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22 Sep 2022

Ribbon cutting for Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall is Sept. 29

The College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS) will celebrate the completion of Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall with a ribbon-cutting on Sept. 29.

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26 Aug 2022

Visit the newly refreshed Couple and Family Clinic on Sept. 9

Faculty, staff and students will have the opportunity to visit the newly refreshed Couple and Family Clinic during an open house Sept. 9 from 2 – 5 p.m.

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23 Aug 2022 By Chuck Green, CYFS

NAECR selects 2022-23 Policy Fellows

Six faculty members have been selected to serve as 2022-23 NAECR Policy Fellows.

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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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06 Apr 2022

Virtual study abroad course exposes students to Brazilian culture

CYAF 442a/882a Exploration of Race, Culture, Families Communities and Schools in Vibrant Brazil will be offered during the second summer five-week session in 2022

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04 Apr 2022

Marielena Moreno honored with Student Luminary award

Marielena Moreno, a junior child, youth and family studies and sociology major from Lincoln, was honored as a Student Luminary during an April 1 reception.

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30 Mar 2022

UNL Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies wins system-wide teaching award

University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter has announced that the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is the recipient of the 2022 University-wide Departmental Teaching Award.

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17 Mar 2022

Christine Corr Kiewra receives 2022 Swanson Award for Teaching Excellence

The College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has named Christine Corr Kiewra, assistant professor of practice in the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, the recipient of the 2022 Donald R. and Mary Lee Swanson Award for Teaching Excellence.

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03 Mar 2022

CYAF Alum Serves Refugees in Lincoln

Pimpicha (Pim) Tubsuwan graduated in December 2020 with her master’s degree in Child, Youth and Family Studies with a specialization in Human and Family Services Administration. Now, she serves as Refugee Resettlement Director at Catholic Social Services in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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