News

02 Jul 2012    

Yang and Reddy awarded project funding from Nebraska Corn Board

Yiqi Yang and to Narendra Reddy, both from Textiles, Merchandizing and Fashion Design, have been awarded $51,000 for their research project, Fabrication of Zein Nanospheres for Potential Therapeutic Drug Delivery Applications. Funding comes from the Nebraska Corn Board

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02 Jul 2012    

Trout awarded $3.5 from IES for "On the Way Home" project

Alex Trout, Associate Research Professor in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders Center for Child and Family Well Being, was recently awarded $3.5 million from the Institute for Education Sciences for her project, "On the Way Home: Promoting Transition Outcomes in Youth with EBD or LD – An Efficacy and Replication Study."

This research project will continue to examine aftercare, which is a link in the continuum of services for youth served in the child welfare system and in out-of-home care. 

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02 Jul 2012    

Swearer and colleagues report link betwen behavior issues, disabilities and bullying

Students receiving special-education services for behavioral disorders and those with more obvious disabilities are more likely to be bullied than their general-education counterparts — and are also more likely to bully other students, a new study shows.

The findings, published in the Journal of School Psychology, highlight the complexity of bullying's nature and the challenges in addressing the problem, said lead author Susan Swearer, professor of school psychology at UNL.

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02 Jul 2012    

Nell Inselman latest recipient of Staff Star Award

Nell Inselman, Travel Specialist for the CEHS Business Center, was selected as the June recipient of the CEHS Staff Star Award.

Inselman was praised by her nominators:
 
“Nell has been taking care of travel arrangements, reimbursements, and related details with grace, efficiency and minimum hassle to faculty and students traveling. The work is done on time (lightening speed in fact) with precision and the knowledge that comes with it. She helps us be better and be able to focus on the important things!”

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