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WORDS project aims to increase student literacy, educator growth

Loren Rye | Pixel Lab Staff at the Schmoker Reading Center work with a student through a reading exercise.

WORDS project aims to increase student literacy, educator growth

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Research team members include (from left) Kevin Pitt, Grace Fowler, Elena Butler and James Sawall.

Project aims to better communication, quality of life for children with impairments

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Steven Barlow, attaches TACS' thermoplastic tactile "touch" capsules to the hand of Jacob Greenwood

Barlow patents groundbreaking frontline stroke treatment

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Kevin Pitt with student Aliyah Muniz

Pitt using CAREER award to develop communication tools for children

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Study targets effects of substance misuse on hearing, balance

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Michelle Hughes with colleague

Hughes aims to improve health disparities in underserved populations

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HyeonJin Yoon, Pam Brezenski, Kris Elmshaeuser and Amanda Witte

Nebraska team addressing special education teacher shortage

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Young adult with Down syndrome in workplace

Survey outlines outcomes of young adults with Down syndrome

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Kevin Pitt preparing EEG cap for use on speller device

Team pilots brain-connected tech to open communication doors

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drawing of woman with empty dialogue box

People with Parkinson’s may speak up to 60% less, study suggests

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Steven Barlow holding infant

Early results from NIH study show promise for helping preterm infants

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stock image depicting girl with stutter

Temperament could predict stuttering avoidance, inform therapy approaches

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Rodgers turns gaze on overlooked phase of stuttering: adolescence

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Survey finds remote learning gaps in U.S. elementary schools

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Project VIEW aims to sharpen writing instruction for visually impaired

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Research seeks to boost STEM proficiency in Latino youth

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Brain imaging helps bring cochlear implantation success into focus

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Nebraska team earns $1M grant to assist youth with hearing disorders

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Project explores how visually impaired children are taught to write

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Sense of taste could help patients swallow

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