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03 Aug 2022    

Holly Hatton-Bowers receives Emerging Leadership Award

Holly Hatton-Bowers, assistant professor and early chilhood extension specialist in the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, was selected as a recipient of ZERO TO THREE’s Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Emerging Leadership Award in Research.

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7 individuals stand in a straight line displaying certificantes from UpStarts.

26 Jul 2022    

UpStarts extension program aims to support entrepreneurship and social connectedness among youth in rural communities

Through UpStarts: From Classroom to Boardroom high school students to work in teams to generate solutions for real issues that local business owners, organizations, and communities are facing.

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7 individuals stand in a straight line displaying certificantes from UpStarts.

26 Jul 2022    

UpStarts extension program aims to support entrepreneurship and social connectedness among youth in rural communities

Through UpStarts: From Classroom to Boardroom high school students to work in teams to generate solutions for real issues that local business owners, organizations, and communities are facing.

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7 individuals stand in a straight line displaying certificantes from UpStarts.

26 Jul 2022    

UpStarts extension program aims to support entrepreneurship and social connectedness among youth in rural communities

Through UpStarts: From Classroom to Boardroom high school students to work in teams to generate solutions for real issues that local business owners, organizations, and communities are facing.

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26 Jul 2022    By Haley Apel

Fremont teacher earns 2022 Christa McAuliffe Prize

Mary Trehearn, an English teacher at Fremont High School in Fremont, Neb., is the recipient of the 2022 Christa McAuliffe Prize for Courage and Excellence in Education.

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26 Jul 2022    By Chuck Green, CYFS

Multi-institutional study explores how students approach course work once class ends

Nebraska researchers are leading a collaborative, multi-institutional project to explore undergraduate students’ strategies for completing out-of-class assignments — and what barriers they encounter.

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EDAD Fellowship recipients 22-23

25 Jul 2022    By Lauren Christopher

EDAD Awards Fellowships to Twenty-three Students

The Department of Educational Administration is proud to announce our fellowship recipients for the 2022-2023 academic year. Below is the full list of recipients. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, this year the department was able to award fellowships to 23 students.

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20 Jul 2022    By Kelcey Buck

Stan Vasa remembered as outstanding mentor, advocate and friend

Stan Vasa, professor emeritus in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, is remembered for his mentorship of faculty and students alike during a storied career in special education. Vasa died July 17, 2022.

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Stan Vasa headshot

20 Jul 2022    By Kelcey Buck

Stan Vasa remembered as outstanding mentor, advocate and friend

Stan Vasa, professor emeritus in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, is remembered for his mentorship of faculty and students alike during a storied career in special education. Vasa died July 17, 2022.

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A large group of youth stand outdoors. One is passing out colorful flags to the group.

19 Jul 2022    By Chuck Green, CYFS

Misperceptions may increase problem drinking, dating violence among LGBTQ+ youth

Katie Edwards, associate professor, CYFS and educational psychology, and director of the Interpersonal Violence Research Laboratory, is working with Heather Littleton, associate professor and director of research operations at the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience at the University of Colorado–Colorado Springs, to develop an online initiative for LGBTQ+ youth ages 15 to 18 to prevent dating violence and alcohol use through positive identity development and important life skills.

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