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Liaquat Hossain: Collaboration key to public health preparedness, disaster response

April 14, 2021 by Tyler Ellyson

VIEW THE 2021 NEW FRONTIERS RESEARCH MAGAZINE Liaquat Hossain takes a multidisciplinary approach to teaching and research. He’s always looking for ways to solve real-world problems through collaborations with academic colleagues and business partners. “I have a natural inclination to step outside the boundaries of the traditional faculty-school-college structure and explore formal and informal academic partnerships with other colleges and industry partners, including … [Read more...] about Liaquat Hossain: Collaboration key to public health preparedness, disaster response

Filed Under: 2021, Business & Technology, Faculty, New Frontiers, News Tagged With: College of Business and Technology, Department of Cyber Systems, Liaquat Hossain, New Frontiers

Journey to Freedom: Graduate thesis addresses slavery in Nebraska Territory

April 12, 2021 by Tyler Ellyson

VIEW THE 2021 NEW FRONTIERS RESEARCH MAGAZINE By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications Most Nebraskans have never heard of Celia and Eliza Grayson. Unlike the man who owned them, Stephen F. Nuckolls, their names largely faded into history. “A lot of people don’t realize there were enslaved people in Nebraska,” said Gail Shaffer Blankenau, a professional genealogist and researcher from Lincoln. She’s hoping to change that. In her master’s thesis – “Journey to … [Read more...] about Journey to Freedom: Graduate thesis addresses slavery in Nebraska Territory

Filed Under: 2021, Arts & Sciences, New Frontiers, News Tagged With: Celia Grayson, department of history, Eliza Grayson, Gail Blankenau, Kearney, New Frontiers, Stephen Nuckolls, University of Nebraska, UNK

Brain Gain: Ladan Ghazi Saidi studies bilingualism’s effects on healthy aging

April 8, 2021 by Tyler Ellyson

VIEW THE 2021 NEW FRONTIERS RESEARCH MAGAZINE For Ladan Ghazi Saidi, working at the University of Nebraska at Kearney is a dream come true. Both of her parents were university professors in Tehran, and she spent a lot of time hanging out on campus as a child. “That interaction with their colleagues, students and other staff really shaped my personality and goals in life,” said Ghazi Saidi, who knew at a young age that she wanted to follow in her parents’ … [Read more...] about Brain Gain: Ladan Ghazi Saidi studies bilingualism’s effects on healthy aging

Filed Under: 2021, College of Education, Faculty, New Frontiers, News Tagged With: College of Education, Communication Disorders, Ladan Ghazi Saidi, New Frontiers

Power of Place: Nebraska settings integral part of Hollander’s storytelling

April 6, 2021 by Tyler Ellyson

VIEW THE 2021 NEW FRONTIERS RESEARCH MAGAZINE By KIM HACHIYA When she moved to Kearney, Nebraska, seven years ago, Jessica Hollander faced her anxieties about her new community, new life and new realities by observing and writing. She had just won the prestigious Katherine Anne Porter Prize for excellence in short story writing for her collection “In These Times Home Is A Tired Place.” Now a second collection of short stories, “Mythical Places,” builds on the … [Read more...] about Power of Place: Nebraska settings integral part of Hollander’s storytelling

Filed Under: 2021, Arts & Sciences, Faculty, New Frontiers, News Tagged With: Creative writing, Department of English, Jessica Hollander, Kearney, Mythical Places, New Frontiers, University of Nebraska, UNK

High-Tech Health: Adkins-Bollwitt uses technology to motivate, involve PE students

April 1, 2021 by Tyler Ellyson

VIEW THE 2021 NEW FRONTIERS RESEARCH MAGAZINE By JAN TREFFER THOMPSON When they walk in the gym for PE class, students’ first stop is a projection screen. “Shoot baskets or walk the track,” it tells them; some head toward the hoops, while others set a brisk pace around the room. Later, students will visit a series of movement stations, recording their cartwheels and somersaults on mobile devices and reviewing the videos to see how well they did. At the end of … [Read more...] about High-Tech Health: Adkins-Bollwitt uses technology to motivate, involve PE students

Filed Under: 2021, College of Education, Faculty, New Frontiers, News Tagged With: College of Education, Kinesiology and Sport Sciences, Megan Adkins-Bollwitt, New Frontiers, Physical Education, STEM

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