Museum News Releases / Museum in the News

NU State Museum News Releases:
06/17/08	Southern beetle species moving into Nebraska
06/17/08	NU State Museum team finds one of 2007's top new species
06/10/08	Mueller Planetarium announces summer fulldome show schedule
06/03/08	More fossils to be discovered soon at Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park
04/22/08	Astronomy Day is May 10 at NU State Museum
03/31/08	NSF grant to allow completion of beetle study in Central America, Mexico
02/18/08	Forsberg's 'On Ancient Wings' exhibit celebrates sandhill cranes
01/22/08	'Dinosaurs and Disasters' Feb. 2 at NU State Museum
01/11/08	Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' at Mueller Planetarium Jan. 19, 26
2007
12/17/07	Mueller Planetarium audiences to visit 'The Enchanted Reef'
12/11/07	Researchers to investigate biodiversity in the Gobi vertebrate parasite project
12/04/07	Major gift to promote new discoveries at Ashfall Fossil Beds
05/23/07	Mueller Planetarium enters new era with fulldome digital shows
04/12/07	All University Honors Convocation is April 22 at Lied Center
02/15/07	New planetarium show explores search for water on Mars
02/13/07	'Dinos and Disasters' Feb. 24 at NU State Museum
2006
11/22/06	Cliff Hollestelle retrospective exhibit opens Dec. 1 at NU State Museum
10/02/06	Mueller Planetarium to explain the new definition of planets
11/11/06	Mueller Planetarium to host planetarium professionals Sept. 13-16
07/31/06	Ashfall national landmark designation celebration is Aug. 12
07/28/06	Perlman to make western visits around 'Clash of Mammoths' opening
07/19/06	Ashfall national landmark designation celebration is Aug. 12
07/18/06	Trailside Museum plans grand opening Aug. 4 for mammoth exhibit
05/31/06	Mueller Planetarium asks: 'Did you Know?'
04/19/06	Astronomy Day is May 6 at NU State Museum
04/03/06	Trailside Museum opens with a new mammoth exhibit & 'Fossil ID Days'
02/13/06	'Extreme Weather on the Plains' at Mueller Planetarium
01/30/06	NU State Museum exhibit to showcase Nebraska artist Bud Pritchard
01/18/06	Dinosaurs and Disasters
01/05/06	Mueller Planetarium explores universe through Hubble Space Telescope - With a Focus on Orion
2005
12/19/05	Museum to return world-class battling mammoths fossil to Panhandle
12/05/05	UNL student architects look at museum for class project
10/24/05	'Art & the Animal' exhibit at NU State Museum Nov. 1-Dec. 31
09/07/05	Explore Evolution permanent exhibit opens Sept. 10 at NU State Museum
09/02/05	Turtle species named after museum collection manager Corner
09/01/05	UNL entomologist names largest fossil scarab beetle
07/21/05	Quasar show 'Point of No Return' plays across the world
07/18/05	Mueller Planetarium show explores many things 'You didn't know'
06/23/05	NU State Museum celebrates major gift, renovation of Discovery Center
06/02/05	Mueller Planetarium announces summer astronomy shows
05/06/05	Author Paul Johnsgard to open rare bird exhibit at NU State Museum
04/12/05	Mueller Planetarium to unveil Hubble Telescope images
04/07/05	NU State Museum's Archie's Auction Raffle offers unusual prizes
04/06/05	Astronomy Day celebration is April 17 at NU State Museum
03/23/05	Mueller Planetarium reopens with show on black holes and quasars
03/16/05	'Live' fossil preparation set April 9 at NU State Museum
02/02/05	'Dinosaurs & Disasters' featured Feb. 19 at NU State Museum
2004
10/19/04	'Walk through Time' exhibit at NU State Museum
10/15/04	'Dark Side of the Moon' laser show at Mueller Planetarium October 30th
10/04/04	Mammalogist society honors Genoways
09/03/04	Mueller Planetarium announces fall laser show program
08/20/04	'Hubblevision II' Is Mueller Planetarium Astronomy Show
06/07/04	Lewis & Clark Fossils Displayed at Ashfall Fossil Beds
05/12/04	Sartore exhibit, 'Fragile Nature: A Personal View,' at NU State Museum
04/22/04	Live concert, 'Lumia Nights,' at Mueller Planetarium May 1 and 2
04/21/04	Chancellor donates 2 sky box tickets to NU State Museum raffle
04/01/04	Images of Mars in 3D created through Mueller Planetarium
03/31/04	NU State Museum benefit suction raffle offers unusual prizes
03/26/04	Mueller Planetarium Announces Spring Laser Show Schedule
03/25/04	Mueller Planetarium to present live 'Mars updates' through April
03/24/04	NU State Museum presents Astronomy Day April 18
03/08/04	Volunteer creates web site to spotlight fossils from Nebraska counties
02/24/04	Volunteer to donate rare fossil to NU State Museum Friday
02/06/04	Museums to collaborate on Dinosaur Detectives' program
02/04/04	Mueller Planetarium Announced February, March Laser Light Shows
01/30/04	Mueller Planetarium extends Mars Show and updates through Feb 29
01/16/04	Planetarium offers free big-screen viewing of Jan 24 Mars landing
2003
07/09/03	Priscilla Grew named director of State Museum

