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
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Fritson recognized for mental health, wellness collaboration
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – Krista Fritson is a superstar. The University of Nebraska at Kearney professor of psychology was recently named Collaborator of the Year by the Great Plains Institutional Development Award for Clinical and Translational Research. Honored Oct. 24 during a ceremony at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Fritson was recognized for collaborating with community organizations to increase understanding of … [Read more...] about Fritson recognized for mental health, wellness collaboration
UNK Psychology Department celebrating 50th anniversary; Demoret presents Thursday
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Department of Psychology is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a public event Thursday (April 18) on campus. Marty Demoret, a 2007 graduate of UNK, will speak 3:30-4:30 p.m. that day in Copeland Hall Room 142, followed by a social hour with refreshments and cookies. The event is open to UNK faculty, staff, students and alumni, as well as community members. There is no cost. A Scottsbluff native, Demoret majored in … [Read more...] about UNK Psychology Department celebrating 50th anniversary; Demoret presents Thursday
For Lindsay and Trevor Stryker, UNK education is chance to make up for lost time
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications GRAND ISLAND - Lindsay Stryker knows what you’re thinking. At roughly twice the age of most of her classmates, she stands out on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. “Sometimes it’s awkward. Sometimes I feel like I get looked at differently,” said Stryker, who turns 37 next week. Many people wonder – and some of them ask – what motivated her to return to school now? That’s a question she’s happy to answer. “It’s important … [Read more...] about For Lindsay and Trevor Stryker, UNK education is chance to make up for lost time
UNK students spend cold night in cardboard boxes, shine light on homelessness
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – As the north wind howled and the temperature plunged, it became clear this would be a long, uncomfortable night. The small group gathered near the Bell Tower on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus scrambled to set up its shelters before the conditions worsened. They used nearby Copeland Hall to block the strong wind gusts and stuffed cardboard boxes with blankets and sleeping bags to insulate themselves from the chilly … [Read more...] about UNK students spend cold night in cardboard boxes, shine light on homelessness
