https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgw394ZKsis KEARNEY – The geography department at the University of Nebraska at Kearney is hosting a film about a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. A special screening of “The Impossible” is at 7 p.m. Tuesday (April 10) at Kearney’s The World Theatre, 2318 Central Ave. It is free and open to the public. UNK professor Jeremy Dillon will give a brief presentation on the science of … [Read more...]
UNK faculty Rosdail, Harner hosting River Stories Media Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kGCa6PIhV4 KEARNEY – Several short films on U.S. river systems, including a documentary created by University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty members, will be featured during the inaugural River Stories Media Festival. The festival, scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday (March 29) at The World Theatre, 2318 Central Ave., in Kearney, is hosted by UNK Department of Communication faculty members Jacob Rosdail and Mary Harner. Rosdail and Harner will present their … [Read more...]
UNK hosts documentary ‘Starving the Beast’ on state support of higher education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IlFhJ78QdU KEARNEY – A documentary film that examines higher education and how state support for universities is declining is being screened in Kearney. “Starving the Beast” will be shown at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 at The World Theatre in downtown Kearney, 2318 Central Ave. A discussion will follow the film, with a focus on ongoing debates surrounding state funding of public universities. “Starving the Beast” examines the ongoing power struggle on college … [Read more...]
Finalists chosen for Big Idea Kearney; Pitches Wednesday at The World Theatre
KEARNEY – Many of central Nebraska’s youngest, brightest and most motivated entrepreneurs will pitch their business ideas as finalists in the Big Idea Kearney competition. The event, spearheaded by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development in the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s College of Business and Technology, begins at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at The World Theatre in downtown Kearney. It is free and open to the public. Audience members will vote as the popular vote selects the … [Read more...]
Geography Dept. hosts showing of ‘The Core’ Wednesday at The World Theatre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmlr7BYi_hU WHAT: Movie “The Core” SPEAKER: The show will be followed by a brief discussion with Lynne Elkins, assistant professor of geology at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. ABOUT THE FILM: The only way to save Earth from catastrophe is to drill down to the core and set it spinning again. The Earth's core has stopped spinning. Disasters are appearing all over the world: Birds acting crazy, powerful thunderstorms, 32 people die within seconds of each … [Read more...]