Museum in the News:
06/18/08	Southern beetle species moving into Nebraska Lincoln Journal Star
06/17/08	UNL's beetle discovery ranks in top 10 of '07 Lincoln Journal Star
06/12/08	Museum breaks ground on Hubbard Rhino Barn UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
06/05/08	Experts Hope For Prehistoric Find At Royal, NE Park KTIV-TV Sioux City, Iowa
06/04/08	Groundbreaking set for Hubbard Rhino Barn Lincoln Journal Star
05/28/08	Teleoceras Tales: Extinct Rhinos Rise Again to Travel the Country with U-Haul U-Haul International, Inc. Public Relations
05/23/08	Scientists announce top 10 new species - Life Imitates Art: "Dim" Rhinoceros beetle International Institute for Species Exploration Arizona State University
05/01/08	Astronomy Day event is May 10 UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
04/18/08	Stellar lineup planned for Astronomy Day Lincoln Journal Star
04/02/08	Digging up bones BY LINDSEY GIVENS News Net Nebraska
03/13/08	UNL groups join March 18 'Teachers' Night Out' event UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
02/21/08	Forsberg UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
02/07/08	From the Archives - Elizabeth Honor Dolan UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
02/02/08	'Dinosaurs & Disasters' draws record crowd BY LISA MUNGER Lincoln Journal Star
01/31/08	'Dinosaurs and Disasters' is Feb. 2 UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
2007
12/13/07	$1.2M gift to expand research at Ashfall Fossil Beds UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
11/26/07	'The World of Viruses' project hopes to inform the public BY ADAM ZIEGLER Daily Nebraskan
11/15/07	Regents' approval of fossil site expansion to provide more site excavation BY ADAM ZIEGLER Daily Nebraskan
12/13/07	Gardner leads Gobi parasite research BY KELLY BARTLING, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
11/15/07	$1.28M grant powers virus ed program BY SARA GILLIAM, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
11/05/07	Mueller Planetarium brings full dome show of space history BY ALINA SELYUKH Daily Nebraskan
09/27/07	CHIPPING AWAY The Scarlet
09/23/07	Retired paleontologist is 'essence' of Ashfall Fossil Beds BY ALGIS J. LAUKAITIS Lincoln Journal Star
09/14/07	ANDRILL project connects kids, scientists BY MARGARET REIST Lincoln Journal Star
09/09/07	It’s good to be Priscilla Grew BY COLLEEN KENNEY Lincoln Journal Star
09/04/07	Mueller Planetarium acquires innovative equipment BY ALINA SELYUKH Daily Nebraskan
05/24/07	Fulldome experience is more than watching planets, moons and stars BY ALGIS J. LAUKAITIS Lincoln Journal Star
05/03/07	'On the Land' features Sartore photography The Scarlet
04/20/07	Mueller Planetarium hosts immersive dome technology BY ALINA SELYUKH Daily Nebraskan
04/19/07	'Flora of Nebraska' details state's plants BY STEVE RESS, UNL WATER CENTER The Scarlet
04/18/07	Fossils discovered in 90 counties in Nebraska BY MEGAN R. ROONEY Daily Nebraskan
04/12/07	Dunn draws fulldome technology to Astronomy Day The Scarlet
02/24/07	Museum-goers get taste of science BY LAURA SCHREIER Lincoln Journal Star
02/22/07	'Dinos and Disasters' to storm Morrill Hall The Scarlet
2006
12/30/06	Hollestelle retrospective opens Dec. 1 at Morrill Hall The Scarlet
10/05/06	NET earns $1.1 million NSF grant for ANDRILL documentary The Scarlet
10/03/06	Planetarium to explain new definition of planets Lincoln Journal Star
09/14/06	Planetarium hosts professional conference The Scarlet
09/14/06	From the Archives–Mueller Planetarium The Scarlet
08/04/06	Unique fossil displayed back where it was found BY PAUL HAMMEL WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER Omaha World Herald
