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Julia Rossigno sits on a bench overlooking a vast green landscape.

30 Aug 2023

Rossigno reflects on her memorable study abroad experience in Brazil

Meet Julia Rossigno, a senior inclusive early childhood education major from Erie, Colorado. Julia recently returned from a study abroad experience in Brazil, where she studied race, culture, families and communities. Read on to learn about her takeaways from the experience, and her advice to students who are interested in studying abroad.

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25 May 2023

CEHS graduates earn Honors Program awards

Six graduating seniors from the College of Education and Human Sciences earned awards from the University Honors Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The students were selected from among the more than 300 Honors graduates during the 2022-23 academic year.

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students share their posters during Research Days

24 May 2023

Three CEHS students among Research Days winners

Two graduate students and one undergraduate in the College of Education and Human Sciences were among the Huskers awarded prizes for their participation in the 2023 Student Research Days Poster Sessions and Creative Exhibitions March 28-29.

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Two students walk near the Meier Commons on UNL's City Campus.

18 May 2023

23 CEHS students graduate from University Honors Program

Twenty-three students from the College of Education and Human Sciences are among the 264 graduating seniors who have completed the requirements of the University Honors Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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purple flowers bloom on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus

16 May 2023

Nine CEHS students named Chancellor’s Scholars

Nine students from the College of Education and Human Sciences will be recognized as Chancellor’s Scholars during the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s undergraduate commencement ceremony May 20 at Memorial Stadium.

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Headshots of Ma'Kiya Carter and Ritu Jadwani on a red background.

05 May 2023

2 CEHS students honored with Student Luminary Awards

Two students in the College of Education and Human Sciences were among the 12 University of Nebraska–Lincoln students awarded Student Luminary Awards to recognize their exceptional leadership and commitment to improving the campus and community.

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Monique Miller sits in a large blue chair and poses for a photo in Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall.

23 Mar 2023 By Katie Black | University Communication and Marketing

Miller aims to provide a voice for children

Monique Miller is a pre-law child youth, and family studies and communication studies double major with minors in ethnic studies, English and philosophy from Omaha, Nebraska. Through work on and off campus, Miller is striving to provide a voice for children.

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Jasmin Smith, wearing an orange shirt, stands in front of a colorful mural inside of Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall and smiles for a photo.

20 Mar 2023 By Chuck Green, CYFS

Child care study examines whether kids eat healthier when mealtimes are positive

Graduate student Jasmin Smith is working with Dipti Dev, associate professor of child, youth and family studies and Nebraska Extension specialist, to explore the impact of mealtime emotional climate on child care providers’ feeding practices and children’s dietary outcomes.

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02 Mar 2023 By Duane Retzlaff | Buffett Early Childhood Institute

Buffett Institute funds grad student’s research into healthy eating habits

Nebraska’s Jasmin Smith, a doctoral student in the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, is looking to study mealtime emotional climate in the child care setting.

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31 Oct 2022

Dr. Patty Kuo Featured in WalletHub Article

CYAF assistant professor, Dr. Patty Kuo was recently featured in WalletHub’s article titled Halloween Facts Infographic: Spooky Stats for 2022, which explores a wide variety of facts about Halloween, analyzing the occasion from all angles. Kuo’s research is aimed at understanding the development and maintenance of healthy relationships in families with young children.

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