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21 Things Only UNK LOPERS Understand

January 30, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

1. It’s instinct. You 'Throw a Lope' when someone takes a picture of you. Mom and dad, brother and sis know how to 'Throw a Lope,' too. 2. You’re trying to beat the world record for fastest walk from Copeland Hall to West Center. That’s 8 minutes and 47 seconds. Walking in the snow: 26 minutes and 32 seconds.3. It’s CAR-nee. Say it together friends: CAR-nee. Not KEER-nee or CURR-nee. 4. Sing along: "K-E-A…R-N-E, K-E-A…R-N-E, K-E-A…R-N-E"… “ ? " That’ll be stuck in your … [Read more...] about 21 Things Only UNK LOPERS Understand

Filed Under: News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: Academic and Career Services, Airplane, Beat Hays, Bell Tower, Blue Gold Showcase, CAR-Nee, concert, Copeland, Homecoming, Ke$ha, Lip Sync, LoperLegacy, Planetarium, Squirrel, Throw the Lope

UNK professors offer quick expert talks at PREclipse panel

July 27, 2017 by admin

When: Sunday, Aug. 20, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Where: UNK Fine Arts Building, Miriam Drake Theater Cost: Free KEARNEY – This spring, University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty developed what became a popular series of presentations at the Planetarium to explore eclipse-related science, history and art. Six of these faculty will repeat these presentations back to back at a PREclipse panel Aug. 20 at 2 p.m. at UNK’s Miriam Drake Theater. “TEDtalk”-style, the mini-lectures … [Read more...] about UNK professors offer quick expert talks at PREclipse panel

Filed Under: Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Adam Jensen, Astronomy, Doug Biggs, James Rohrer, Joel Berrier, Mariana Lazarova, Nate Bickford, Panel, Planetarium, PREclipse, Solar Eclipse

Planetarium shows feature glimpse into Aug. 21 solar eclipse

January 25, 2017 by admin

The UNK Planetarium is hosting five shows leading up to Aug. 21, when a total solar eclipse will occur across the United States. The Kearney are is on the path of totality and is one of the few cities to experience total darkness.

By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Planetarium is offering opportunities to learn about the upcoming total solar eclipse. At 12:57 p.m. Aug. 21, the city of Kearney will plunge into darkness for 1 minute and 54 seconds. In a rare celestial alignment between the sun, moon and earth, the moon will cast a shadow over a small patch of the earth’s surface. That shadow will traverse the entire width of the United States in 90 … [Read more...] about Planetarium shows feature glimpse into Aug. 21 solar eclipse

Filed Under: Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Derrick Burbul, James Rohrer, Mariana Lazarova, Nate Bickford, Path of Totality, Planetarium, Solar Eclipse, Sun

New planetarium director Lazarova plans more frequent shows, viewings

September 16, 2016 by admin

By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Associate Professor Mariana Lazarova is the new planetarium director at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The 60-seat UNK Planetarium, which opened in 2010, features a state-of-the-art projector, the Zeiss Skymaster ZKP4. Using fiber optic technology, each star is individually projected on the dome, creating a replica of the night’s sky. Since the functions of the projector are controlled entirely by a computer, it is … [Read more...] about New planetarium director Lazarova plans more frequent shows, viewings

Filed Under: Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Mariana Lazarova, Planetarium

Kearney-Ravenna positions itself as prime watch area for 2017 eclipse

August 10, 2016 by admin

Plans under way for weekend festival, watch party KEARNEY, Neb., Aug. 9, 2016  – At midday, the sky will go dark. And for about 2 minutes, tens of thousands of people in the middle of Nebraska will participate in the most astounding astronomical phenomenon of their lifetime. The area of Kearney and Ravenna will be the best place in virtually all of North America to be cast in the shadow of the moon entirely blocking the sun during the best total solar eclipse of the … [Read more...] about Kearney-Ravenna positions itself as prime watch area for 2017 eclipse

Filed Under: Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Great American Eclipse, Kearney Visitors Bureau, Ken Trantham, Planetarium, Sarah Focke

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