2022 Nebraska Research Days

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2022 Nebraska Research Days

November 11-15, 2024

November 14

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Grand Challenges Lunch and Learn: A Conversation with Awardees

Platte River Room, Nebraska Union
Registration is required

Faculty whose projects were chosen in the first, recently announced cycle of Grand Challenges grants will offer their tips for success and team development as the initiative transitions into the second phase and beyond.

Panelists:
Katie Edwards, educational psychology
Liz Lorang, University Libraries
Yufeng Ge and Santosh Pitla, biological systems engineering

4-6 p.m.

Innovators’ Celebration

Nebraska Innovation Campus

Hosted by NUtech Ventures
https://go.unl.edu/2022innovatorcelebration

November 15

9-10 a.m.

Dawne Curry book talk

The Mill, Nebraska Innovation Campus

Curry will discuss her recent book, “Social Justice at Apartheid’s Dawn: African Women Intellectuals and the Quest to Save the Nation”
Registration requested

Noon-1 p.m., via Zoom

Making the Most of Your Postdoc Experience

Four faculty panelists will discuss and reflect on the postdoctoral experience. This is a chance to engage with faculty and administrators about their experiences transitioning from postdoc to faculty, mentoring postdoc researchers and what postdocs should know as they look to the next steps of their careers.

Panelists are:
Donald Becker, department chair and professor, biochemistry
Sherri Jones, dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences
Zhigang Shen, associate professor, architectural engineering and construction
Yanbin Yin, associate professor, food science and technology

Registration required to receive Zoom link

4-6 p.m.

Faculty Research and Creative Activity Slam

Wick Alumni Center
Registration is required

Scheduled Slammers:

Shireen Adenwalla and Xiaoshan Xu, Physics and Astronomy
Stuart Bernstein, Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Amy Desaulniers, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Valerie Jones, Advertising and Public Relations
Stephen Lahey, Classics and Religious Studies

November 16

2-4 p.m.

Nebraska Innovation Studio Open House

Nebraska Innovation Studio

4-6 p.m.

A Celebration of Open Research at Nebraska

Love Library North, second floor

Reception hosted by University Libraries to celebrate open research at UNL and the futures that research will make possible.
Registration is requested

All day

Virtual field trips to schools hosted by Nebraska State Museum

November 17

3:30-5 p.m.

Nebraska Lecture featuring Angie Pannier

Registration is required

November 18

10 a.m.

Faculty Recognition Celebration

Registration is required