All events are in Central time unless specified.

Thursday, October 17

Meeting

Genealogy over Lunch: Fun finds in historical correspondence

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11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Love Library South Room: 318
Join us for a talk by Laura Weakly, metadata encoding specialist, University Libraries, about some fun discoveries she has come across in letters, postcards and greeting cards. See you on Thursday, October 17 at 11:30 a.m. in 318 Love Library South.
This event originated in Libraries.
Seminar

Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Work-in-Progress Seminar

MMoD Work-in-Progess Seminar

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3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Beadle Center Room: E228
Morgan Cade, biological sciences graduate research assistant, Dr. Amanda Ramer-Tait Lab, will present: “Modulating Food Allergy Through Microbiome Intervention in Infants.”
This event originated in Biochemistry.
Lecture

Sowande Mustakeem

Ghosts of the Atlantic: Decoding America’s Slave Trading Past

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5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Ballroom
The African and African American Studies Program and Institute for Ethnic Studies are excited to bring Dr. Sowande’ Mustakeem, who will deliver a talk “Ghosts of the Atlantic: Decoding America’s Slave Trading Past,” to commemorate the 400th …
This event originated in Ethnic Studies.
Lecture

Reclaiming Democracy: Reflections on the Velvet Revolution

A Presentation by Paul Wilson

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5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Andrews Hall Room: Bailey Library
In his presentation, “Reclaiming Democracy: Reflections on the Velvet Revolution,” Paul Wilson will draw on his experiences in Czechoslovakia as a teacher, and later as a journalist, to look back at the origins of the collapse of communism in …
This event originated in History.
Reading - Nonfiction

Jesmyn Ward, essayist, memoirist, and National Book Award winner

Reading and book signing

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7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Room: Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium
MacArthur Genius and two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward has been hailed as the standout writer of her generation, proving her “fearless and toughly lyrical” voice in novels, memoir, and nonfiction. Betsy Burton of the American …
This event originated in English.

Ongoing Events

Exhibit - Artifacts

The Heart of Campus: A N150 Exhibit

Date:
Time:
All Day
Location: Love Library South Room: 218
“The Heart of Campus” is a new exhibit to celebrate N150. A special tribute to University Hall and other artifacts curated by the University Archives & Special Collections staff are featured. A selection of archival photographs run on the virtual …
This event originated in Libraries.