Stephen Ramsay, Susan J. Rosowski Professor of English, and Brian Pytlik Zillig, professor in University Libraries, received a $21,744 Digital Humanities Advancement Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for their project “Digital Notation Across the Movement-Based Arts." The grant will allow Pytlik-Zilig and Ramsey to continue developing methods for digitally notating dance and other movement-based arts, enabling easier preservation and analysis.
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Heather Richards-Rissetto, assistant professor of anthropology, has also received two awards totaling $110,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Richards-Rissetto earned a fellowship for her project "A 3D Exploration of Vision, Sound and Movement in the Ancient Maya City of Copan," which uses three-dimensional reconstructions and immersive virtual reality experiences to explore an archaeological site in Honduras. She also received a Digital Humanities Advancement Grant for her project "MayaArch3D," which uses 3D digital tools and geographic information systems to research ancient Mayan architecture and landscapes.
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Nebraska's Society of Physics Students chapter was recognized nationally as a Notable Chapter for the 2018-2019 academic year. This is the second year the university has earned the honor.
