Staff Spotlight: In honor of Women's History Month, we want to lift up the voices and victories of women. We asked PPC researchers and staff to share their advice for young women today. During the month of March, we will be sharing their replies. Today, we spoke with Research Specialist Lindsey...
Staff Spotlight: In honor of Women's History Month, we want to lift up the voices and victories of women. We asked PPC researchers and staff to share their advice for young women today. During the month of March, we will be sharing their replies. Today, we spoke with Senior Design Specialist Stacie...
Staff Spotlight: In honor of Women's History Month, we want to lift up the voices and victories of women. We asked PPC researchers and staff to share their advice for young women today. During the month of March, we will be sharing their replies. Today, we spoke with Executive Assistant Diane...
Staff Spotlight: In honor of Women's History Month, we want to lift up the voices and victories of women. We asked PPC researchers and staff to share their advice for young women today. During the month of March, we will be sharing their replies. Today, we spoke with Graphic Designer Taylor Hays...
Staff Spotlight: In honor of Women's History Month, we want to lift up the voices and victories of women. We asked PPC researchers and staff to share their advice for young women today. During the month of March, we will be sharing their replies. Today, we spoke with Research Specialist Ashley...
Congratulations to Zachary Cheek, one of our undergraduate research assistants, on being selected by the Yeutter Institute for a summer internship focusing on applied economics. Zachary will take part in a research project with the chair of the agricultural economics department at Cargill, where he...
Carrick Detweiler has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors. "NAI’s Senior Member program recognizes early-stage innovators and inventors whose success in patents, licensing and commercialization has the potential to positively impact the welfare of society." Detweiler is a...
As Nebraska slowly rolls out coronavirus vaccinations across the state, a new project aims to address the mental health of the people who have spent months protecting the state’s most vulnerable: staffers at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. “We really recognize the incredible...
Despite its billing as the “most wonderful time of the year,” for many the holiday season is difficult, especially this year. COVID-19 is heaping job worries, disrupted family traditions and more isolation on top of normal holiday stress and anxiety. For Nebraskans, there is help. The University of...
An effort to link helpers to Nebraskans struggling with 2019’s flood recovery has been extended and taken statewide to deal with a different kind of disaster: COVID-19. The Nebraska Strong Recovery Project, funded during the post-flood phase with $6.7 million in federal grants, offers outreach to...
Nebraska Strong Recovery Project The Nebraska Strong Recovery Project is a collaboration between the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, six State Behavioral Health Regions, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Crisis...
Kate Speck’s colleagues marvel at how many people she knows across the state. “There’s only one Kate…She has quite a legacy,” says Don Belau, a school psychologist who has worked with Speck for about 15 years. Speck announced her retirement at the end of October as senior research manager at the...