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18 Dec 2019    By Tiffany Lee | Research and Economic Development

Boosting children’s nutrition during the holidays

‘Tis the season for cookies, candy and sweets–but it’s also possible for families to celebrate the holidays healthfully by incorporating fruits and vegetables.

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Individuals from the Academy for Child and Family Well Being, and KVC Nebraska discuss their collaboration for the Fostering Educational Success project during a planning meeting.

09 Dec 2019    By Kelcey Buck

Nebraska researchers earn $3.99M grant to improve school engagement for students transitioning from foster care

Researchers at the Academy for Child and Family Well Being are using a nearly $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to develop an intervention aimed at improving educational success for middle and high school students leaving foster care for permanent home placements.

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Individuals from the Academy for Child and Family Well Being, and KVC Nebraska discuss their collaboration for the Fostering Educational Success project during a planning meeting.

09 Dec 2019    By Kelcey Buck

Nebraska researchers earn $3.99M grant to improve school engagement for students transitioning from foster care

Researchers at the Academy for Child and Family Well Being are using a nearly $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to develop an intervention aimed at improving educational success for middle and high school students leaving foster care for permanent home placements.

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From left, student worker Randa Ismail adjusts a functional near-infrared spectroscopy cap on Grace Oh.

04 Dec 2019    By Chuck Green, CYFS

Brain imaging helps bring cochlear implantation success into focus

Assistant professor Yingying Wang is collaborating with the University of Nebraska Medical Center on a three-year study designed to identify factors to determine the best candidates for successful cochlear implant procedures, and to explore relationships between the brain and speech perception outcomes — the process by which language is heard, interpreted and understood.

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Kevin Pitt headshot

27 Nov 2019    By Kelcey Buck

Kevin Pitt eager to translate communication technology from research lab to clinical practice

Kevin Pitt joined the speech-language pathology faculty in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders excited to help move communication technology from research to clinical use, and his path to Lincoln, Nebraska, began in his hometown of Lincoln, England.

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26 Nov 2019    

TMFD Professor and Chair Michael James to Retire

A retirement reception for Michael James, chair of the Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design, will take place from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Dec. 16 in the department office, located on the second floor of the Human Sciences (formerly Home Economics) Building on East Campus. The reception is free and open to the public. Informal remarks are scheduled for 3:15 p.m.



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26 Nov 2019    

TMFD Professor and Chair Michael James to Retire

A retirement reception for Michael James, chair of the Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design, will take place from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Dec. 16 in the department office, located on the second floor of the Human Sciences (formerly Home Economics) Building on East Campus. The reception is free and open to the public. Informal remarks are scheduled for 3:15 p.m.



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25 Nov 2019    

Samuelson honored with CEHS Staff Star Award

Rosanne Samuelson, administrative support associate in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, has been named the recipient of the Oct. 2019 Staff Star Award by the CEHS Staff Council.

Samuelson, a longtime TMFD staff member, coordinates logistical aspects of projects so that they are efficiently and effectively realized.

“Rosanne is consistently forward-thinking and alert to department needs as they develop,” said her nominator. “She outlines a plan, assigns task if appropriate, and follows through to completion.”



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25 Nov 2019    

Samuelson honored with CEHS Staff Star Award

Rosanne Samuelson, administrative support associate in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, has been named the recipient of the Oct. 2019 Staff Star Award by the CEHS Staff Council.

Samuelson, a longtime TMFD staff member, coordinates logistical aspects of projects so that they are efficiently and effectively realized.

“Rosanne is consistently forward-thinking and alert to department needs as they develop,” said her nominator. “She outlines a plan, assigns task if appropriate, and follows through to completion.”



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Raysa and Nathassia

22 Nov 2019    

Brazilian Students visit CYAF for research opportunities.

Child, Youth and Family Studies recently had the pleasure of hosting Raysa and Nathássia, two Brazilian undergraduate students from Cesuca, a college located in the Southern part of Brazil. The trip is part of a research opportunity, resulting from a long-standing research relationship between Cescua's Dr. Bruna Seibel and UNL's Dr. Cody Hollist and Dr. Paul Springer. They are part of a research study focused on understanding the protective and risk factors of a socially vulnerable community in Brazil through the use of CBPR (Community-Based Participatory Research).



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