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16 May 2023

Nine CEHS students named Chancellor’s Scholars

Nine students from the College of Education and Human Sciences will be recognized as Chancellor’s Scholars during the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s undergraduate commencement ceremony May 20 at Memorial Stadium.

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20 Apr 2023

Neuroplastic and behavioral effects of skill- and strength-based swallowing rehabilitation

Ross Westemeyer has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation titled “Neuroplastic and behavioral effects of skill- and strength-based swallowing rehabilitation,” as part of the Human Sciences Doctor of Philosophy program.

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13 Apr 2023 By Kelcey Buck

Krishnamurthy selected for CAPCSD Ph.D. scholarship

Rahul Krishnamurthy, a human sciences Ph.D. student in SECD, was selected to receive a Ph.D. scholarship from the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD).

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10 Apr 2023

CEHS students inducted as Innocents Society, Mortar Board members for 2023-24

Four students from the College of Education and Human Sciences have been inducted into the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Innocents Society and the Black Masque chapter of Mortar Board for 2023 - 24.

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03 Apr 2023 By Kelcey Buck

Paul Pechous elected ASUN president, student regent

For the first time in at least a decade, a student from the College of Education and Human Sciences will serve as the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska (ASUN) president after Paul Pechous was elected to the position in early March.

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30 Mar 2023 By Kelcey Buck

Angela Huebert recognized with Women of Courage, Character and Commitment Award

Angela Huebert, a first-year student in the Au.D. program, was one of five students and 26 total honorees recognized with a 2023 Women of Courage, Character and Commitment Award by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Women’s Center.

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27 Mar 2023 By Kelcey Buck

SECD student Nickie King named National NSSLHA scholarship recipient

Nickie King, a junior communication sciences and disorders major from Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, was one of six juniors from nearly 350 colleges and universities across the country selected to receive a National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) undergraduate scholarship for 2023-24.

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07 Mar 2023 By Kelcey Buck

SECD master’s student receives grant for ability awareness curriculum

Monique Fenner, a student in the orientation and mobility master’s program, was recently awarded a grant to help students without visual impairments better understand and accept their peers with visual impairments.

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02 Mar 2023

SECD faculty, students among presenters at Council for Exceptional Children Convention

Three Ph.D. students and one faculty member from SECD are among those making presentations at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Convention & Expo March 1-4 in Louisville, Kentucky.

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28 Feb 2023 By Kelcey Buck

Two SECD audiology students selected to receive competitive travel awards

Molly Pangestu and Priya Premkumar, audiology students in SECD, were among the recipients of this year’s competitive travel awards to present their research at the American Auditory Society (AAS) Conference March 2-4 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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