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10 Mar 2015    By Brad Stauffer

CEHS graduate education program jumps to 40th

The graduate education program in the College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln jumped eight spots to number 40 in national rankings released March 10, 2015 by U.S. News & World Report. Nebraska moved past Big Ten counterparts Rutgers and Iowa in this year’s rankings.

CEHS Dean Marjorie Kostelnik said the climb in this year’s rankings reflects the college’s success in preparing students to make a difference in the lives of individuals, families, schools and communities.



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LeeAnn Vaughan 2014 McAuliffe Winner

06 Mar 2015    By Gregg Wright, emeritus professor, Center on Children, Families and the Law

Omaha teacher recipient of CEHS McAuliffe Award

Christa McAuliffe was a social studies teacher. So you don’t have to teach rocketry or launch a high school Air and Space Academy to win the Christa McAuliffe Prize. But that’s just how LeeAnn Vaughan has done it, with courage and excellence.



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04 Mar 2015    

The Lost Art of Dress Public Lecture

On Monday April 20, 2015 the Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design (TMFD) will host a free public lecture and book signing by Linda Przybyszewski, author of The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish, at 5:00 p.m. in the auditorium in Nebraska Union on UNL’s city campus. Dr.



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04 Mar 2015    

James honored as 'Master of the Medium'

Michael James, department chair and Ardis James Professor of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has been selected by the James Renwick Alliance (JRA) as one of five craft artists in the country to receive its annual Masters of the Medium Award. James is widely recognized as one of the founding leaders of the non-traditional or “art quilt” movement launched in the 1970s.



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04 Mar 2015    By Scott Schrage | University Communications

Team customizes nanoparticles to better transport therapeutic drugs

A UNL team has unveiled an extremely compact yet fully loaded vehicle that can brave conditions and navigate terrain its predecessors could not.

It features a protein frame with a citric acid finish. It’s the size of a typical bug -- viral, not Volkswagen. And it might just help fight cancer.



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Beth Doll

25 Feb 2015    

Doll earns national school psychology award

Beth Doll, associate dean in the College of Education and Human Sciences, received the 2015 Outstanding Contributions to Training Award Feb. 17 at the annual conference of the Trainers of School Psychologists (TSP) in Orlando, Florida. The award is presented to school psychologists who throughout their careers have demonstrated exceptional contributions to training issues that merit special recognition.



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Jenelle Reeves

24 Feb 2015    By Brad Stauffer

TLTE's Reeves named 2015 Swanson Award recipient

Jenelle Reeves was once reluctant to pursue a career in teaching, but now she’s being recognized for her excellence in that very discipline. The College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) has selected Reeves, associate professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, as the 2015 recipient of the Donald R. & Mary Lee Swanson Award for Teaching Excellence. She will be recognized at the All University Honors Convocation April 12 and at a college luncheon May 1.



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19 Feb 2015    By Brad Stauffer

Ian Hancock to speak on Romani discrimination, history

One of the world’s foremost scholars on Romani history and human rights issues is visiting the University of Nebraska-Lincoln March 16 to present a public lecture entitled “Gypsies vs. Roma: The Price of Identity.” Ian Hancock, professor of English, linguistics and Asian studies at the University of Texas-Austin, will present from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Colonial Room of the Nebraska Union on City Campus. Students, researchers and anyone interested in human rights/social justice issues are encouraged to attend.



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16 Feb 2015    

Niemeyer seminar explores home hazards and human relationships

The interaction between humans and their built environment can create health hazards that are not always visible yet have serious ramifications. The Charles and Shirley Niemeyer Healthy Housing Seminar, 1-3 p.m., March 5 at the East Campus Union Great Plains Room, will explore this health connection between housing and families.



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