Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts
16 Sep 2024
7 EMA students intern at Infosys in India
Lincoln, Neb.--Seven emerging media arts students had fully paid internships at Infosys in Bangalore, India, this summer.
Johnny Carson Endowed Director in Emerging Media Arts Megan Elliott secured the internships last year during a recruiting and networking trip to India by college administrators for the college’s new Global Arts Academy.
Infosys is the only Indian company in the top 100 companies globally and has an internationally awarded global entrepreneurship program.
22 Aug 2024
Emerging Media Arts students study in London
Lincoln, Neb.--Thirteen students in the emerging media arts program traveled to London from May 18 to June 8 for the study abroad course, “Story Abroad in London,” led by Assistant Professor of Emerging Media Arts Ash Eliza Smith.
It was the third year for the course.
20 Aug 2024 By University Communication and Marketing
Studying Abroad with Hannah Gish
Lincoln, Neb.--For Hannah Gish, a junior emerging media arts major, it was a no-brainer to jump at the opportunity to study abroad in India and dive into an internship with Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. From gaining hands-on experience in video production to embracing the rich culture, Gish is growing personally and professionally.
20 Aug 2024
40 students selected for new Carson Center cohort
Lincoln, Neb.--Forty Huskers—20 first-year students and 20 transfer students—have been selected to join the latest cohort of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.
This is the sixth cohort for the center, which opened in the fall of 2019. There will be 146 emerging media arts majors this fall.
While 31 of the 40 students hail from Nebraska, this year’s cohort also includes students from Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, South Dakota and India.
27 Jun 2024
Novy part of Ocean Discovery League’s $1.2M NOAA grant for development of its next-generation deep ocean sensor system
Lincoln, Neb.--Dan Novy, assistant professor of emerging media arts at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, will serve as a technical advisor for Ocean Discovery League’s (ODL) next-generation deep ocean sensor system, as part of a recently announced $1.2M NOAA grant project.
Novy is a transmedia experience designer and Imagineer who supervised the development of previous ODL systems. On this project, he will also assist in the integration of innovative technologies and experiences, both technical and creative, to enhance the system’s usability and impact.
22 May 2024
Emerging Media Arts students’ ‘MicroMeals’ wins first Biodesign Challenge
Lincoln, Neb.--Twenty emerging media arts students in five groups participated in the Biodesign Challenge (BDC) on May 8 at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts for a chance to compete at the international competition in New York City.
10 Apr 2024 By Leslie Reed, University Communication and Marketing
Carson Center offers game-changing research
Lincoln, Neb.--Edgeworks, a new research and service facility launched by the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, is helping scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs transform cutting-edge co
19 Feb 2024
EMA students place in 48-hour entrepreneurship challenge
Lincoln, Neb.--Emerging Media Arts students Hannah Gish, Alexah Fort and Micah Fullinfaw participated in the Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship’s 48-Hour Challenge Feb. 15-17 and earned second and third place in the competition with their respective teams.
21 Nov 2023 By Kathe C. Andersen
Kim’s work featured in Kiewit Luminarium ‘Glow’ exhibit
Lincoln, Neb.--Jinku Kim, assistant professor of practice in emerging media arts in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, is one of four artists selected for “Glow,” an exhibition of light, art and science, at Omaha’s Kiewit Luminarium.
20 Nov 2023
Carson School Open Studios is Dec. 8
Lincoln, Neb.--Students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film will host an Open Studios event on Friday, Dec. 8 from 5-7 p.m. in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.
Work from multiple classes from the fall semester will be on display from students in both the Emerging Media Arts and Theatre-Design and Technical Production programs. The event is free and open to the public.