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title: "The Maverick Daily: January 27, 2022"
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JANUARY 27 - A DAILY DIGEST FOR FACULTY AND STAFF

| View in browser THURSDAY, JAN. 27, 2022 FEATURED STORY Chancellor's Office Announces Position Updates   Three current staff members are taking on new roles within the Chancellor's Office to support the strategic direction of the university in across a variety of areas including of research expansion, student completion rates, degree completion, recruitment opportunities, and retention efforts. LEARN MORE 📅  HAPPENING TODAY Major Prolegomena Issues in Black Studies: Past, Present, and Future   Presented by Mario Beatty, Ph.D., an associate professor of Afro-American Studies at Howard University. At 6 P.M. on Zoom; registration required. VIEW EVENTS CALENDAR NEWS UNO Magazine: Big Bet   Investing in cryptocurrency can be a gamble. UNO associate professor Olivier Maisondieu Laforge, Ph.D., shares his insights in the latest issue of the UNO Magazine. THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL CURRENCY   The Biomechanics Seminar Series   This week's seminar series features Jason Mactaggart, Ph.D., from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. His presentation is titled "The Tortured Artery"; virtual event Jan. 28. READ MORE   Call for Nominations: Chancellor's Medal   Nominate faculty and staff whose contributions to the university are worthy of recognition; deadline for nominations is Feb. 1. SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS   16th Annual Colloquium on Language Teaching   The colloquium is presented by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature at UNO; virtual event Feb. 5. REGISTER TO ATTEND   Humanizing Online Learning: Spring 2022   This series will use relevant literature, pedagogical practices, as well as tips and tricks to help prepare you to design an engaging online course; next session begins Feb. 7. ABOUT THE COHORTS UNO NEWS CENTER SUBMIT AN ITEM University of Nebraska Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182, United States, 402.554.2800 Manage preferences |
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