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Friday, April 20

Activity

HOMERATHON

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7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Meier Commons
An all-day reading of Homer’s Iliad, paired with talks, events, and games! Put on by the Department of Classics and Religious Studies.
This event originated in Classics.
Conference/Symposium

Plains Safaris: A Conference on Tourism and Conservation in the Great Plains

Great Plains Symposium

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7:00 am – 5:30 pm
Location: Younes Conference Center Room: Various
This conference combines three conferences into one large-scale event. The Nebraska Tourism Commission’s annual Agri/Ecotourism Workshop and the Heartland Scenic Byways Annual Conference will join their conferences with this event.
This event originated in Center for Great Plains Studies.
Exhibition

Merchandising competition/installation – To See and Be Seen

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8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery
Visual merchandising is as much art as commercial enterprise. Strong design strategies interpreting imaginative themes bring excitement and wonder to fashion retailing. For the first time, TMFD students will team up with several local retailers to …
This event originated in TMFD.
Seminar

Department of Economics Spring Seminar Series

Learning When to Quit: An Empirical Model of Experimentation

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10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Location: College of Business - Howard L. Hawks Hall Room: 215
Bernhard Ganglmair, an assistant professor of managerial economics at the Naveen Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas, will present “Learning When to Quit: An Empirical Model of Experimentation” as part of the …
This event originated in Economics.
Activity

UNL BBR Webinar Series: Bureau Scholars Research Results

Bureau of Business Research Webinar Series

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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: Online Webinar
This webinar summarizes the research output of the 2017-18 Bureau of Business Research Scholars, a group of select undergraduate students who conduct original economic research. Research will be presented on 1) the sources of metropolitan growth in …
This event originated in Economics.
Activity

Facebook Live College Connections meeting

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1:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Auditorium/ www.facebook.com/UNLArchitecture
Join the conversation at our next Facebook Live College Connections meeting, where you’ll be able to learn about College of Architecture updates, give us feedback and contribute to our future educational trajectory.
This event originated in COA Prospective Student .
Colloquium

Stuart Schreiber, Chem Colloquia

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3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Hamilton Hall Room: 112
The DEWEY KELLY AWARD LECTURESHIP will be presented by Professor Stuart L. Schreiber, Harvard University. “Chemical Biology-Based Approach to Understanding and Overcoming Cancer Therapy Resistance.” Open to the public.
This event originated in Chemistry.
Activity

Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar

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3:30 pm
Location: Keim Hall
Keim Hall Room: 150
Activity

CE: Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar – David Wedin

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3:30 pm
Location: Keim Hall Room: 150
David Wedin, director, Nine-Mile Prairie and Agroforestry Research Farm, professor, Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, will present “Conserving, managing and restoring grassland diversity in Lincoln’s New Prairie Corridor on …
Lecture

Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Stout Lecture

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3:30 pm
Location: Bessey Hall Room: 117
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, UC Merced, will present, “What’s soil erosion got to do with carbon sequestration?”
Workshop

Project Learning Tree and Project WET Workshop

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4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: Yanney Park
While taking part in hands-on activities, participants will gain access and knowledge to award winning curricula from Project Learning Tree (PLT) and Project WET. Activities allow for a different approach to learning and engagement for your school …
Activity

Scholarship & Awards Ceremony

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5:30 pm
Location: Architecture Hall Room: Link
This event originated in Architecture.
Performing Arts - Dance

Evenings of Dance

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7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Carson Theater
The Dance Program in the Glenn Korff School of Music will present the 13th annual Evenings of Dance concert on April 19-22, 2018. The concert features student dancers performing works by Guest Artists Jenna Riegel and Kayvon Pourazar, who both live …
This event originated in Music.
Performing Arts - Music

Jazz Orchestra and Big Band Performance

FEATURING DONNY MCCASLIN

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7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Kimball Recital Hall
The UNL Jazz Studies area in the Glenn Korff School of Music and Chateau Development LLC announce the final large ensemble concert for the 2017-2018 season. The UNL Big Band, under the director of Andrew Janak, will begin the program and then we …
This event originated in Music.
Performing Arts - Theater

