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Ron Nelson

15 Jun 2016    By Kelcey Buck

Nelson named Roos Family Professor of Special Education

J. Ron Nelson has been named the Larry and Sharon Roos Family Professor of Special Education.

During his 25-year career in special education, Nelson has focused on designing interventions to help children experiencing learning difficulties. He has published 130 peer-reviewed articles, 20 book chapters and 10 books.



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07 Jun 2016    By Michael James

The Robert Hillestad Gallery Gets Major Makeover

The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery closed its doors at the end of April for a month-long renovation that saw the removal of all of the carpet-like fabric wall covering and its replacement with sheetrock, and the painting of the entire gallery. In addition, the gallery’s staging room was likewise renovated, with the removal of wall-mounted cupboards and a corresponding kitchen sink and counter ensemble that had long been inadequate to the storage and usage needs of that back-of-house area.



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07 Jun 2016    By Michael James

The Robert Hillestad Gallery Gets Major Makeover

The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery closed its doors at the end of April for a month-long renovation that saw the removal of all of the carpet-like fabric wall covering and its replacement with sheetrock, and the painting of the entire gallery. In addition, the gallery’s staging room was likewise renovated, with the removal of wall-mounted cupboards and a corresponding kitchen sink and counter ensemble that had long been inadequate to the storage and usage needs of that back-of-house area.



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Aphasia Awareness Walk

26 May 2016    By Kelcey Buck

Second Annual Aphasia Awareness Walk set for June 4

Speech-language pathology students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders will host the Second Annual Aphasia Awareness Walk at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 4, on UNL’s East Campus.



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24 May 2016    

Registration open for early childhood bullying prevention conference

Registration is open for the June 13 Bullying Prevention Conference: Identifying and Intervening in Early Childhood at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Innovation Campus. The conference is free and open to the public, but space is limited.

Featured speakers include Cynthia Germanotta, co-founder of the Born This Way Foundation; Dan Olweus, international scholar in the field of bullying prevention research; and Marjorie Kostelnik, dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences.



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24 May 2016    

Registration open for early childhood bullying prevention conference

Registration is open for the June 13 Bullying Prevention Conference: Identifying and Intervening in Early Childhood at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Innovation Campus. The conference is free and open to the public, but space is limited.

Featured speakers include Cynthia Germanotta, co-founder of the Born This Way Foundation; Dan Olweus, international scholar in the field of bullying prevention research; and Marjorie Kostelnik, dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences.



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Alicia Shoemaker

23 May 2016    By Brad Stauffer

Waverly teacher selected as 2016 Battey Award recipient

Alicia Shoemaker will receive the 2016 Frieda Battey Distinguished Educator Award at a luncheon May 27, 2016 in the East Campus Union at UNL. The award recognizes “excellence in teaching” and comes with a cash award for both the teacher and school.

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An infant uses the NTrainer System, a therapy device developed by UNL's Steven Barlow.

23 May 2016    By Kelcey Buck

Barlow earns $2.8 million grant for study to improve lives of extremely preterm infants

A grant of nearly $2.8 million awarded to University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor Steven Barlow will be used to study the link between the brain’s molecular pathways and the development of oral feeding skills in extremely preterm infants.

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An infant uses the NTrainer System, a therapy device developed by UNL's Steven Barlow.

23 May 2016    By Kelcey Buck

Barlow earns $2.8 million grant for study to improve lives of extremely preterm infants

A grant of nearly $2.8 million awarded to University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor Steven Barlow will be used to study the link between the brain’s molecular pathways and the development of oral feeding skills in extremely preterm infants.

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20 May 2016    

MAst cohorts gather for PD workshop

Nebraska teachers who have graduated from the Master of Arts with an emphasis in science teaching (MAst) program in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education gathered for a reunion of sorts last weekend in Henzlik Hall. They spent Saturday, May 14 in a professional development day to address their teaching needs.



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