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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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05 Feb 2015 By Deann Gayman | University Communications

Study shows resources shape outcomes of Native kids of teen moms

An adage says that children follow in their parents’ footsteps. So are children destined to repeat their parents’ mistakes?

That depends, according to a new study by UNL researcher Rochelle Dalla that delves into how a generation of Navajo teens have fared while growing up as children of teenaged mothers.

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21 Jan 2015

Susan Goodrich Retires After 30 Years

Susan Goodrich, lecturer in the Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies, will be retiring effective January 31st, 2015.

Susan has over three decades of professional experiences in public and private school classroom teaching, staff development, and consultation. She has taught and supervised elementary education students in TLTE, was a Student Service Center academic advisor. She has been with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln since 1996.

A retirement celebration will be held on Friday, January 23rd from 3-4 PM in 144 Mabel Lee Hall.

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Photo courtesy of india.com and the Daily News Analysis.

09 Jan 2015

Bischoff and Xia speak at international conference

Yan Ruth Xia, associate professor in Child, Youth and Family Studies, was featured Jan. 7, 2015 in a question-answer article in india.com’s Daily News Analysis. The article by Preksha Malu discussed the changing structure of the family and the importance of family on the development of children.

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08 Jan 2015

CEHS online graduate education program ranked #5

In its annual ranking of online graduate education programs, the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is ranked fifth nationally by U.S. News and World Report. The ranking is up six spots from last year and applies to master’s in education degree programs.

U.S. News and World Report bases the rankings on several factors such as accreditation, admissions selectivity and academic and career support services. The number five ranking places UNL behind only Penn State (fourth) in the rankings among Big Ten institutions.

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09 Dec 2014

Paul Springer Receives NAMFT Award

Dr. Paul Springer, Associate Professor in the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, has been recognized as the Nebraska Association for Marriage and Family Therapy’s Marriage and Family Therapist of the Year. The award recognizes Dr. Springer's contributions to the field of Marriage and Family Therapy in Nebraska.

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25 Nov 2014

CYAF Emeriti Professor Wins Jan Trost Award

Dr. John DeFrain, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, was awarded the Jan Trost Award for 2014.

The award recognizes outstanding contributions in International Family Studies and is given in honor of Jan Trost (Uppsala University, Sweden), one of the founding members of the International Section and a past Section chair. The award honors an individual for his/her lifetime achievement in research, teaching, and service to international families.

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14 Nov 2014 By Keith McGuffey

Diane Carson Wins Silver Pen

Diane Carson, Office Assistant in the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, was recently awarded the Floyd S. Oldt Silver Pen Award by the University of Nebraska Office Professionals Association (UNOPA) at the organization’s 44rd Annual UNOPA Boss's Luncheon on November 11th.

The Floyd S. Oldt Silver Pen Award honors university staff members who have demonstrated superior performance and have made a significant contribution to the university community as an employee.

Her nominators had nothing but positive things to say about Diane's work.

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04 Nov 2014 By Keith McGuffey

ECNU Students Visit UNL

Students from East China Normal University in Shanghai visited UNL for three weeks. The trip was part of an exchange program between ECNU and UNL.

The students went on tours of schools in Nebraska, including Educare Winnebago, to learn about early childhood development. Highlights of the trip included the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, a rodeo in downtown Lincoln, and shopping at the Nebraska Crossing outlet malls in Gretna.

For more information and photos of the ECNU students' adventures, visit http://cehs.unl.edu/cyaf/ecnu-visit/

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03 Nov 2014

Nov. 11 Kelley Symposium Addresses Opportunity Gap

A nationally recognized authority on early childhood literacy education, Elfreida "Freddy" Hiebert, will keynote the 2014 Helen Kelley Symposium for Excellence in Education, from 3-5 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln East Campus Union, Great Plains Room. Hiebert will speak about how early childhood educators can design early reading literacy programs to help overcome the influences of poverty in the acquisition of literacy skills. The event is sponsored by the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies in the College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS).

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