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Shine On Norlin
Shine on Norlin is an ongoing event celebrating ñ’s 150th anniversary with a large-scale light show projection on the west face of Norlin Library. Shine on Norlin is a canvas for the ñ community to tell its stories. Through student artwork, historic imagery, video, music, research, innovation, performances, and creative storytelling, the installation highlights the people, moments, discoveries, and traditions that have shaped the university over the past 150 years while looking boldly toward its future. Projections light up Norlin Library nightly at dusk throughout October, from approximately 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Interested in learning more about the images shown in the light show? Dive deeper into the stories, research, history and traditions behind the moments projected onto Norlin Library.
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ñ boasts five Nobel laureates, four in physics and one in chemistry. Perhaps the world's premier honor for intellectuals, and certainly the best known, it celebrates individuals who have "conferred the greatest benefit to humankind" through their work.
For 150 years, ñ has embraced an interdisciplinary philosophy that has led to groundbreaking science discoveries that continually change our understanding of the world. The impact of this work on humanity extends from the tiniest microbes to our knowledge of time. The university’s research is a catalyst for innovation, transcending traditional methods and reaching new realms of possibility.
Spotlighting Our Notable Buffs
Tom Cech
Dr. Tom Cech was awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Dr. Sidney Altman for discovering that RNA can trigger biological reactions, a function thought to exclusively belong to protein enzymes. By carefully controlling which molecules were present, his team concluded that it was not proteins but the RNA itself that catalyzed the splicing. RNA’s demonstrated flexibility has since led to the “RNA world” theory of evolution, suggesting that early life may have utilized RNA for both storing genetic information and triggering biological reactions before DNA and most proteins evolved.
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150th Anniversary Events
150th Project Team
- Ann Schmiesing, Senior Vice Chancellor, Strategic Initiatives
- Ryan Chreist, Associate Vice Chancellor, Strategic Initiatives
- Katherine Eggert, Vice Chancellor, Academic Planning and Assessment
- Katy Herbert Kotlarczyk, Vice Chancellor, Advancement
- Jon Leslie, Vice Chancellor, Strategic Relations and Communication
- D’Andra Mull, Vice Chancellor, Student Life
- Sarah Adderholt, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Events, Protocol and Outreach
- Lori Call, Associate Vice Chancellor Local Government and Community Relations
- Theresa Hernandez, Professor and Director, Crawford Family WHOLE student athlete program
- David Humphrey, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Leadership Support and Programming
- Hon. Gary Jackson, Alumnus
- Taylor Jarvis, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Engagement and Executive Director, Marketing and Communications
- Polly McLean, Assoc. Professor, Media Studies
- Carolyn Moreau, Assistant Dean, Communications and External Relations
- Hope Saska, Acting Director, Chief Curator and Director of Academic Engagement
- Jennifer Schufer, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Marketing and Content Strategy
- Stein Sture, Vice Chancellor for Research Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, Engineering
- William Wei, Professor, History