The NL3 Lab Annual Holiday Gathering at China Buffet & Mongolian Grille
Before Christmas, the NL3 Wang lab had a gathering party at China Buffet & Monogolian Grille to celebrate the end of the year of 2017 and welcome 2018. Photo Gallery:
Functional Near-InfraRed Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Training
Two-day onsite NIRx fNIRS Workshop was sponsored by the Barlow and Wang Laboratories. Thomas Johannsen (NIRx Medical Technologies, LLC) presented introduction about fNIRS and how to set up specific montage on the first day. On the second day, Thomas focused on fNIRS experimental design and setup. He also ran couple of demos and gave lots…
Third Annual Aphasia Awareness Walk
Dr. Wang and her husband participated in this event. The third annual Aphasia Awareness Walk, hosted by speech-language pathology students and professors in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, took place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 17, on East Campus. Aphasia is a disorder of understanding and using symbols,…
Spring 2017 NSF Grants Conference
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Grants Conference hosted by Kentucky EPSCoR was held in Louisville, KY (June 5-6, 2017). The two-day conference provided many essentials for succeeding in applying for NSF grants. The key message is to ask often and ask early. The program officers at the conference really encouraged faculty to communicate with them…
The 29th Association for Psychological Science (APS) Annual Convention
The 29th annual convention for APS took place in Boston from May 25-29, 2017. A student from Dr. Wang’s former lab presented her poster titled “Investigating protective and compensatory mechanisms in kindergarteners at risk for reading impairment who subsequently develop typical reading skills”. She found socioeconomic status (SES) was significantly higher among children who are…
UNL Spring Research Fair
The Spring Research Fair (Undergraduate Research Conference) was held on April 4, 2017 at the Nebraska Union. UCare students Katie Monson, Laura Munn and Ellie Watkins presented their first research poster titled “Investigating executive function in children at-risk for developmental dyslexia (DD) using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)”. Both Katie and Laura’s mother came to…
The 20th Chancellor Installation Ceremony
Dr. Ronnie D. Green was appointed as the 20th chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln on May 8, 2016. The official installation ceremony took place on April 6, 2017. As a junior faculty, Dr. Wang was thrilled to have this opportunity to congratulate Dr. Green in person. She also had a great opportunity to meet…
Nebraska Lecture Kicked Off
Nebraska Lecture kicked off on April 3, 2017 with the opening speaker, Dr. Victoria Molfese. As an expert in cognitive development of infants, children and adults, she said research on childhood reading has advanced at a rapid pace during the past 30 years. The result is an ever-growing volume of information that may overwhelm parents,…
Observe MRI Scan of Mice at Chase Hall During Spring Break
After talking with Dr. Linxia Gu at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Wang decided to check out the animal MRI scan at Chase Hall. After initial contact with Dr. Kevin Forrest at the Department of Biological Science, Dr. Wang went to a scan session on March 22, 2017. The undergraduate research assistant, Alex, was…
Brain Awareness Month
Each March, the Brain Injury Association of America observes Brain Injury Awareness Month. At the same time, the Society for Neuroscience recognized Brain Awareness Week March 13-19. In conjunction with these two annual events, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders is highlighting the work of three faculty members whose research…