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Gwen Nugent

A wildflower grows amid the grass at the Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center southwest of Lincoln.

Husker team partnering with communities to enhance biodiversity education

November 1, 2023

Science & Technology

A University of Nebraska–Lincoln research team led by Lisa Knoche, research associate professor and co-director of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support early intervention services to help the families of infants and toddlers who are not developing typically.

Husker researchers awarded $1.6M to strengthen services for infants, toddlers

December 2, 2020

Society & Culture

The research team includes (back row, from left) Kent Steen, Guy Trainin and Wendy Smith; (front row, from left) Leen-Kiat Soh and Gwen Nugent.

Husker team aims to strengthen Nebraska’s K-8 computer science curriculum

October 24, 2018

From right, Gwen Nugent, CYFS research professor, and Kathleen Rudasill, professor of educational psychology and associate dean for research and faculty development at Virginia Commonwealth University, introduce children to a few of the puppet characters

Research provides insights into child temperament

August 9, 2018

Society & Culture

Megan Jorgensen, a Nebraska student teacher in 2014, works with a sixth grader at Park Middle School. A university research team is examining how experienced educators can act as coaches, providing feedback to teachers and enhance classroom performance.

Team explores coaching strategies to benefit teachers, students

March 28, 2017

Society & Culture

Study reveals benefits of UNL robotics program

May 25, 2016

CYFS researchers present national webinar May 12

May 7, 2015