Huskers participate in global debate experience
After spending this year in individual competition focused on one topic, Husker debaters Uwase "Andy" Andromede and Nicholas Wallenburg teamed up and turned their attention to a new topic in preparation for a global debate. As part of the Global Debate Series, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Speech and Debate team hosted a virtual match of intellect and policy discussion with a team from iDebate Rwanda on Feb. 18. Christian Bahire and Sandrine Umubyeyi represented iDebate Rwanda.
UNL researchers find deeper meaning in preserving ancient ruins
Three University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers spent three weeks in the grand Rosalila tunnels of Temple 16 in Copán, a UNESCO World Heritage site, to help preserve the elaborate structure that has stood the test of time since 600 A.D. Located in the tropical valleys and highlands of western Honduras, this ancient Mayan temple sits on top of a complex array of temples, creating a pyramid-like structure 30 meters above the city's acropolis that formed over 400 years ago.
UNL student promotes wildlife conservation, Rwandan culture via card game
While card games can serve as a fun distraction from matters of the outside world, one University of Nebraska-Lincoln student and his friends saw the opportunity to break the mold and forge an experience through the medium that's as informative as it is entertaining. Shema Yahya, a third-year integrated science major from Rwanda, is the architect behind a business venture he started with a few fellow Rwandan students, which is a card game called Muco.
Students needed to model for campus ‘Global Glam’ fashion show
In alignment with the Forward Together global strategy's goal of expanding international opportunities for students, the International Student and Scholar Office is seeking student volunteers to model for "Global Glam: A Night of Fashion, Diversity and Community."
Husker researcher takes another step toward virtual immune system
The renewal of a National Institutes of Health grant will enable a University of Nebraska–Lincoln researcher to continue developing a tool that illuminates the complex, multi-scale interplay of the immune system's many components. Tomas Helikar, Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor of biochemistry, will use the five-year, $1.8 million grant from the NIH's Maximizing Investigators' Research Award program to advance his work on a virtual immune system aimed at increasing the understanding of immune-related diseases and ramping up the speed and efficiency of drug development.
International units realigned under Global Affairs
In alignment with the Forward Together global strategy, University of Nebraska–Lincoln offices that lead the institution’s international efforts — the Office of Global Partnerships and Initiatives, Global Experiences Office, Global Safety and Security, International Student and Scholar Office, and Programs in English as a Second Language — are part of a renamed organizational umbrella, Global Affairs.
Leila Chatti wins 2021 Luschei Prize for African Poetry
Tunisian-American poet Leila Chatti has been named the winner of the African Poetry Book Fund's 2021 Luschei Prize for African Poetry, for her collection "Deluge." Award-winning author and poet Chris Abani judged this year's prize, which annually awards $1,000 to a book of poetry by an African writer published in the previous year.
First Husker Trade Talk Feb. 25
The Clayton Yeutter Institute of International trade and Finance invites all students to attend Husker Trade Talks, a new career and policy discussion series kicking off February 25. Husker Trade Talks will feature free lunch (or breakfast!) and career insights and policy discussions with international trade experts at the top of their field.
Park aims to understand mysteries of turbulence to save lives, resources
In trying to solve a mysterious problem of physics, University of Nebraska–Lincoln engineer Jae Sung Park expects to encounter more than a fair share of turbulence along the way. Having earned a five-year, $508,780 Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation, Park is aiming to solve one of the great problems in science — discovering patterns or orders in turbulent flows of gases and liquids, and then developing methods of exploiting those orders to mitigate their impact on the world.
Fashion, fandom fused in Sanchez-Chaidez’s designs
Fashion has long been a part of Sanchez-Chaidez's life. Even as a social sciences major at San Diego State University, she often found herself creating lesson plans related to textiles and designs for her practicum students. And, it was San Diego's famed Comic-Con International convention that helped Sanchez-Chaidez find a path toward fashion design.