A celebration highlighting graduate student research and creative activity, this session gives students the chance to showcase their research or creative activity, to communicate their results to others, and to learn about other areas of research and creative activity.
"The National Agricultural Monitoring System - Supporting Australian Drought Policy". Sarah Bruce, Bureau of Resource Sciences, Australia. Hosted by Mike Hayes
Suddenly, it’s bioenergy - ethanol and biodiesel. Bioenergy to solve the climate change problem caused by greenhouse gases. Bioenergy to inject vitality into declining rural communities. Bioenergy to free us from international oil villains. But wait… Bioenergy will drive food prices up and starve the poor by appropriating the food supply for energy. Bioenergy will ruin our livestock sector. Bioenergy will deforest the tropics and desertify the plains. Bioenergy will benefit farm landowners, but no one else. And bioenergy will happen only with billions of dollars of subsidies - can we afford it? In this course, students will evaluate the prospects for biofuels in the context of climate change and the world energy market. Participants will first review climate change assessments and the relationship of climate change to world energy markets, and will then examine the potential role of biofuels in reducing carbon emissions. Issues to be addressed include the potential effects of biofuels on food security and on natural resource sustainability, and a comparison of biofuel subsidies versus carbon taxes in mitigating climate change. Participants will be expected to research and report on scientific studies, and to learn and utilize various approaches to cost-benefit evaluation of public policies. Our goal is not to resolve the difficult questions raised above, but help students to sharpen their ability to analyze them and perhaps to more effectively advocate world-saving choices.
“3D nanoscale investigations of bulk metallic materials by atom probe tomography,” by Dr. Williams Lefebvre, University of Rouen, France. On Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 3:30 PM in W347 Nebraska Hall. Preceded at 3:00 PM by a reception in W317.1 Nebraska Hall. Open to the public.
“Molecular biology of the Bacillus thuringiensis with emphasis on genetic engineering and safety,” will be presented by Dr. Brian Federici, University of California-Riverside. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m. The event is open to the public.
If you’re thinking about applying to graduate school next year, or even three years from now, attend this workshop and learn about the process. We’ll provide a general overview of the graduate application process—from identifying a good program fit to preparing application materials—and talk about what you can do NOW to improve your chances of being admitted. Facilitator: Richard Lombardo, PhD
Admission is free and open to the public. After the talk and questions, there will be a reception—with free pizza and drinks.
With the presidential race in full swing, issues of money and politics make headlines each day. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) each contend that the other has broken commitments to opt into the presidential public finance system to pay for their campaigns during the general election. Here in Nebraska, another attempt to kill the state’s Campaign Finance Limitations Act was brought this legislative session.
Common Cause, a leader for many years in efforts to reform the flow of money and its influence in national and state elections, invites you to learn more about the past, present and future of this important issue.
Find out exactly what Obama and McCain are squabbling about and its impact on their campaigns. Learn about the extraordinary costs of elections in America and the challenges to democracy posed by candidates’ never-ending struggle to fund their campaigns.
