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Front porch celebrations allow Kearney neighborhoods to interact – from a distance

April 7, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Greg Brown put bacon-wrapped venison steaks on the grill while his wife Amber and youngest son Conner tossed beanbags in the front yard. Across the street, neighbors Nate and Lynette Hepner and their children Tyler and Hannah were also enjoying the 80-degree weather with a barbecue. Kids were playing. People were smiling. And a flock of sandhill cranes flying overhead provided an apt soundtrack for a perfect spring day … [Read more...] about Front porch celebrations allow Kearney neighborhoods to interact – from a distance

Filed Under: College of Education, Faculty, News Tagged With: coronavirus, Exercise Science, Family Studies, front porch celebration, Greg Brown, Kearney, Kearney City Council, Nate Hepner, social distancing, Tami Moore, UNK

#NewOpportunity: Sharon Obasi makes name for herself at UNK

February 26, 2019 by gottulatm

By KIM HACHIYA What’s in a name? That describes the scholarship pursued by Sharon Obasi, whose path toward her position as an assistant professor of family studies seems to have been a road less traveled rather than the route most faculty members take. Obasi veered a bit from the usual path: undergraduate, graduate school, postdoctoral fellowship, faculty appointment. With a doctorate in neuroscience with a special emphasis in developmental psychology, her initial … [Read more...] about #NewOpportunity: Sharon Obasi makes name for herself at UNK

Filed Under: 2018/2019, Business & Technology, News, Uncategorized Tagged With: Family Studies, gender identity, global perspectives, naming strategies, New Frontiers, research, Sharon Obasi, social identity, social policy, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

UNK students surprise Kearney Regional Medical Center patients with holiday gifts

December 13, 2018 by admin

Jamie Cummings, a registered nurse at Kearney Regional Medical Center, holds newborn Titus Vest as members of the Vest family, from left, Talus, 2-year-old Haven, 5-year-old Estelle and Caitlin, receive gifts from UNK students Shyenne Cooper of North Platte, front right, and Gussie Rhoades of Giltner. Students in professor Jeanne Stolzer’s child and adolescent development class delivered presents to hospital patients Wednesday as part of a service project. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Perhaps Santa Claus should trade his reindeer for some Lopers. University of Nebraska at Kearney students proved they’re plenty capable of playing the part Wednesday afternoon, when they showed up at a Kearney hospital with several bundles of gifts and more than enough holiday spirit to go around. “We thought it would be really nice to give back during Christmastime,” said sophomore Katy Wolf, one of about 20 students from … [Read more...] about UNK students surprise Kearney Regional Medical Center patients with holiday gifts

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: Caitlin Vest, Child and adolescent development, Community Service, Dani Peisiger, Donna Mundorf, Family Studies, Gift Delivery, Hospital, Jeanne Stolzer, Katy Wolf, Kearney Regional Medical Center, Shyenne Cooper, Talus Vest

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