Topics: Holistic Wellness, Art

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Description : Dr. Mark Gilbert’s “Portraits of Care, Art and Medicine” Exhibition is now open in the Criss Library Osborne Family Gallery and Weber Fine Arts Gallery. Dr. Gilbert, PhD, is an artist, teacher and researcher currently serving as a Research Associate with the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. His work explores the relationship between the humanities and medicine and its application in medical education. He earned a BA in Fine Art from Glasgow School of Art, and his Ph.D. in the Medical Sciences Interdepartmental Area (MSIA) program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He was an artist in residence at The Royal London Hospital, England, collaborating with a maxilla facial surgeon and patients as an integral part of their care programming along with.

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Description : Stacey Springs, PhD, a research faculty member in the Center for Evidence Synthesis in Health at Brown University, will provide an interactive session titled “Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Community Engaged Research— Lessons Learned Working Within and Across Disciplinary Boundaries.” Dr. Springs encourages UNO faculty members and students who attend to share their research efforts and goals, particularly as they related to medical and health humanities. This presentation will focus on the approaches and lessons learned from our experience collaborating across departments, universities, and sectors in shared efforts to promote arts-based health interventions within population health planning. For all attendees at this interactive presentation, particularly colleagues who work in the humanities, arts, social sciences, public health, and elsewhere; the main question and concern is, How does the work (and the research) I am doing or considering doing relate to and fit into medical and health humanities? The presentation is on Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 4 P.M. - 5 P.M. at the CEC, room 230. The presentation is sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences. Co-sponsors are the College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media and UNO Medical Humanities. Snacks and beverages will be provided. 27 parking stalls have been assigned in Lot E for guests that do not have UNO permits.

Topics: STEM/STEM Education

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Description : Cybercrimes are becoming more commonplace, more dangerous and more sophisticated. NBDC is partnering with the FBI to educate the business community on the latest onslaught of cyber threats, how you can protect your operation and who to call at the FBI for help. The seminar is part of FBI CREST (Community Relations Executive Seminar Training) – a program designed to build trust and strengthen relationships between the FBI and the communities it serves. Classes are taught by FBI executives, senior special agents, and program managers.

Topics: Inter/Trans-culture, Grief

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Description : The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies is pleased to announce that we are hosting the "Moshe Gershovich Memorial Symposium and Publication Workshop on Global North Africa and the Middle East" on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the UNO Community Engagement Center. This symposium will honor the memory of the late Dr. Moshe Gershovich (1959 -2017) by hosting scholars from around the world who, like Moshe, are experts on Global North Africa and the Middle East. Dr. Moshe Gershovich, who was a Professor of History and Director of the Schwalb Center, was passionate about this region and was one of the top experts on Moroccan history. Paying homage to his area of study, the public is invited to two keynote events at 12:30 P.M. and 7 P.M. Dr. Wilfrid Rollman will present the afternoon keynote at 12:30 P.M. on “North African Soldiers in French Service, 1914-1945: Recognizing and Reappraising the Work of Moshe Gershovich.” The evening keynote at 7 P.M. is entitled “” with Dr. William Lawrence. Dr. Rollman is a Senior Lecturer at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University and a Visiting Professor at Harvard University and is currently completing the translation and critical study of an Arabic memoir on nineteenth and early 20th century Morocco. Dr. Lawrence is currently a Visiting Professor at the Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University. He was a former State Department Senior Advisor for Global Engagement, International Crisis Group North Africa Director, and Control Risks Associate Director for Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Drs. Lawrence and Rollman were colleagues with Moshe Gershovich and will speak to his legacy.

Topics: History

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Description : UNO Medieval Renaissance Studies Lecture Series invites you to its first Community Conversation: Dr. Frank Bramlett and Dr. Lisabeth Buchelt (UNO-English Department) will engage participants in a discussion focused around the intersection of the present with the past and the interconnections between the Norse sagas and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Since the release of Thor in 2011, the Marvel cinematic universe’s dysfunctional Nordic brothers have rarely seen eye to eye. This is true to the medieval source material of the Norse sagas. However, although the conflict between the two brothers is maintained in the movies, Marvel constrains the brothers' masculine gender identities in ways that are not present in the medieval source material. The first of the Medieval/Renaissance Interdisciplinary Studies Community Conversations invites you to explore the ways in which the original saga material plays with notions of gender identity that the films have chosen to erase from Thor’s and Loki’s narratives in their transition from Norse gods to International Superhero and Villain. So reread Jason Aaron’s and Russell Daughterman’s “Mighty Thor Vol. 1: Thunder in Her Veins” and rewatch Thor: Ragnarok and join us for a conversation about the characters Thor and Loki across time and media. This program is funded in part by Humanities Nebraska and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment and is sponsored by UNO's English Department and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Topics: Inter/Trans-culture

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Description : During this in-depth lecture, author and scholar Rabbi Kronish will discuss the complex political, religious and historical issues Israel faces today. A seasoned dialogue partner with Muslims and Christians, Dr. Kronish will share his experience. Through memorable incidents and inspirational stories, he offers insights into the obstacles and challenges, as well as the achievements and success of inter-religious action programs.

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Description : What does the future hold for relations between Israeli-Jews and Palestinians on a people-to-people level? How are the U.S.-Saudi relations changing because of Jamal Khashoggi's murder? What does the recent attack on Copts in Egypt portend?

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Description : Should American citizens have to sign pro-Israel oaths to keep their jobs? Who does the U.S. withdrawal from Syria benefit- Russia, Iran, Turkey? Is Yemen Saudi Arabia's Vietnam?

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Description : You are invited to the first lunchtime Human Rights Forum at UNO! Topics include: why birthright citizenship is common in the Americas; loss of citizenship and human rights violations; the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship in the U.S.; migration; and state sovereignty. Bring your questions as this panel tackles birthright citizenship from a variety of academic viewpoints. Panelists include: Prof. Cristián Doña-Reveco, Director of the Office of Latino/Latin American Studies, Prof. Danielle Battisti, UNO Department of History, and Prof. Laura Alexander, UNO Department of Religious Studies.

Topics: STEM/STEM Education, Capacity Building

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Description : A well-prepared logic model is essential to any program or effort. It is a one-page depiction of the inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes, and impact of a program. Being a team member to learn and work together on a logic model for your program. Presented by: Natalie Scarpa, MPA, PLMHP, PCMSW; and Jennifer Smith, MPPA, MCMHC student