Bridget Sims Lewis (left) and Racine Smith Williams (right) smile at each other while holding copies of their debut children's book "Upside Down is Right Side Up."

26 Jul 2024    By Kaitlin Van Loon, College of Journalism and Mass Communications

College roommates turn co-authors with 'Upside Down is Right Side Up'

A fifteen-minute conversation while taking the shuttle from East to City campus was all it took for Bridget Sims Lewis ('91, '12) and Racine Smith Williams ('89) to become fast friends.

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Bridget Sims Lewis (left) and Racine Smith Williams (right) smile at each other while holding copies of their debut children's book "Upside Down is Right Side Up."

26 Jul 2024    By Kaitlin Van Loon, College of Journalism and Mass Communications

College roommates turn co-authors with 'Upside Down is Right Side Up'

A fifteen-minute conversation while taking the shuttle from East to City campus was all it took for Bridget Sims Lewis ('91, '12) and Racine Smith Williams ('89) to become fast friends.

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24 Jul 2024    By Kelcey Buck

Olympic experience a memory of a lifetime for NHS’s Maruša Jonas

Eight years ago, Maruša Jonas (then Maruša Černjul) was preparing for an unforgettable experience – competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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24 Jul 2024    By Kelcey Buck

Olympic experience a memory of a lifetime for NHS’s Maruša Jonas

Eight years ago, Maruša Jonas (then Maruša Černjul) was preparing for an unforgettable experience – competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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Louise Schindler, head teacher for special education at ESU8 for 48 years, is the recipient of the 2024 Christa McAuliffe Prize for Courage and Excellence in Education

19 Jul 2024    By Kelcey Buck

Longtime special educator Louise Schindler selected for 2024 Christa McAuliffe Prize

Louise Schindler, a teacher who spent 48 years leading the special education program for the Educational Service Unit #8 Learning Center in Clearwater, Nebraska, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Christa McAuliffe Prize for Courage and Excellence in Education.

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William Pipes and nine other Husker students pose for a group photo on a night in Japan

18 Jul 2024    

Experiencing Japan through education abroad creates lasting memories for William Pipes

William Pipes is a sophomore from Odell, Nebraska. He is majoring in nutrition, exercise and health science. In this blog he shares about his experience traveling to Japan at the end of May for the faculty-led Nebraska abroad program, “Nutrition, Exercise, Food & Culture in Japan.”

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William Pipes and nine other Husker students pose for a group photo on a night in Japan

18 Jul 2024    

Experiencing Japan through education abroad creates lasting memories for William Pipes

William Pipes is a sophomore from Odell, Nebraska. He is majoring in nutrition, exercise and health science. In this blog he shares about his experience traveling to Japan at the end of May for the faculty-led Nebraska abroad program, “Nutrition, Exercise, Food & Culture in Japan.”

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Extension educator Natalie Sehi is leading a team of researchers focused on adolescent nutrition insecurity. (Kyleigh Skaggs, CYFS)

17 Jul 2024    By Chuck Green, CYFS

MAP Academy helps researchers see big picture of rural adolescent nutrition insecurity

Nebraska Extension educators are collaborating with MAP Academy personnel to efficiently analyze the nutritional and economic impact of the statewide Monthly Meal Kit program.

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Extension educator Natalie Sehi is leading a team of researchers focused on adolescent nutrition insecurity. (Kyleigh Skaggs, CYFS)

17 Jul 2024    By Chuck Green, CYFS

MAP Academy helps researchers see big picture of rural adolescent nutrition insecurity

Nebraska Extension educators are collaborating with MAP Academy personnel to efficiently analyze the nutritional and economic impact of the statewide Monthly Meal Kit program.

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Charles Healey professional portrait photo

15 Jul 2024    By Kelcey Buck

Charles Healey remembered for impact as teacher, researcher in speech-language pathology

E. Charles Healey, professor emeritus in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is being remembered for his contributions as a teacher, researcher, colleague and friend. Healey died June 26, 2024, at his home in Florida at the age of 75.

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