By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney professors Paul Twigg, Carol Lilly and Janet Steele received the prestigious Pratt-Heins Faculty Awards on Aug. 22 during the Faculty/Staff Convocation. For more than 30 years, the Pratt-Heins Foundation has recognized UNK faculty members for their outstanding contributions in the categories of teaching, service and scholarship and research. Twigg, a biology professor, received the Pratt-Heins Foundation … [Read more...]
UNK biology department receives university-wide teaching award
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Faculty in the biology department at the University of Nebraska at Kearney believe that their success is only based on the successes of their students. Which is why teachers in the department present rigorous coursework, encourage students to do independent research and offer hands-on learning. “People here work really hard, and they care really hard too. They take their students into consideration,” said Kim Carlson, professor and … [Read more...]
