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Stay active and strong during your golden years with guidance from a certified personal trainer. This program blends education and exercise, focusing on functional fitness, cardio, strength, flexibility, balance, and core training. All activities can be modified to meet individual needs, and take-home workout copies are provided. Wear comfortable workout clothes and tennis shoes. Participants must complete a health questionnaire and UNL Rec Center waiver, which will be emailed for electronic signature before the first session.

Learn about a new community-wide effort to increase understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Explore what ACEs are, discover your ACE score, and consider how ACEs affect learning, behavior, and long-term physical and mental health. Examine how ACEs can impact future generations and learn about the work of the Brave fACEs program in raising awareness. Participants will view the documentary “Resilience” and discuss ways to support themselves and others with high ACE scores.

Learn about a new community-wide effort to increase understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Explore what ACEs are, discover your ACE score, and consider how ACEs affect learning, behavior, and long-term physical and mental health. Examine how ACEs can impact future generations and learn about the work of the Brave fACEs program in raising awareness. Participants will view the documentary “Resilience” and discuss ways to support themselves and others with high ACE scores.

Learn what autism is—and what it’s not—by exploring how it’s diagnosed, why rates have changed, and what current research says about causes and supports. Parents of now-adult children with autism will share real stories from their journeys, including challenges, surprises, and moments of humor and insight. This session offers a clear, practical, and human look at autism, helping separate common misunderstandings from lived experience.

Learn what autism is—and what it’s not—by exploring how it’s diagnosed, why rates have changed, and what current research says about causes and supports. Parents of now-adult children with autism will share real stories from their journeys, including challenges, surprises, and moments of humor and insight. This session offers a clear, practical, and human look at autism, helping separate common misunderstandings from lived experience.

This ancient wisdom uncovers how your unique constitution can transform your health. Identify your dosha – Vata, Pitta, Kapha – the foundational energies that govern your physical, mental, and emotional harmony. Learn how to recognize imbalances and apply corresponding practices to reset them. Discover how understanding your dosha influences your daily rhythm, how to approach the changing seasons, and what to modify during different phases of life.

This ancient wisdom uncovers how your unique constitution can transform your health. Identify your dosha – Vata, Pitta, Kapha – the foundational energies that govern your physical, mental, and emotional harmony. Learn how to recognize imbalances and apply corresponding practices to reset them. Discover how understanding your dosha influences your daily rhythm, how to approach the changing seasons, and what to modify during different phases of life.

Understand the stages of dementia, potential treatment options, how to care for a loved one, and prepare for what comes next in your journey.

Discuss major foreign policy issues based on readings and video provided by the Foreign Policy Association. Class members may purchase the “Great Decisions Briefing Book” on-line at www.fpa. org and are encouraged to read materials prior to each class. We covered the first four topics during Term 3 and will cover the final four topics in Term 4. Each class consists of watching a half-hour video and then discussing the text provided by the FPA.

Discuss major foreign policy issues based on readings and video provided by the Foreign Policy Association. Class members may purchase the “Great Decisions Briefing Book” on-line at www.fpa. org and are encouraged to read materials prior to each class. We covered the first four topics during Term 3 and will cover the final four topics in Term 4. Each class consists of watching a half-hour video and then discussing the text provided by the FPA.

Research consistently finds that most people aged 50 and older want to stay in their homes and communities as long as possible. The AARP Home Fit session was created to help people stay in the homes they love by turning where they live into a “lifelong home,” suitable and safe for themselves and anyone in their household.

The Lewis and Clark expedition, to many, is known as a trip two guys went on to “explore the west.” There was more to it than taking a trip and there were more than two guys. Explore the government organized Corp of Discovery military expedition into the west by getting to know some other members and interesting happenings on their journey. Stay after class to view exhibits and other experiences offered at the center.

Learn about the disease, changes to expect and how to care for someone on this journey.

Who decides which annual plants will be in the city gardens and where do those plants come from? Lincoln city horticulturists will answer those questions and many more during this course in the city’s public gardens section greenhouses. If you enjoyed the previous Sunken Gardens visits, you will be interested to learn about the theme for summer 2026. We will learn how Lincoln’s gardens begin with seeds and grow into the beauty we all appreciate.

Who decides which annual plants will be in the city gardens and where do those plants come from? Lincoln city horticulturists will answer those questions and many more during this course in the city’s public gardens section greenhouses. If you enjoyed the previous Sunken Gardens visits, you will be interested to learn about the theme for summer 2026. We will learn how Lincoln’s gardens begin with seeds and grow into the beauty we all appreciate.

Take a trip to scenic Mahoney State Park to visit a Native American site that has been preserved in place through the efforts of archeologists at the Nebraska State Historical Society, the Nebraska Department of Transportation and the Nebraska Game and Park Commission. See and learn about the site in question and how these three agencies work together to follow state and federal cultural resources laws and preserve sites when necessary.

When it comes to caring for loved ones, most families don’t have a plan until a crisis happens. Discover how to provide the best care for your loved ones and/or to provide vital information for your children to assist you should that need arise. Receive the tools to plan for future housing needs, caregiving considerations and financial planning for the cost of healthcare. Create a comprehensive plan that includes your home, health, finances, and wishes.

One of Nebraska’s greatest attractions is the annual arrival and departure of thousands of Sandhill Cranes and other migratory birds to replenish their fuel as they graze and roost in and around the fertile fields along the Platte River. Enjoy this phenomenon through a day trip that will include an educational session on “Crain Behavior Basics,” viewing exhibits, dinner in the area and an evening guided viewing of Cranes in blinds at Rowe Sanctuary near Gibbon.

Join faculty and students at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts at UNL for their annual Spring Open Studios. Get a sneak peek at some of the projects and speak with the creators.  Stay for an evening of exploration and experimentation, and tour the Open Studios.  Projects may include augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printing, interactive video, projection mapping and immersive experiences.