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,…
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…
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…
College of Education and Human Science (CEHS) organized a two-day ‘Meet Nebraska’ visit to the Nebraska communities of Grand Island, Madison, Norfolk, and one other community. The bus left Lincoln in the morning on February 23rd and returned to Lincoln by the end of the day on February 24th. On the first day, CEHS faculty…
To demonstrate how EEG works, Jess volunteered to be the EEG subject. Noah was putting the EGI nets on her.
Due to the need of a waiting room for the reading center at BKC, NL3 Lab physical location has moved to Barkley Memorial Center (BKC) Suite 113. With Heidi, Andy, and Matt’s help, the whole moving process went very well.
Dr. Wang’s Ph.D. thesis advisor: Dr. Scott K. Holland was invited to give a talk on November 21, 2016 at the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3). His talk titled “Evidence that neurovascular coupling underlying the BOLD effect increases with age during childhood” covered one part of his research area and his findings raise…
Dr. Wang attended the CEHS Showcase at City Campus Union: Centennial Room (1400 R Street, Lincoln, NE 68588). Research Team at College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS) organized this event aiming to facilitate communication among faculty members and advocate research among students.
Dr. Wang gave a talk titled “White Matter Development in at-risk children and typical controls” at Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences-Seminar in the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). After the talk, Dr. Wang went to have lunch with faculty members in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Dr. Norton came to CB3 and give a talk on happy money. He is the Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, and a member of Harvard’s Behavioral Insights Group. He holds a B.A. in Psychology and English from Williams College and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Princeton University. He…