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��߲ݴ�ý Alums Return to Direct Theatre Season Opener “The Last Five Years”

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July 15, 2010

The last time Alan Brincks and Faith Fossett were on ��߲ݴ�ý University’s theatre stage, he was proposing to his fellow theatre guru.

Study Abroad

��߲ݴ�ý Student Achieves Goal of Meeting Estonian President

Collin Shepherd and the President of Estonia

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July 13, 2010

When ��߲ݴ�ý student Collin Shepherd arrived in Estonia early this year, he set a lofty goal.

“I wanted to meet the president of Estonia,” said the junior communication major. “Estonia is a small country. How difficult could it be to meet the president?”

Biology Department

Program Gives Students the Edge in Biomedical Research

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July 13, 2010

��߲ݴ�ý University junior Laura Blasnitz is pretty sure she won’t cure cancer. But she’s hoping her summer research experience will eventually lead to a career where her contributions are important.

“I don’t expect to cure anything in my lifetime,” said Blasnitz. “I only hope to make some kind of substantial contribution to humanity.”

Forensic Science (Graduate)

External Ballistics Seminar to be held July 17 at Izaak Walton Shooting Range

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July 2, 2010

Douglas Scott, PhD, and member of the Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners, will teach a seminar in external ballistics on July 17. Students will learn what bullets do after they leave the barrel of a gun and how they penetrate different media. They will be using ballistic gel, also known tissue simulant, to look at the trajectory of the bullets passing through the gel.

Academics

Faculty and Staff

Undergraduate Admissions

Political Science Department

��߲ݴ�ý Senior Selected as G8 Summit Junior Delegate; Meets President Obama

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June 29, 2010

��߲ݴ�ý University senior Lesley Dudden already has an impressive resume.

Project Management Class Creates Materials for Special Olympics National Games

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June 28, 2010

Approximately 3,000 athletes will travel to Lincoln in July to compete in the 2010 National Special Olympics Games.

About 8,000 volunteers will work together to make the national games — one of the largest sporting events of its kind in the world in 2010 — a success.

Political Science Department

��߲ݴ�ý Senior Heads to G8 Summit as U.S. Youth Delegate

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June 24, 2010

World leaders and diplomats are gathering in Canada for the G8 and G20 summits to discuss several critical issues including nuclear non-proliferation, vulnerable and fragile states, and international terrorism.

��߲ݴ�ý University student Lesley Dudden is there too discussing the same issues.

Academics

Faculty and Staff

Political Science Department

��߲ݴ�ý Student Selected For Tunisia Learn & Serve Program

Head shot of Alex Hartmann sitting outside.

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June 24, 2010

��߲ݴ�ý University senior Alexandra Hartmann says her heart lies in many places around the world.

She’s done service work in Malawi, Nicaragua and Guatemala with ��߲ݴ�ý’s Global Service Learning. She’s been to Montreal for the American Academy of Religion Annual Conference. She’s visited friends who are studying in various pockets of the world.

Academics

Faculty and Staff

Psychology Department

Freud's Couch Tour: Students Experience Psychology Firsthand in London, Paris

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June 9, 2010

��߲ݴ�ý University senior Erik Anderson hopes to become a licensed mental health practitioner someday.

Faculty and Staff

Career Center

Students Reflect On Service Work in Guatemala During Tropical Storm

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June 8, 2010

Eight ��߲ݴ�ý University students left for Guatemala in late May expecting to spend 10 days building a house for an impoverished family.

“We mixed cement, carried cinder blocks, moved piles of sand, and some of us learned how to lay bricks,” said Meera Bhardwaj, a recent ��߲ݴ�ý graduate and member of the student organization Global Service Learning.