Does it feel like the entire country is in a bad mood? This week on Faculty 101, we explore the environment of angry rhetoric that seems to be in the driver’s seat. How does civility in public discourse impact democracy? And what can we do about it?

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Rick & Jerry Talk about Life and other things… ›› http://ow.ly/ufLY30mtO9s

Heuermann Lecture: Bob Kerrey and Chuck Hagel ›› http://ow.ly/rFef30mtOan

Heuermann Lectures ›› https://heuermannlectures.unl.edu/

As a teenager, Rebecca Lai wanted to be a fashion designer. Today, she designs technology that could someday be used to monitor our water supply or cure disease. Find out more about Dr. Lai’s research and how she brings Harry Potter to the chemistry classroom.

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Dr. Lai’s Lab: http://chemweb.unl.edu/lai/

Isabel Velázquez teaches students who will teach Spanish in Nebraska schools. She studies language transmission and maintenance. And she believes it’s important for students to learn more than one language. How did this former journalist from Mexico find her way to Nebraska? Learn more in this episode of Faculty 101.

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Translation of Monterrey Sun by Alfonso Reyes: http://ow.ly/ksom30m78kB

Isabel Velázquez: http://ow.ly/ne4x30m78lj

Language in the Small Spaces: Household Perspectives on Minority Language and Loss: http://ow.ly/fh0D30m78mc

What happens behind the scenes at a luxury Las Vegas hotel? Hospitality, Tourism and Management Professor Dipra Jha works with some of the biggest hotel brands in the business. And he brings industry information back to the classroom to benefit students. Today on Faculty 101, a conversation with the professor about hotels, artificial intelligence and

how to handle jet lag.

Karen Kunc lives in a world of wind and light and water. She brings Nebraska to life in her art and shares her technique with the community. In this edition of Faculty 101, learn more about Dr. Kunc who is the Cather Professor of Art in the School of Art, Art History and Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

What has 600 feet, makes a lot of noise and never quits moving? The Cornhusker Marching Band! Every year, the band hits the field with new shows and new students, but the same unmatched enthusiasm. Faculty 101 goes behind the scenes with leaders Tony Falcone and Doug Bush to see what it takes to make the Pride of All Nebraska.

When Shane Farritor was a boy, he liked to tinker and build things in the back of his family’s hardware store. Decades later he’s still at it, only now he’s building robots. Find out how a small-town kid grew up to be an engineer who founded a company that’s changing the way doctors do surgery.

Sharks, wolves, bears, moose, deer –John Benson has traveled the country as a wildlife biologist. Dr. Benson is an assistant professor in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His current projects include studying mule deer in Nebraska and mountain lions in the greater Los Angeles area. 

https://www.unl.edu/podcasts/sharks-wolves-and-bears-oh-my/