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24 Sep 2021    

Merten to participate in Big Ten leadership program

Michael Merten, professor and Chair of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies will participate in the Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officers Program this year.

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22 Sep 2021    By Patricia Saldana-Neumann, OLLI at UNL

OLLI fall symposium to focus on future of democracy

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will hold its 2021 fall symposium, “The Fragile Future of Democracy,” from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Nebraska East Union.

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22 Sep 2021    By Amy Barry - Nebraska Educator

Boswell wins award for exemplary student work

Eileen Boswell, a doctoral candidate from the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education has been selected as the winner of the Award for Exemplary Student Work presented by The Nebraska Educator and the College of Education and Human Sciences.

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20 Sep 2021    

4 CEHS faculty named fellows for student success

The Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor has announced its fourth cohort of Faculty Fellows for Student Success. Four faculty from the College of Education and Human Sciences are included in this cohort.

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17 Sep 2021    

3 CEHS students named 2021 homecoming royalty finalists

Three senior students in the College of Education and Human Sciences have been selected as University of Nebraska–Lincoln homecoming royalty finalists.

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17 Sep 2021    By Chuck Green, CYFS

Research digesting why children, vegetables don’t always mix

Researchers are working to better understand family child care home providers’ preparation and serving of vegetables, and their influence on children’s vegetable consumption.

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03 Sep 2021    By Chuck Green, CYFS

Research: Family adversity lowers children’s social-emotional skills

A recent Nebraska research project highlights strong links between family adversity, lower social-emotional skills among preschool children.

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02 Sep 2021    By Kelcey Buck

Barkley Clinic offers specialized in-person, teletherapy services for individuals with Parkinson’s

Parkinson’s Disease is the fastest growing brain disease in the world, and nine out of 10 people with Parkinson’s are at risk of developing a weak voice that can lead to serious speech and swallowing issues. The Barkley Speech Language and Hearing Clinic aims to prevent that from happening with its specialized program that combines education, individual speech therapy and group speech therapy.

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31 Aug 2021    

CEHS Message of Support

Events of the past few weeks continue to bring to light the ongoing impact of unresolved crises our campus has been dealing with for some time.

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17 Aug 2021    By Chuck Green, CYFS

Mindfulness training available to Brazilian educators through CHIME

A Nebraska researcher is collaborating internationally to adapt compassion- and mindfulness-based programs developed in the U.S. to support caregivers, young children and college students in Recife, Brazil.

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