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Nebraska researchers recently tested the effectiveness of an intervention known as TAPP when delivered via technology to help rural students struggling with significant behavioral problems.

Technology-delivered intervention fosters home-school partnerships in rural Appalachia

February 23, 2021

A collaborative, multi-institution project is exploring how prekindergarten children’s early language gains predict their kindergarten readiness and later reading outcomes. (Photo by Kyleigh Skaggs, CYFS)

Project explores how early language skills predict kindergarten readiness, later reading outcomes

February 9, 2021

Nebraska and South Dakota researchers are collaborating to find solutions to unique challenges faced by rural Native American survivors of domestic violence.

Researchers explore solutions to domestic violence among rural Native Americans

January 4, 2021

Nebraska Extension and community volunteers combine flood relief efforts in spring 2019, after floods ravaged much of the state. (Photo by Jason Wessendorf, Verdigre Eagle)

Research exploring ways to help the helpers in the wake of natural disasters

December 11, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

A University of Nebraska–Lincoln research team led by Lisa Knoche, research associate professor and co-director of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support early intervention services to help the families of infants and toddlers who are not developing typically.

Husker researchers awarded $1.6M to strengthen services for infants, toddlers

December 2, 2020

Society & Culture

CYFS research continues to impact areas of early childhood, health equity and wellness, and communities.

Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools releases annual report

November 17, 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

Sue Sheridan

Sheridan sets new course for research leadership

July 27, 2020

Denise Ruschel Bandeira, professor, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, right, shares findings from the Dimensional Inventory for Child Development Assessment (IDADI) pilot impact project. (Photo by Kyleigh Skaggs, CYFS)

Tool uses cultural lens to evaluate young children’s development

June 24, 2020

Teacher Elizinete Natália Queiroz de Araújo Souza, second from left, explores the garden with her young students at EMEI Ignacio in Recife, Brazil, one of the preschools engaged in the PreSTAR pilot impact project. (Photo by Dana Ludvik, CYFS)

Brazil early childhood research partnership continues to thrive

June 4, 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