08/01/06	Ashfall to get national designation next week Norfolk Daily News
07/31/06	Mammoth fight on display at Fort Robinson By KRISTIN JIROVSKY Daily Nebraskan
07/30/06	Farmer finds 8,800-year-old tree Lincoln Journal Star
07/28/06	Perlman to head west Lincoln Journal Star
07/26/06	Trailside grand opening The Chadron Record
07/20/06	Museum program introduces area youth to campus research BY TROY FEDDERSON, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
07/18/06	Trailside Museum Plans Grand Opening for Mammoth Exhibit CHADRAD.COM KCSR AM 610
05/09/06	Acting Interior Secretary Scarlett Designates Ashfall Fossil Beds A National Natural Landmark U.S. Deparatment of the Interior
04/27/06	PAINTED RIDER The Scarlet
04/06/06	Trailside Museum opens with a new mammoth exhibit and "Fossil ID Days" Hemingford Ledger
04/06/06	Trailside Museum to open with new mammoth exhibition, fossil event The Scarlet
04/05/06	Trailside Museum opens with new mammoth exhibit Scottsbluff Star–Herald
04/05/06	Mammoths Return To Panhandle Alliance Times–Herald
03/30/06	GEOMETRIC JAR The Scarlet
02/24/06	NASA capsule brought the space age to Lincoln BY WADE LARSON Daily Nebraskan
02/23/06	VOLCANIC LESSON The Scarlet
02/06/06	Museum exhibit showcases art of Bud Pritchard BY ASTRID MUNN Daily Nebraskan
02/02/06	Pritchard retrospective opens Feb. 4 BY KIM HACHIYA, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
02/02/06	Erwin H. Barbour FROM THE ARCHIVES The Scarlet
01/28/06	Evolution exhibit aims to enlighten - and avoid conflict BY ANGIE BRUNKOW WORLD-HERALD BUREAU Omaha World Herald
01/26/06	Museum offers fossil days, disaster events BY KELLY BARTLING, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
01/26/06	A Mammoth Death Match Preserved for the Ages BY SARAH McCAMMON NPR (National Public Radio)
01/26/06	WORKING VOLUNTEER NEWS IN BRIEF The Scarlet
01/23/06	Fossil Discovery Days give visitors appreciation for past and present BY ERICH EISENACH Daily Nebraskan
01/18/06	National Science Foundation (NSF) features museum's Explore Evolution project National Science Foundation
01/11/06	Mammoth remains to be returned to excavation site BY KELLEY HASCALL Daily Nebraskan
2005
12/22/05	Fossils head home BY ALGIS J. LAUKAITIS Lincoln Journal Star
12/15/05	Titans Unwrapped BY TROY FEDDERSON, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet Also ran on Nebraska StatePaper.com, 12/20/05 and in the North Platte Bulletin, 12/22/05
12/15/05	Group paves way for mammoth return BY TROY FEDDERSON, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
12/15/05	Brown begins titan unveiling BY TROY FEDDERSON, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
12/15/05	Students examine tractor museum for class project The Scarlet
12/08/05	Design project spurs interest in tractor museum BY KATIE NIELAND Daily Nebraskan
12/08/05	Universal effort keeps planetarium running BY CHELSEY JUNGCK For The Scarlet
11/30/05	Explore Evolution Exhibit Opens Nebraska Magazine Winter 2005
11/30/05	Entomologist Identifies Largest Fossil Scarab Beetle Nebraska Magazine Winter 2005
11/30/05	Fossil Named for UNL Paleontologist Nebraska Magazine Winter 2005
11/24/05	Lincoln venues boast a variety of art exhibits BY DANE STICKNEY WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER Omaha World Herald
11/11/05	Speaker explains how modern biology began BY ERICH EISENACH Daily Nebraskan
11/06/05	Mountain lion specimen to find home at State Museum BY KEVIN ZELAYA Daily Nebraskan
11/02/05	Exhibit reaches out to art and animal enthusiasts BY LIZ STINSON Daily Nebraskan
