The College of Education and Human Sciences provides outreach at the local, state and national level putting our experience and expertise to practical use. You'll find examples in every department of faculty members, students and staff working to put research into practice to improve people's lives.

Here are a few examples of how CEHS extends its reach into the community at large. For more examples, we invite you to explore our department websites.

The Buros Center for Testing provides national leadership in the advancement of testing practice through the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements and outreach through the Buros Institute for Assessment Consultation and Outreach.

The Nebraska Prevention Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse provides leadership and technical assistance to government, educational, and voluntary organizations working to prevent health-risk behaviors, such as alcohol and other drug use, particularly among adolescents and young adults.

The Barkley Memorial Center Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic is located on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus and provides services for individuals with speech, language, hearing and other disabilities. Services available include hearing evaluations, hearing aid selection, habilitation and rehabilitation for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing.  The center also houses the Sertoma Hearing Aid Bank which is available to assist clients who need hearing aids but lack the resources to buy them.

The Family Resource Center is a non-profit family therapy center located on campus- providing counseling and therapy for individuals, couples and families from the community. The center provides real-life training experiences for students.

Ruth Staples Child Development Laboratory is an on-campus facility that provides students the opportunity to observe and work with children directly. The laboratory is accredited by the National association for the Education of Young Children, underscoring the high quality of our programs in early childhood education.

The Great Plains Institute of Reading and Writing will provide the tools and guidance leading to the achievement of critical literacy in the local community, the Great Plains Region and the nation at-large through research, training, and service.   The institute includes a reading center designed to serve elementary, middle, and high school students who are reading 1-3 years below grade level, and whose primary difficulties in school result from reading problems.

Nebraska Human Resources Institute's (NHRI) mission is translated into action by UNL student volunteers who act as "counselors" under the direction of NHRI proffessional staff. Acting as role models, the UNL students are matched in one-to-one relationships with children in the Lincoln Public Schools. This unique program is designed to enhance each child's leadership potential.

The Cooperative Extension Healthy Homes program provides research based information about indoor air quality problems and solutions.  Professionals and consumers learn about lead, radon, mold and moisture, asbestos, VOCs, carbon monoxide and other potential pollutants, the potential health impacts, and ways to reduce the problem at the source.  Impact evaluations over nine years indicate behavior change and actions taken.