Nebraska Rep: Lord of the Flies

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7:30 pm
Location: Temple Building
This event originated in Fine and Performing Arts.
Activity

Post-Colonial Room Exhibit

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7:30 pm
Location: Architecture Hall Room: 233–Fold Gallery
The history of the Avant-garde has been, like the history of Post-colonialism, one of struggles and emancipation. In the ‘Post-Colonial Room’, WAI Architecture Think Tank (Cruz Garcia & Nathalie Frankowski) reflects on the history of the Avant- …
This event originated in Architecture.
Performing Arts - Other

The Illusionists – Live from Broadway

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7:30 pm
Location: Lied Center for Performing Arts
This mind-blowing spectacular showcases the jaw-dropping talents of five of the most incredible illusionists on earth. The group has shattered box office records and dazzled audiences of all ages with thrilling and sophisticated magic of …
This event originated in Lied Center for Performing Arts.
Activity

April Meteor Showers – Behlen Observatory Open House

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8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Location: Behlen Observatory
Join us for a chance to see a number of beautiful celestial objects including the Hercules Star Cluster, the Whirlpool Galaxy, a Waxing Crescent Moon, and the planet Jupiter. The date also marks the midpoint of the Lyrid Meteor Shower, so you may …
This event originated in Observatory.
Activity

Red Memorial

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8:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Plaza
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will host the annual “Red Memorial,” an event to remember and celebrate the lives of students, faculty, staff and alumni who have died during this past academic year. The ceremony begins Broyhill Fountain on …
This event originated in Student Life.

Ongoing Events

Exhibition

Will Eisner: A Retrospective

A Traveling Exhibit

Date:
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All Day
Location: Love Library South Room: 222
Will Eisner (1917-2005) was a pioneer who developed the American comic book industry. He created extraordinary graphic novels for three decades and contributed to the formal study of comics by authoring textbooks.
This event originated in Libraries.
Deadline

YQCA Certification Deadline

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5:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Gage County Extension Office
YQCA (Youth for the Quality Care of Livestock) - deadline June 1
This event originated in Nebraska Extension - Gage County.
Activity

Raise Your Hand for Nebraska 4-H

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All Day
Location: Virtual
In 4-H, we believe in the power and future of America’s youth. However, only one in three youth says they have the skills they need to handle what life throws their way. Together, we can change that! We’re asking 4-H alumni and friends to “ …
This event originated in 4-H Youth Development Calendar.
Deadline

Broiler Chick Orders

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8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Saline County Extension
We are offering the county fair Broiler project with all chicks being from the same batch.
Class

Nebraska Wildland Fire Academy

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8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Fort Robinson State Park
The Nebraska Wildland Fire Academy provides high-quality training through experienced wildland fire instructors from around the Rocky Mountain Region and Nebraska to ensure training needs for Nebraska firefighters and the surrounding region are met.
This event originated in Nebraska Forest Service.
Activity

National 4-H Volunteer Week

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All Day
Location: Webster County Extension
This event originated in Nebraska Extension - Webster County.
Conference/Symposium

PLAINS SAFARIS

Great Plains Symposium: A Conference on Tourism and Conservation in the Great Plains

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All Day
Location: University of Nebraska-Kearney
For those who have experienced it, the Great Plains’ rolling grasslands, charismatic wildlife, and boundless scenery fill the heart with wonder. The Plains are filled with fascinating biodiversity and wonderful opportunities for exploration while …
This event originated in Great Plains-CESU.
Conference/Symposium

CE: Great Plains Ecotourism 2018 Nebraska Symposium

Date:
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12:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary
For those who have experienced it, the Great Plains’ rolling grasslands, charismatic wildlife, and boundless scenery fill the heart with wonder. The Plains are filled with fascinating biodiversity and wonderful opportunities for exploration while …