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Old 07-10-2010, 12:03 PM
 
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Outside of the population size what would be some of the differences between these two cities? I would like to hear the pros/cons on both.
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Old 07-10-2010, 10:43 PM
 
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Outside of the population size what would be some of the differences between these two cities? I would like to hear the pros/cons on both.
Lincoln is a big town, Omaha is a medium sized city.

Everything is different. That about sums it up.
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Old 07-10-2010, 11:26 PM
 
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Lincoln has the tallest building in NE, sits on the Missouri River, has the Old Market, Creighton University, 5 fortune 500 companies, and a freeway system. (850K metro)

Omaha has the state capital, sits on I-80, has the Haymarket, University of Nebraska, 0 fortune 500 companies, and no freeway systems to speak of. (290K metro)

Enjoy =)
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Old 07-10-2010, 11:28 PM
 
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^^ Actually, you have that reversed,
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Old 07-11-2010, 01:04 AM
 
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I have a 17 year old who is interested in a career in astronomy. Which of the two schools would offer a good start to this field of study?
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Old 07-11-2010, 01:40 AM
 
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UNL by far. I don't even think UNO's planetarium is still open, I think they lost funding. UNL has a solid Astronomy department (as part of the Physics department).

[url=http://physics.unl.edu/]UNL | Department of Physics & Astronomy[/url]
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Old 07-11-2010, 11:20 AM
 
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^^ Actually, you have that reversed,
Crap, you figured it out!!
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Old 07-12-2010, 12:11 AM
 
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Actually, I did my doctoral work in physics at UNL. And, in fact, my undergrad (also at UNL) was an astronomy/astrophysics option. I hate to say this, as it saddens me, the UNL astronomy program is nearly completely defunct. UNL has a great physics program and if your daughter sought to go into any other area of physics I would give it a great recommendation. However, if she truly knows its astronomy or nothingthen I would recommend another university. The best in the region would be the University of Iowa or the University of Colorado.

All that said, astronomy takes a graduate background. And nearly all those who go to astronomy/astrophysics grad school have an undergrad physics degree, usually with a minor in astronomy (which is what I had). So at the undergrad level it may be a bit irrelevant as to the strength of the astronomy program as a physics degree from the best possible physics program would probably suit her better. Plus, UNL does have advanced astronomy/astrophysics classes it offers. I just want you to know that UNL no longer has what I would call a solid astronomy program. But its physics program, coupled with the sprinkling of undergrad astronomy courses, is definitely enough to get your daughter to a graduate astronomy program down the road.

On another note, I would also recommend to your daughter that she does a REU program during the summer after her sophomore or junior year (or both). Its basically a summer long research experience at another institution, and its usually paid. She could go to a place that is heavy in astrophysics and get that experience during those 1 or 2 summers.

I would also add that there is absolutely no comparison between UNL, UNO, or Creighton. UNL is by far the best option, even with the astronomy department at UNL slowly disappearing. UNL is the only school in the state that is a major research institution in physics. The opportunities that your daughter will have at UNL far far outweigh the opportunities she will find at UNO or Creighton.

Please feel free to send me a personal message if you have any other questions.
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