CEHS Connections - Archive

27 Apr 2016    

Combating poverty starts with awareness

Victory in America’s war on poverty continues to be elusive. The ongoing battle is waged on many fronts across the country, but the impact on children is especially concerning. The statistics are painfully clear that children who grow up in poverty often struggle to find success in school, and as a result, are economically challenged in their adult lives. It’s a pattern that is tough to break.

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27 Apr 2016    

The secret to happiness

The secret to happiness. It’s something we’d all like to discover. If there was a top ten list for secrets to happiness, it might include money, power, family, faith or attitude. Instead, a new undergraduate class in the Department of Educational Psychology is using the approach of positive psychology to equip students with a set of tools that can help them discover a path to personal well-being and happiness.

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27 Apr 2016    

Eating our way to health

Janos Zempleni says there’s no magic bullet to solve the obesity epidemic in America. But research he leads as director of the Nebraska Center for Prevention of Obesity Diseases through Dietary Molecules (NPOD), may make a serious dent in a problem that costs billions of dollars a year in related healthcare costs.

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27 Apr 2016    

Partnering to integrate technology and teaching

Preparing the next generation of teachers to effectively use technology in the classroom is the driving force behind Tech EDGE. But it’s not the only objective. The initiative of the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education is stretching across Nebraska and making an impact as far away as China.

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