KEARNEY - Following in the footsteps of the distinguished 18th-century writer, Samuel Johnson, Denys Van Renen has taken his research to Scotland and Wales. Inspired by Johnson’s “A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland,” Van Renen set off on two separate journeys to study Scottish and Welsh representations of the environment in texts from the 18th Century. An associate professor of English at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Van Renen’s research integrates … [Read more...] about 18th Century Appeal. Van Renen integrates his passions: environment, land uses, written word
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Educating Educators: Focused on relationships, Dick Meyer zeroes in on bullying, online learning
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications Deshler, Nebraska. It is where Dick Meyer grew up. In a house on Hebron Avenue, across from St. Peter Lutheran school. It is the town where he developed a love for math and science, and respect for his teachers – who put an emphasis on personal relationships and teamwork. “I had great relationships with my teachers,” said Meyer. “I emulated them, and I grew up wanting to be like them.” Deshler is tucked away south of Highway … [Read more...] about Educating Educators: Focused on relationships, Dick Meyer zeroes in on bullying, online learning
Strength training, Nutrition, Exercise Science: Brown’s findings are practical to people, impact lives
By ANDREW HANSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – In the 2000s, video games as a source of exercise and physical activity were taking over American basements and living rooms. Dance Dance Revolution. Nintendo Wii and Wii Sports. Kinect for Xbox. It was a new phenomenon, said Greg Brown, professor of Kinesiology and Sport Sciences at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. But after four or five years of research on the subject, Brown’s work stymied. “Two things … [Read more...] about Strength training, Nutrition, Exercise Science: Brown’s findings are practical to people, impact lives
Printmaking Perfection: Goro-Rapoport experiments, refines techniques in demanding medium
By KIM HACHIYA UNK Communications Like many artists, Victoria Goro-Rapoport’s world is wrapped up in journey, process and discovery. This print maker has experimented with a number of ways to make prints, with each method containing technical limitations that ultimately proved unsatisfying as a medium. But as she has experimented and refined techniques, she may have landed, through serendipity, on a new printmaking method that combines technology and materials in … [Read more...] about Printmaking Perfection: Goro-Rapoport experiments, refines techniques in demanding medium
Framing the Future of Fuel: Tenkorang studies ethanol’s reputation, impact on world food prices
By JAN TREFFER THOMPSON Frank Tenkorang was still a graduate assistant at Purdue University when his officemate mentioned some exciting news: the school had started powering its trucks with soy biodiesel. It was 2005, and the United States was jumping on the biofuels bandwagon. In the years since, Tenkorang has seen biofuels – corn-based ethanol in particular – evolve from a budding industry into an established part of the Midwest economy, and now into a … [Read more...] about Framing the Future of Fuel: Tenkorang studies ethanol’s reputation, impact on world food prices
