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09 Oct 2015    By Brad Stauffer

NSF Noyce grant to fund UNL scholarships for future science teachers

A three-year, $799,890 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant awarded to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) will be used to help meet the growing need for high school and middle school science teachers. The Phase II Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship grant will provide scholarships for qualifying graduate students to participate in UNL’s Master of Arts with emphasis in science teaching (MAst) program. The 14-month program prepares students to teach middle and high school science.



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09 Oct 2015    By Dipra Jha

Jha & Young present workshop for faculty in Oman

Dipra Jha, assistant professor of practice in Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management, and Linda Young, associate professor of practice in Nutrition and Health Sciences, recently traveled to Oman to deliver a workshop on instructional best practices at Oman Tourism College.

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09 Oct 2015    By Dipra Jha

Jha & Young present workshop for faculty in Oman

Dipra Jha, assistant professor of practice in Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management, and Linda Young, associate professor of practice in Nutrition and Health Sciences, recently traveled to Oman to deliver a workshop on instructional best practices at Oman Tourism College.

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09 Oct 2015    By Dipra Jha

Jha & Young present workshop for faculty in Oman

Dipra Jha, assistant professor of practice in Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management, and Linda Young, associate professor of practice in Nutrition and Health Sciences, recently traveled to Oman to deliver a workshop on instructional best practices at Oman Tourism College.

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09 Oct 2015    

SECD faculty & staff recognized

Faculty and staff from the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders have recently been recognized for a variety of professional successes.

Steven Barlow, Corwin Moore Professor, was appointed as associate director of the center for Brain, Biology and Behavior. He will lead interdisciplinary research efforts in neurotherapeutics. He will also receive American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Honors at its November convention—the highest award given by ASHA for significant contributions to the field.



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09 Oct 2015    

SECD faculty & staff recognized

Faculty and staff from the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders have recently been recognized for a variety of professional successes.

Steven Barlow, Corwin Moore Professor, was appointed as associate director of the center for Brain, Biology and Behavior. He will lead interdisciplinary research efforts in neurotherapeutics. He will also receive American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Honors at its November convention—the highest award given by ASHA for significant contributions to the field.



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09 Oct 2015    By Leslie Reed | University Communications

Swearer leads development of new anti-bullying program

Susan Swearer, professor in Educational Psychology, has been instrumental in expanding a successful high school bullying prevention program to middle schools. The HEAR middle school program was announced Oct. 8.

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09 Oct 2015    By Leslie Reed | University Communications

Swearer leads development of new anti-bullying program

Susan Swearer, professor in Educational Psychology, has been instrumental in expanding a successful high school bullying prevention program to middle schools. The HEAR middle school program was announced Oct. 8.

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Celebration of Youth Poster

06 Oct 2015    

Celebration of Youth XXII: Work by 4-H Youth

Nebraska youth, 10-19 years of age, will have their work showcased in the 22nd annual Celebration of Youth: Work by 4-H Youth, Oct. 12-Nov. 14 in the Robert Hillestad Gallery located in the Human Sciences Building on East Campus at UNL.

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Celebration of Youth Poster

06 Oct 2015    

Celebration of Youth XXII: Work by 4-H Youth

Nebraska youth, 10-19 years of age, will have their work showcased in the 22nd annual Celebration of Youth: Work by 4-H Youth, Oct. 12-Nov. 14 in the Robert Hillestad Gallery located in the Human Sciences Building on East Campus at UNL.

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