Fine Arts alumna wins major international printmaking prize
Emma Nishimura (M.F.A. 2013) was awarded the Queen Sonja Print Award on November 8, 2018 at a ceremony at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. The award, created and presented by Her Majest Queen Sonja of Norway, focuses on international graphic art in all its expressions and techniques. With a $50,000 prize and week-long residency in Sweden attached, the award is one of the most prestigious prizes for printmaking.
UNL graduate student named Maize-Asia Youth Innovator
Dinesh Panday, a UNL agronomy graduate student in soil fertility and nutrient management, was presented as one of the winners of the 2018 Maize-Asia Youth Innovator Awards.
International Education Week to celebrate global culture, exchange Nov. 12-16
From November 12 through November 16, UNL will celebrate International Education Week (IEW) across campus. Part of a joint initiative of the U.S. Departments of State and Education, IEW gives students a chance to experience new cultures and celebrate the benefits of international education.
Wortmann receives ASA International Agronomy Award
Charles Wortmann, University of Nebraska–Lincoln agronomy and horticulture professor and Nebraska Extension soil and nutrient management specialist, received the American Society of Agronomy International Agronomy Award Nov. 5 at the ASA and Crop Science Society of America meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. This award recognizes outstanding contributions in research, teaching, extension or administration made outside of the United States by a current agronomist.
International Education Week to celebrate global culture, exchange Nov. 12-16
From November 12 through November 16, UNL will celebrate International Education Week (IEW) across campus. Part of a joint initiative of the U.S. Departments of State and Education, IEW gives students a chance to experience new cultures and celebrate the benefits of international education.
Intensive English course gives science and engineering students hands-on experience
Taught by lecturer Carol Ochsner, “English for Science and Engineering” course offers international students a chance to improve their language skills with hands-on learning experiences across the University of Nebraska and Lincoln communities. Moving beyond classroom instruction, students participate in various activities closely related to their field of study so they can practice contextualized language skills through project-based experience.
Nebraska students, visiting scholar engage with global leaders at World Food Prize
Seven undergraduate students from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, as well as a visiting international scholar with the Borlaug Fellowship program and her faculty mentor, attended this year’s World Food Prize Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium, or “Borlaug Dialogue” in Des Moines, Iowa.
UNL founding member of laser-science network
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Extreme Light Laboratory is one of the founding members of a LaserNetUS, a new research network intended to unite the nation’s most powerful laser facilities. The network was built in an effort to emulate successful efforts in Europe and Asia to bulid high-power research lasers.
Lincoln Yazidi activists share Nobel Prize winner’s mission
Huskers Hadi Pir and Ziyad Smoqi are among the American Yazidis who have worked closely with Nadia Murad, recently named a Nobel Peace Prize winner on Oct. 5, to highlight the plight of the Yazidi people in the wake of the Islamic State attacks. While working to change the world, Pir and Smoqi both have chosen the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to advance their education and helped create Yazda, international advocacy group that works to heal the Yazidi people and prevent future genocides. The Lincoln residents are part of the largest Yazidi community in America, about 2,500 people.
Husker travels the world as Cargill Global Scholar
UNL junior Cooper Wright has been named one of 10 U.S. awardees to join the Cargill Global Scholars program in 2018. Wright, a junior from Windsor, Colorado, is currently completing an internship with the United States Department of State at the United States Embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay. The program aims to build a global network of future leaders who will make contributions to advance business, agriculture and food security from Brazil, China, India, Russia, Indonesia and the United States.