KEARNEY – The No Limits Student Research Conference is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. More than 60 students from colleges and universities across the region will present their work on topics related to women’s and gender issues during the event, which is free and open to the public. The keynote speaker is Lindsey Churchill, an associate professor of history … [Read more...] about No Limits Student Research Conference addresses women’s, gender issues
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UNK’s JCM Symposium focuses on future of rural health care
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s JCM Symposium on the Morality of Capitalism is scheduled for March 2-3 in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room on campus. This year’s theme is “Schumpeter’s Creative Destruction: How Market Forces and Technology Will Reshape Rural Health Care.” Providing high-quality, affordable health care for 60 million Americans living in rural areas presents a set of formidable challenges. Relative to urbanites, rural … [Read more...] about UNK’s JCM Symposium focuses on future of rural health care
PHOTO GALLERY: Annual Japanese Festival celebrates ‘Tokyo 2020’
The Japanese Association at Kearney hosted its 19th annual Japanese Festival on Saturday at the Ponderosa Room inside the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Nebraskan Student Union. The festival showcases Japanese culture and tradition through food, performances and other activities. This year’s theme was “Tokyo 2020,” celebrating the Olympic Games Japan’s capital city will host this summer. Formed in 2001, the Japanese Association at Kearney is open to any UNK … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Annual Japanese Festival celebrates ‘Tokyo 2020’
PHOTO GALLERY: Multicultural Greek Council celebrates 10th anniversary
UNK’s Multicultural Greek Council celebrated its 10th anniversary last week. Created in 2010, the council serves as the governing body for UNK’s three nontraditional Greek organizations – the Sigma Lambda Gamma and Lambda Theta Nu sororities and Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity. On Friday evening, the groups attended a banquet that included keynote speaker Xavier Romano, executive director of Sigma Lambda Beta International. The following night, the multicultural Greek … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Multicultural Greek Council celebrates 10th anniversary
Annual Japanese Festival scheduled for Saturday in Ponderosa Room
KEARNEY – The Japanese Association at Kearney is hosting its annual Japanese Festival on Saturday (Feb. 15) at the Ponderosa Room inside the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Nebraskan Student Union. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the festival begins at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. This year’s theme is “Tokyo 2020,” celebrating the Olympic Games Japan’s capital city will host this summer. The festival showcases Japanese culture and tradition … [Read more...] about Annual Japanese Festival scheduled for Saturday in Ponderosa Room