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Julie Honaker, assistant professor, Special Education and Communication Disorders

14 Aug 2015    

Honaker receives Editor's Award for research article

The American Journal of Audiology has selected an article written by Assistant Professor Julie Honaker as the winner of the 2014 Editor’s Award. The article, “Impact of Fear of Falling for Patients and Caregivers: Perceptions Before and After Participation in Vestibular and Balance Rehabilitation Therapy,” was published in the March 2014 edition of the journal. Honaker teaches graduate courses on vestibular and balance disorder assessment and management in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders.



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Elizabeth Niehaus, Educational Administration

13 Aug 2015    

Going global at home or abroad

Educational Administration Assistant Professor Beth Niehaus was quoted in a “Chronicle of Higher Education” article this week about getting a global education experience without traveling abroad.



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Elizabeth Niehaus, Educational Administration

13 Aug 2015    

Going global at home or abroad

Educational Administration Assistant Professor Beth Niehaus was quoted in a “Chronicle of Higher Education” article this week about getting a global education experience without traveling abroad.



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Duane Shell and Ian Newman, Educational Psychology

13 Aug 2015    By Leslie Reed | University Communications

Study: Driver’s ed significantly reduces teen crashes, tickets

A new study that followed more than 150,000 teen drivers over eight years has found that driver's education significantly reduces crashes and traffic violations among new drivers.



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Duane Shell and Ian Newman, Educational Psychology

13 Aug 2015    By Leslie Reed | University Communications

Study: Driver’s ed significantly reduces teen crashes, tickets

A new study that followed more than 150,000 teen drivers over eight years has found that driver's education significantly reduces crashes and traffic violations among new drivers.



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Dr. Julie Honaker

12 Aug 2015    By Sherri Jones

Honaker Wins Award

Julie Honaker’s  article in the American Journal of Audiology, “Impact of Fear of Falling for Patients and Caregivers: Perceptions Before and After Participation in Vestibular and Balance Rehabilitation Therapy,” is the winner of the 2014 Editor’s Award.  An Editor’s Award is  limited to the most impactful works that meet the highest quality standards in research design and presentation.



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10 Aug 2015    

Speech language pathology and audiology programs at UNL are alive and well and growing

A recent article in the Omaha World Herald has raised concerns that the Speech Language Pathology and Audiology programs at UNL may be closing. This could not be farther from the truth! Our programs are alive and well and growing.



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10 Aug 2015    

Speech language pathology and audiology programs at UNL are alive and well and growing

A recent article in the Omaha World Herald has raised concerns that the Speech Language Pathology and Audiology programs at UNL may be closing. This could not be farther from the truth! Our programs are alive and well and growing.



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04 Aug 2015    By Alyssa Amen | CYFS

Visiting Brazilian scholar discusses early childhood development

To mark the start of an emerging partnership between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Brazilian early childhood researchers, the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools (CYFS) hosted an Aug. 11 presentation at the Nebraska Union by Ricardo Paes de Barros, a leading Brazilian economist.

Barros' presentation was titled “The Status of Early Childhood Development in Brazil and its Progress Over the Past Decade: Programs, Outcomes and Legislation,” and was open to faculty and students.



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Elisha Hall Photo

24 Jul 2015    By Melissa Lee | NU Central Administration

Hall earns Presidential Fellowship

Nutrition and Health Sciences doctoral student Elisha Hall has earned a prestigious University of Nebraska Presidential Fellowship for the 2015-16 school year. She is one of just six recipients across the NU system. Presidential Fellowships honor a select group of NU graduate students each year based on high scholastic performance and personal accomplishment. She will receive a stipend provided through the NU Foundation that allows her to pursue her studies full-time.



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