KEARNEY – Educators from across the region are invited to an upcoming conference focusing on ways to use technology to support student learning and engagement. The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s annual Tech Edge Spring Conference – “Innovation, Technology and Computer Science in Education” – is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 8 in the College of Education building on campus. A dozen speakers will cover various technology- and instruction-related topics, … [Read more...] about UNK’s Tech Edge Conference focuses on technology in the classroom
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Nebraska Tuberculosis Hospital documentary, produced by Jacob Rosdail, airing on NET
BROADCAST SCHEDULE “A Plague on the Plains” premieres 7 p.m. Feb. 6 on NET World, with additional broadcasts scheduled for noon Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 and 12:30 p.m. March 1. Excerpts from the documentary will be used in the Feb. 13 broadcast of “Nebraska Stories,” which airs at 8 p.m. on NET. KEARNEY – Tuberculosis plagued the United States for nearly two centuries. The highly contagious disease was a leading cause of death in the U.S. and Europe, killing 1 … [Read more...] about Nebraska Tuberculosis Hospital documentary, produced by Jacob Rosdail, airing on NET
UNK’s Katherine Moen discussing link between mental rotation and STEM skills
WHAT: University of Nebraska at Kearney Science Café HOSTED BY: Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Honor Society TITLE: “Optimizing STEM skills: Understanding the attentional and neural mechanisms of mental rotation” TOPIC: Spatial reasoning is a critical skill in STEM disciplines and in many everyday tasks. Performance on spatial reasoning tasks, such as mental rotation, predicts success in chemistry, engineering, aviation and several other professions. Thus, … [Read more...] about UNK’s Katherine Moen discussing link between mental rotation and STEM skills
Research program connects UNK with Latin American countries
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is partnering with academic institutions from four Latin American countries to promote undergraduate research, expand students’ global perspectives and create opportunities for collaboration among faculty. Last year, UNK joined the Inter-Institutional Program for Strengthening of Research and Graduates Studies in the Pacific, better known as DELFIN. Started in 1995, the program … [Read more...] about Research program connects UNK with Latin American countries
Grant funding will enhance UNK students’ global perspectives
LINCOLN – The University of Nebraska recently announced the recipients of five faculty grants in the fall 2019 competition for “Global Perspectives in the Curriculum” funding. These grants are awarded to faculty from across the university system who increase global perspectives in their on-campus courses and programs. University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty received two of the grants. Amanda Sladek, an assistant professor in the department of English, was awarded … [Read more...] about Grant funding will enhance UNK students’ global perspectives