10/27/05	Museum hosts 'Art and the Animal' The Scarlet
Fall, 2005	A Bug's Life BY JESSICA RETTIG Life Style. Lincoln
09/26/05	Behind-the-Scenes Tour attracted hundreds BY SHEILA SEIER Daily Nebraskan
09/22/05	Museum collection open to the public Sept. 24 The Scarlet
09/22/05	Fossil named for UNL paleontologist BY TROY FEDDERSON, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
09/20/05	Challenged by Creationists, Museums Answer Back BY CORNELIA DEAN The New York Times
09/16/05	KUDOS award winner, Kathleen A. French University of Nebraska
09/12/05	Explore Evolution exhibit opens at Morrill Hall BY MEGAN BLACK Daily Nebraskan
09/08/05	‘Explore Evolution' exhibit focuses on cutting-edge science BY ALGIS J. LAUKAITIS Lincoln Journal Star
09/06/05	"Explore Evolution" opens at NU's Morrill Hall BY SARAH McCAMMON NET Radio
08/25/05	UNL expertise fast tracks fossil into record books The Scarlet
08/25/05	Point of No Return plays across world The Scarlet
08/03/05	UNL entomologist names fossil scarab beetle Lincoln Journal Star
07/14/05	Museum celebrates gift with Discovery Center renovation The Scarlet
07/14/05	Tractor museum continues work toward pulling its own weight BY KATIE WILL For The Scarlet
06/06/05	Professor embarks on biological trip to Galapagos Archipelago BY YANGKYOUNG LEE Daily Nebraskan
04/29/05	Bird news stuns UNL prof BY ALGIS J. LAUKAITIS Lincoln Journal Star
04/28/05	Hubble Images at Mueller Planetarium The Scarlet
04/28/05	Lester F. Larsen Tractor Museum 8th Annual Open House May 7 The Scarlet
04/26/05	Hubble murals unveiled at planetarium BY JOEL GEHRINGER Daily Nebraskan
04/23/05	Armadillos hitting the road BY DAVID FLICK The Dallas Morning News
04/21/05	Planetarium to unveil Hubble images The Scarlet
04/18/05	UNL Astronomy Day out of this world BY JOEL GEHRINGER Daily Nebraskan
04/18/05	Images being unvieled honor Hubble's 15 years Lincoln Journal Star
04/14/05	State Museum offers unique auction items The Scarlet
04/14/05	Goodwill Ambassador The Scarlet
04/14/05	Astronomy Day April 17 at Morrill Hall The Scarlet
04/11/05	Morrill Hall hosts live preparation of fossil BY JOEL GEHRINGER Daily Nebraskan
04/10/05	Ancient fossil fascinates museum crowd BY JOSEFINA LOZA WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER Omaha World Herald
04/08/05	Morrill Hall hosts 'adventurous' raffle BY HILARY STOHS-KRAUSE Daily Nebraskan
03/24/05	Fossil preparation featured at Museum April 9 The Scarlet
03/24/05	Planetarium reopens with show on black holes, quasars Lincoln Journal Star
03/24/05	Rare 1910 automobile finds home at UNL museum BY JENNA JOHNSON Daily Nebraskan
03/24/05	Larsen Museum acquires earliest pickup truck The Scarlet
02/21/05	Students participate in 'Dinosaurs and Disasters' event BY JOEL GEHRINGER Daily Nebraskan
02/17/05	Museum program all about dinosaurs ["Dinosaurs and Disasters" event] Lincoln Journal Star
02/17/05	Bill could limit tractor testing center's revenue BY JOEL GEHRINGER Daily Nebraskan
02/14/05	Hands-on activities make Geology Day rock BY KEVIN ZELAYA Daily Nebraskan
02/10/05	A Piece of University History [Nebraska Tractor Test Lab/Lester F. Larsen Tractor Test and Power Museum] The Scarlet
02/10/05	Dinos and disasters at Museum Feb. 19 The Scarlet
02/03/05	First dinosaur tracks discovered in Nebraska get scientific approval Humphrey Democrat
01/09/05	Tractors put to the test BY BARBARA NORDBY Lincoln Journal Star
2004
12/02/04	Treves plays major role in growth of geosciences BY TOM HANCOCK UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
11/30/04	1898 plants in great shape Associated Press Omaha World Herald
