KEARNEY – Educators from across the region are invited to an upcoming conference focusing on ways to use technology to support student learning and engagement. The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s annual Tech Edge Spring Conference – “Innovation, Technology and Computer Science in Education” – is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 8 in the College of Education building on campus. A dozen speakers will cover various technology- and instruction-related topics, … [Read more...] about UNK’s Tech Edge Conference focuses on technology in the classroom
Nebraska Tuberculosis Hospital documentary, produced by Jacob Rosdail, airing on NET
BROADCAST SCHEDULE “A Plague on the Plains” premieres 7 p.m. Feb. 6 on NET World, with additional broadcasts scheduled for noon Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 and 12:30 p.m. March 1. Excerpts from the documentary will be used in the Feb. 13 broadcast of “Nebraska Stories,” which airs at 8 p.m. on NET. KEARNEY – Tuberculosis plagued the United States for nearly two centuries. The highly contagious disease was a leading cause of death in the U.S. and Europe, killing 1 … [Read more...] about Nebraska Tuberculosis Hospital documentary, produced by Jacob Rosdail, airing on NET
UNK philosophy professor presenting ‘Instagram Man and Five Other Life Choices’
EVENT TITLE: “Instagram Man and Five Other Life Choices” PRESENTER: UNK philosophy professor Gene Fendt ABOUT: This lecture will start from a story about love in Plato’s “Symposium,” which presents six different stages of love. Each of these stages defines a way of life, a possible life choice. The lecture will illustrate how Western culture has actuated each of these life choices in several ways throughout history, ending with the present: Instagram Man. While the … [Read more...] about UNK philosophy professor presenting ‘Instagram Man and Five Other Life Choices’
UNK’s Katherine Moen discussing link between mental rotation and STEM skills
WHAT: University of Nebraska at Kearney Science Café HOSTED BY: Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Honor Society TITLE: “Optimizing STEM skills: Understanding the attentional and neural mechanisms of mental rotation” TOPIC: Spatial reasoning is a critical skill in STEM disciplines and in many everyday tasks. Performance on spatial reasoning tasks, such as mental rotation, predicts success in chemistry, engineering, aviation and several other professions. Thus, … [Read more...] about UNK’s Katherine Moen discussing link between mental rotation and STEM skills
Colorful career: UNK grad finds happiness as designer, social media personality
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications SAN DIEGO – Nothing about Jenna Pilant’s life is ordinary. When the 35-year-old renovated her master bedroom, she went with purple carpet, orange and blue doors and a lime green bookcase. For Christmas, her rainbow tree was decorated with disco ball ornaments, and she dressed her dogs in dragon costumes that matched her sparkly blue dress and cape on Halloween. She’s not afraid to wear polka dot rompers, knee-high, gold … [Read more...] about Colorful career: UNK grad finds happiness as designer, social media personality
