Three faculty researchers from UNK are in the inaugural class of Rural Futures Institute Fellows assembled to think strategically about opportunities in rural business, health care, education, technology and more. Todd Bartee, Bree Dority and Peter Longo are among 15 faculty from University of Nebraska and other institutions selected to the group, which also includes 10 community practitioners from across Nebraska. Bartee is professor of Kinesiology and Sport Sciences at UNK, … [Read more...]
UNK celebrates Nebraska’s 150th with three guest speakers March 1
KEARNEY – The UNK History Department will celebrate Nebraska’s 150th birthday on March 1 by hosting three guest speakers in Kearney. Peter Longo and Anthony Schutz will present “The Nebraska Constitution” at 3:30 p.m. in the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Copeland Hall, room 142. Longo is a political science professor at UNK, and Schutz is associate professor of Law at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Paul Johnsgard, UNL professor of biological sciences emeritus, will present “Happy … [Read more...]
La Duke relieved as UNK dean, Peter Longo in as interim
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story and headline was edited on Nov. 11, 2016, to reflect that John La Duke was relieved of his appointment as dean of the College of Natural and Social Sciences and then elected to resign rather than return to a teaching assignment in the Department of Biology KEARNEY – The College of Natural and Social Sciences at the University of Nebraska at Kearney will now be led by political science professor Peter Longo, who takes over as interim dean July 1. John La Duke was … [Read more...]
Political science conference covers variety of state, local topics
Source: William Aviles, 308.865.8776, avilesw1@unk.edu Writer: Sara Giboney, 308.865.8529, giboneys2@unk.edu KEARNEY – Education policy and world hunger are among the issues to be discussed at the 16th annual meeting of the Great Plains Political Science Association Saturday (Sept. 28) at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. “We’re hoping the event will help people get a better understanding of complex political topics that is presented by actual researchers,” said William Aviles, vice … [Read more...]