11/18/04	Museum hopes 'Lucky Foot' becomes football tradition BY ABBI GROTELUSCHEN Special To The Scarlet
11/04/04	New Museum exhibit allows for a "Walk Through Time" The Scarlet
11/02/04	Morrill Hall exhibit rebuilds skeleton of Nebraska history BY KAYLENE NIELAND Daily Nebraskan
09/09/04	NU gains a new president, other leaders for new year The Scarlet
09/08/04	Egg contest takes art from the shelf to the shell BY JEREMY BUCKLEY Daily Nebraskan
08/19/04	Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park Ribbon Cutting (photo) Holt County Independent
08/18/04	Rare mammoth fossils returning to Crawford (PDF) BY JOSHUA R. RUSSO Record Assistant Editor The Chadron Record
08/13/04	Paleontologist digs site on Nebraska 71 Lincoln Journal Star
08/12/04	Doug Stutzman donates fossil (PDF) Schuyler Sun
07/27/04	Bassett fossil spot one of the nation's best Associated Press Beatrice Daily Sun (AP picked up "Professionals, amateurs unearth Sandhills fossils" by Sandy Benson appearing on July 15, 2004 below)
07/21/04	Trailside may get mammoth display BY JOSHUA R. RUSSO Record Assistant Editor The Chadron Record
07/21/04	Sand Hills Discovery Experience participants dig for hidden treasure (PDF) BY DEBRENÉE ADKISSON and KATHY WORRELL Ainsworth Star-Journal
07/21/04	3rd Annual Sand Hills Experience held in Ainsworth (PDF) BY RICHARD ALBRECHT Ainsworth Star-Journal
07/21/04	Prospectors or paleontologists? Working Keya Paha County Hwy 7 Site (PDF) BY BETTY HERMSMEYER Springview Herald
07/16/04	Tusk Task (PDF) PHOTO BY ERIC GREGORY Lincoln Journal Star
07/15/04	Professionals, amateurs unearth Sandhills fossils (PDF) BY SANDY BENSON News Correspondent Norfolk Daily News
06/10/04	Sartore photos explore our ‘fragile nature’ The Scarlet
06/07/04	Today's One-Tank Trip: Morrill Hall in Lincoln (PDF) BY JENNA JOHNSON News Staff Writer Norfolk Daily News
05/27/04	Fragile Nature: Photos capture beauty of wildlife, destruction of our natural world BY JOE DUGGAN Lincoln Journal Star
05/25/04	Ashfall upgrade (PDF) BY BERNADINE HUGHES News Correspondent Norfolk Daily News
05/05/04	Archie’ painting to be presented [to the Lincoln County Historical Museum] North Platte Telegraph
05/01/04	NU State Museum rebounds from budget-driven reorganization (PDF) BY CHARLES A. FLOWERDAY Editor, Natural Resource Links UNL School of Natural Resources
Spring, 2004	Three ways of giving equal one timely gift for Encounter Center at state museum (PDF) One Nebraska, Spring 2004 University of Nebraska Foundation
04/08/04	Volunteer creates 3D images of Mars The Scarlet
04/08/04	Insect conference is April 16-17 in Lincoln The Scarlet
04/08/04	Archie the mammoth shrugs off extinction rumors BY ANDREW MOSEMAN DN Staff Writer Daily Nebraskan
04/08/04	Rover engineer to speak at Astronomy Day event The Scarlet
04/01/04	Raffle for Museum offers unique prizes The Scarlet
03/25/04	Museum gains visibility with Monks’ work BY TOM HANCOCK UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
03/11/04	Site features state's fossils BY DAVID FITZGIBBON UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS The Scarlet
03/09/04	Volunteer puts Morrill fossil collection online BY MAGGIE STEHR DN Staff Writer Daily Nebraskan
03/08/04	Fossil collection just a click away BY NANCY GAARDER WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER Omaha World Herald
03/08/04	Nebraska County Fossils Nebraska State News USA Today
02/23/04	Children's museum hosts dinosaur dig BY MAGGIE STEHR Daily Nebraskan
02/10/04	An echo from the past BY VAN A. JENSEN DN Editor in Chief Daily Nebraskan
07/13/03	Grew prepares for role as museum director BY RACHAEL SERAVALLI Daily Nebraskan

