2018 Spring Research Fair

The Spring Research Fair (Undergraduate Research Conference) was held on April 11, 2018 at the Nebraska Union. UCare students Laura Munn, Ellie Watkins and Nicole Walters presented their research poster titled “Brain connectivity related to executive function in children with and without a familial risk for dyslexia”. They were able to present their findings as…

Layman Fund supports research in the NL3 Wang Lab

Dr. Wang’s proposal titled “Identifying Neural and Behavioral Characteristics of Reading in Children with Hearing Loss” was favorably reviewed and awarded $10,000.00 from the Layman Fund, held at the University of Nebraska Foundation. The Layman Award project period will be from May 1, 2018, to April 30, 2019. Dr. Wang’s application to the Layman Seed…

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,…