Name: Mahesh Pattabiraman Title: Associate Professor of chemistry College: Natural and Social Sciences Education: Postdoctoral Fellow, Florida International University, 2009; Ph.D., organic chemistry, University of Miami, 2006; Master of Science, inorganic chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, 2001; Bachelor of Science, chemistry, University of Madras, 1999. Years at UNK: Five Area of research/specialization: Organic and inorganic supramolecular chemistry, photochemistry, host-guest … [Read more...]
King of Hearts: Alpha Phi pageant raises funds for domestic violence, cardiac care
KEARNEY – Women in domestic violence situations and those needing cardiac care will again benefit from the annual King of Hearts event hosted by UNK’s Alpha Phi sorority. In its fifth year, the University of Nebraska at Kearney male pageant is at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at Merryman Performing Arts Center. The event is open to the public, with tickets $5 in advance or $7 at the door. To purchase tickets in advance, contact any Alpha Phi member or Paige Uhing at 402.618.3831. Money raised from King … [Read more...]
Loper Hoops Coach, Vice Chancellor are Kearney Dancing With the Stars Contestants
KEARNEY - University of Nebraska at Kearney head women’s basketball coach Carrie Eighmey and Jon Watts, vice chancellor of business and finance, are taking part in Kearney's Dancing with the Stars 2 on Saturday (Oct. 21. ). The event, organized by Kearney’s Dawn and Noon Rotary clubs, will raise significant financial support for the Central Nebraska Veterans Memorial. The program starts at 6 p.m. at the Younes Conference Center. Tickets are still available for purchase at … [Read more...]
Science Café guest Nick Hobbs to discuss diet, hormones and sex
WHAT: University of Nebraska at Kearney Science Café HOSTED BY: Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Society TITLE: Talking Sex With Tinbergen SPEAKER: Nick Hobbs, UNK assistant professor of biology, received his B.S. in organismal biology from the University of Kansas in 2004. He received his Ph.D. in 2012 from the University of Memphis, where he studied how food availability and food quality affected sexual behaviors in meadow voles (field mice). He then went on to a postdoctoral position in … [Read more...]
Public invited to see UNK’s Village Flats at Oct. 18 first look event
VILLAGE FLATS Address: 2201 University Drive; South side of Highway 30, directly south of Health Science Education Complex and UNK’s West Center. Cost: $16 million; Funding for the new residence hall is from $12 million in revenue bonds and $4 million from a UNK surplus fund. Size: Three-story structure with 99 apartments and 130 beds, including 68 one-bedroom and 31 two-bedroom units. Construction Start: April 2017 Planned Completion: Summer 2018 About The Project: Village Flats is a … [Read more...]
