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24 Oct 2022    By Kelcey Buck

Weissling selected for NSLHA Recognition of Service Award

Kristy Weissling, a professor of practice in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, was selected as the recipient of the Recognition of Service Award from the Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSLHA).

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21 Oct 2022    

Ciara Ousley selected for ORED Research Development Fellows Program

Ciara Ousley, assistant professor in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, has been selected to participate in the 15th cohort of the Office of Research and Economic Development’s Research Development Fellows Program.

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20 Oct 2022    

Yiqi Yang honored for outstanding achievement in textile science

Yiqi Yang, Charles Bessey Professor in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, is the recipient of the 2021 Olney Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Textile Science from the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC).

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19 Oct 2022    By Chuck Green, CYFS

National study addresses sexual assault among sexual minority men

Nebraska researchers are leading a five-year multi-institutional project to better understand sexual assault experiences of U.S. sexual minority men, and to inform prevention and response efforts.

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18 Oct 2022    

Cindy DeRyke honored with CEHS Staff Star Award

Cindy DeRyke, graduate secretary in the Department of Educational Administration, has been named the recipient of the latest Staff Star Award by the College of Education and Human Sciences Staff Council.

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11 Oct 2022    

Students connect with leaders in socially and environmentally responsible apparel industry

The Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln hosted their annual Professional Advisory Council on Sept. 22.

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06 Oct 2022    

Elvira Abrica takes on new diversity, inclusion role

On Aug. 1, Elvira Abrica was named an inaugural Office of Diversity and Inclusion Research Fellow for the 2022-23 academic year. Abrica is an associate professor of higher education and Ph.D. program coordinator in the Department of Educational Administration in the College of Education and Human Sciences.

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04 Oct 2022    

Free speech expert Jon Friedman to speak on campus Oct. 13

Jon Friedman, director of free expression and education programs at PEN America will speak at the University of Nebraska¬–Lincoln on Oct. 13.

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The Barkley Memorial Center is home to the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders on UNL's East Campus.

30 Sep 2022    By Kelcey Buck

UNL offering interdisciplinary training program for graduate students in speech-language pathology, audiology and deaf education

The Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders (SECD) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is currently recruiting students for the first cohort of a new interprofessional training program, the Mid-Plains Professional Upgrade Partnership – Interdisciplinary Training in Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Deaf Education (MPUP-SPADE).

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30 Sep 2022    By Haley Apel

Nebraska U Celebrates Opening of Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall

Making learning visible is the theme of Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall, the new home for the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Hundreds of faculty, staff, students and university stakeholders had their first look at the state-of-the art building during a ribbon-cutting celebration Sept. 29.

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