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Students Travel to Nicaragua to Study Maternal Health

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May 2, 2014

The end of Kelsey Arends’ semester abroad in Nicaragua last year was really only the beginning.

She was intrigued by the country’s decreasing maternal mortality rate, and she wanted to know more.

The only way to do that was to return to Nicaragua.

Academics

Undergraduate Admissions

Three ��߲ݴ�ý Students Win Fulbright Scholarships

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April 29, 2014

Two ��߲ݴ�ý University students and a 2013 ��߲ݴ�ý graduate have each been awarded Fulbright scholarships to teach internationally next year.

Art Department

Senior Exhibition Features Work of Graduating Artists

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April 25, 2014

The artistic talents of ��߲ݴ�ý University’s senior art majors will be on display for the Senior Art Exhibition.

Physics Department

Turning “Water Down The Drain” into “Money in the Bank”

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April 25, 2014

Bruce Thummel (’06) is the HVAC technician serving Olin Hall. He knows the ins and outs of Olin’s heating and cooling systems better than anyone. And one of the cooling system’s “outs” has always bothered him: namely, the thousands of gallons of water it poured down the drain all summer long.

Chemistry Department

UNMC Associate Vice Chancellor, ��߲ݴ�ý Alum Will Deliver Fetzer Science Lecture

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April 24, 2014

Rodney S. Markin, Associate Vice Chancellor for Business Development and Chief Technology Officer at the University of Nebraska Medical Center will deliver the annual Fetzer science lecture on Tuesday, April 29.

Music Department

High Score: Music composers plan an elevating role in gamers’ experiences

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April 22, 2014

Mention video game music to people above 35 and they’re likely to think first of simple bloops and beeps, or the catchy tunes behind a bouncing Mario.

Admitted students

English Department

English Major Accepted to JET Program to Teach in Japan

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April 21, 2014

��߲ݴ�ý University senior Jamie Reed wants to be a high school English teacher. It’s likely her future students will learn a little about the Japanese language and culture too.

Philosophy and Religion Department

Huffington Post Editor to Discuss Religion and the Internet

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April 17, 2014

Paul Rauschenbush, executive religion editor of the Huffington Post, will present the Mattingly Visiting Scholar Lecture at ��߲ݴ�ý University on Thursday, May 1.

Class of 2014: 97-Year-Old Ruth Cameron Earns Music Degree

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April 16, 2014

About 340 undergraduates are expected to walk across the stage and receive their ��߲ݴ�ý University diplomas on Saturday, May 17.

For most of those graduates, it was a four-year journey. For one member of the Class of 2014, it took a bit longer — 81 years longer.

Greek Life

Willard Sorority Celebrates 125th Anniversary; Sorority Pin Tradition Returns

Alumnae and current Willard Sorority members

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April 15, 2014

The country’s oldest local sorority is celebrating a milestone.

On April 26-27, current and former Willard Sorority members will celebrate the Greek organization’s 125th anniversary, just one year after ��߲ݴ�ý University celebrated the same milestone.