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Early childhood teachers’ non-contact time — time away from students in the classroom — enables them to address other work demands, such as crafting instruction plans, assessing children’s development and communicating with families.

Study assessing how early childhood educators spend time away from students

October 21, 2020

Edwards studying recovery program for women with past addiction, victimization

October 21, 2020

Society & Culture

A Yazidi woman shows off a large batch of naan, a round, flat, leavened bread. In keeping with cultural traditions, many women share freshly prepared naan with their neighbors, including Americans. (Photo courtesy of Zozan Bashar)

Project gives voice to refugee population

October 7, 2020

Data analysis from a recent Nebraska study reveals that children’s experiences up to age 5 impact their lives at age 15.

Early adversity, neighborhoods have lasting impacts on children

July 31, 2020

Society & Culture

Cross-campus collaboration aims to strengthen early childhood research

July 20, 2020

Society & Culture

A Nebraska research project is analyzing official U.S. government discourse regarding the coronavirus — such as use of the phrase “Chinese virus” — in a variety of news and social media sources, as well as public comments connected to those sources.

Research analyzes ‘Chinese virus’ rhetoric and its impacts

June 29, 2020

Society & Culture

Researchers are testing a model that conceptualizes emotion regulation, mindfulness and parasympathetic tone in teachers as central resources that foster their well-being and capacity for high-quality caregiving.

Interdisciplinary study leverages technology to assess preschool teachers’ resilience

May 13, 2020

Using a Braille writing machine, a student writes a paper at the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired in Nebraska City.

Project VIEW aims to sharpen writing instruction for visually impaired

March 25, 2020

Society & Culture

Dipti Dev, principal investigator, shares some healthy eating ideas with children.

Research suggests family mealtimes are essential to lifelong health

February 19, 2020

Society & Culture

Lisa Knoche, CYFS research associate professor and principal investigator of the Getting Ready Preschool Development Grant (Photo by Kyleigh Skaggs, CYFS)

Research supports early childhood strategies across Nebraska

January 31, 2020

From left, Rachel Schachter, co-principal investigator; Holly Hatton-Bowers, project consultant; and Kelley Buchheister, principal investigator (Photo by Kyleigh Skaggs, CYFS)

‘Coach Approach’ builds preschool teachers' professional knowledge

January 16, 2020

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

Marc Goodrich and Natalie Koziol are exploring ways to identify and control selection bias in evaluations of differential item functioning.

Research seeks to boost STEM proficiency in Latino youth

January 15, 2020