Museum News Releases / Museum in the News

NU State Museum News Releases:

Museum in the News:

Lincoln Journal Star

Lincoln Journal Star

UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

The Scarlet

KTIV-TV

Sioux City, Iowa

Lincoln Journal Star

U-Haul International, Inc. Public Relations

International Institute for Species Exploration

Arizona State University

UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

The Scarlet

Lincoln Journal Star

BY LINDSEY GIVENS

News Net Nebraska

UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

The Scarlet

UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

The Scarlet

UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

The Scarlet

BY LISA MUNGER

Lincoln Journal Star

UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

The Scarlet

UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

The Scarlet

BY ADAM ZIEGLER

Daily Nebraskan

BY ADAM ZIEGLER

Daily Nebraskan

BY KELLY BARTLING, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

The Scarlet

BY SARA GILLIAM, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

The Scarlet

BY ALINA SELYUKH

Daily Nebraskan

The Scarlet

BY ALGIS J. LAUKAITIS

Lincoln Journal Star

BY MARGARET REIST

Lincoln Journal Star

BY COLLEEN KENNEY

Lincoln Journal Star

BY ALINA SELYUKH

Daily Nebraskan

BY ALGIS J. LAUKAITIS

Lincoln Journal Star

The Scarlet

BY ALINA SELYUKH

Daily Nebraskan

BY STEVE RESS, UNL WATER CENTER

The Scarlet

BY MEGAN R. ROONEY

Daily Nebraskan

The Scarlet

BY LAURA SCHREIER

Lincoln Journal Star

The Scarlet

The Scarlet

The Scarlet

Lincoln Journal Star

The Scarlet

The Scarlet

BY PAUL HAMMEL

WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Omaha World Herald

Norfolk Daily News

By KRISTIN JIROVSKY

Daily Nebraskan

Lincoln Journal Star

Lincoln Journal Star

The Chadron Record

BY TROY FEDDERSON,

UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

The Scarlet

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