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Ciara Ousley sits at a table smiling while pointing to an AAC tablet

Exploring communication among autistic children, siblings

August 14, 2025

From left, Malone Maternal Wellness’ Jillian Boldt and Jordan Hardesty, and Nebraska researchers Patty Kuo and Alex Mason, check out the Malone Milk Mobile. (Kyleigh Skaggs, CYFS)

Researchers aim to evaluate, streamline breastmilk sharing program

August 5, 2025

Sharon Cherono navigates around landscaping in downtown Lincoln using her long cane during an orientation and mobility course in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders. Kerry Trent (left) and Bob Lee walk behind Cherono.

Immersive courses teach students how to instruct blind, visually impaired in cane skills

July 29, 2025

Jared Noetzel stands outside a building smiling with his arms crossed

Project searches for solutions to bullying in U.S., South Korea

July 8, 2025

OLLI open house

OLLI at UNL to host events in Omaha and Lincoln for adults 50+

July 8, 2025

The research team includes, front row from left: Sanya Tuncan-Minden, Kerry Miller, Laura Fritz, and Alexis Chavez. Back row, from left: Janella Kang, Amanda Prokasky, Lorey Wheeler, and Charlie Lewis.

Researchers address early childhood needs of Nebraska’s immigrant, refugee families

June 24, 2025

Kadeja Alkanass, a first-year graduate student in the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, smiles while listening to seven-year-old Stella Buhrman talk excitedly about her favorite birds in the department's Couple and Family Clinic on East Campus. Jamie Buhrman, Stella's mother, is also a first-year student in the program. Both Alkanass and Buhrman provide therapy in the clinic.

Couple and Family Clinic broadens reach of mental health services

June 19, 2025

HyeonJin Yoon sits for a photo in Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall with a large mural in the background

Researchers examine parents’ well-being, communication in families with autistic children

June 16, 2025

three children run on a track

Study explores factors influencing youth sports participation

June 10, 2025

Kelly Whitney and Dusty Stevens prepare baking sheets of whitefish fillets coated with a blackened seasoning for a cooking class in Leverton Hall on June 4 during the Child Nutrition Training Academy. Whitney cooks for Lawrence-Nelson Public Schools and Stevens is the food service director for Superior Public Schools. To the right, Elaine Rouse, kitchen manager for St. Margaret Mary School in Omaha, returns spatulas to a drawer.

Training academy brings more nutritious meals to Nebraska's students

June 6, 2025

Holly Hatton, associate professor of child, youth and family studies, shares information on the research behind social emotional well-being for teachers and young children during her January 2025 trip to Ghana.

CHIME expands its reach to Ghana

May 19, 2025

Karla Andazola portrait photo centered over background image with red overlay

May 2025 Commencement: Karla Andazola

May 9, 2025