taylor.

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06 Mar 2014

Biennial Student Runway show tickets on sale now

The Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design’s Biennial Student Runway show will take place on Friday April 25 at 8:00 p.m. in the Nebraska Union’s Centennial Ballroom.

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