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Kevin Pitt, assistant professor of special education and communication disorders, prepares an EEG cap for use on a P300 speller device (Photo by Kelcey Buck, Special Education and Communication Disorders).

Team pilots brain-connected tech to open communication doors

January 27, 2022

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

Researchers and practitioners are collaborating to better understand sex trafficking survivors’ perceptions of services they are receiving — and to learn what services they find most helpful in supporting their recovery.

New research inquiry aims to improve support for sex trafficking survivors

January 19, 2022

Society & Culture

HyeonJin Yoon, research assistant professor, Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics, is the project’s principal investigator. (Kyleigh Skaggs, CYFS)

Study assesses modified evaluation method for students placed at risk

November 30, 2021

Society & Culture

Patty Kuo is investigating how attachment security to mothers and fathers develops in a baby's first 18 months.

Study examines bonds between babies, parents

November 22, 2021

Nebraska researchers are part of a multi-institution project to compare the effectiveness of two physical therapy interventions for young children with or at risk for cerebral palsy.

Nebraska joins national study on infant, toddler cerebral palsy interventions

October 26, 2021

Society & Culture

Holly Hatton-Bowers, assistant professor of child, youth and family studies, is leading research to support the well-being of educators in Early Head Start and Head Start programs. (Photo by Kyleigh Skaggs, CYFS)

Research aims to strengthen Head Start, early childhood educators’ well-being

October 18, 2021

Society & Culture

Child with head in hand looking angry about having to eat their vegetables.

Research digesting why children, vegetables don’t always mix

September 21, 2021

Research suggests preschool children with increased exposure to family adversity exhibit lower social-emotional skills than their peers.

Study: Family adversity lowers children’s social-emotional skills

September 8, 2021

Society & Culture

Brazil-based research empowering vulnerable families, communities amid COVID-19

August 11, 2021

Society & Culture

Researchers are collecting sleep data from Midwestern agricultural workers to investigate the quantity and quality of sleep among farmers and ranchers during peak and non-peak seasons.

Project collecting eye-opening data to aid sleep for farmers, ranchers

August 5, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Society & Culture

Researchers are working to identify an effective professional development approach to prepare school-based specialists to implement the Teachers and Parents as Partners (TAPP) intervention to address behavioral challenges presented by rural students.

TAPP Online brings enhanced support to rural students, families and schools

August 2, 2021

Society & Culture

Nebraska researchers are exploring which factors influence special education teachers’ preparation and retention, including available professional development opportunities.

Researchers examining experiences, needs of Nebraska’s special education teachers

July 22, 2021

Society & Culture