September 2017 News Release Archive
Karen Ressegieu Retirement Reception
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Goodrich Scholar Wins National Award
September 18, 2017Clarice Dombeck is one of three UNO students awarded with the Fall 2017 Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship. Studying abroad gives Clarice an opportunity to actively engage with the global community, supporting one of the fundamental goals of CPACS.
UNO-Led Team Earns National Award to Promote Diversity in STEM Fields
September 12, 2017A team of scholars led by Assistant Professor DeeDee Bennett, Ph.D., from UNO's emergency services program, has received $300,000 for a two-year project that seeks to increase the recruitment, retention and matriculation of racial and ethnic minorities in STEM Ph.D. programs contributing to hazards and disaster research.
New Faces at Grace Abbott School of Social Work
September 12, 2017The Grace Abbott School of Social Work welcomed a new advisor and two new faculty members in August.
Her Motivation Has Always Been Clear: Helping Students
September 12, 2017Karen Ressegieu is retiring on October 5. During her 53 years of service, her job title has changed but her primary motivation behind her work has always been to help students.
2020 Census Activities Underway: UNO Center for Public Affairs Research Taking a Key Role
September 11, 2017It might seem like a long way off, but the 2020 Census is right around the corner. In in little over two years, census forms and postcards allowing online completion of the census for the first time will be in the mail. Many things will occur between now and the “Census Day” of April 1, 2020 to ensure that each person and housing unit are counted once, only once, and in the right place.