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08 Aug 2022    

CEHS student named Chancellor's Scholar

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will recognize one College of Education and Human Sciences student as a Chancellor’s Scholar during the combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony Aug. 13 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Chancellor’s Scholars are students who have maintained 4.0 grade-point averages on all collegiate work at Nebraska and elsewhere.

Laura Elisabeth Jensen from Lincoln is studying secondary English (7-12) and German. Her parents are Todd and Jana Jensen.

Congratulations Laura!



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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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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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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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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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15 Jul 2022    By Leslie Reed - University Communication

Husker program empowers Rapid City youth to stop sexual violence

The Youth Voices in Prevention — Youth VIP — program, developed under the leadership of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln educational psychologist affiliated with the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, serves both Native and non-Indigenous middle and high school students in the Rapid City School District. American Indian persons, particularly the Lakota people, comprise about 20% of Rapid City’s population.

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14 Jul 2022    

RISE Project aims to improve integrated STEM instruction in elementary classrooms

A newly funded Noyce Track 4 research project, Research on Integrated STEM Self-efficacy (RISE) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, along with three other institutions, will explore links between teachers’ self-efficacy in teaching STEM, teacher preparation and development opportunities, teaching effectiveness, and teacher retention in high-needs school districts.

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13 Jul 2022    

2 CEHS faculty receive Layman Awards to boost research

Two faculty in the College of Education and Human Sciences have received awards to support their research in 2022-23 from the Office of Research and Economic Development through its Layman Awards Program.

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