Nebraska would not be the same without the incredible faculty and staff at the university. This section highlights faculty that have been featured across campus in the last month for their research achievements, academic work, and journey to Nebraska.
Meet some of Nebraska’s incredible faculty and staff, including those empowering the global Husker community and conducting important international research.
Six Huskers selected to Multicultural Hall of Fame
For outstanding service and dedication to furthering diversity and inclusion, six University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni have been inducted into the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Hall of Fame. The 2020 class, honored Oct. 29 during a Multicultural Homecoming celebration hosted by the Office of Academic Success and Intercultural Services, includes Chandra C. Díaz, Misty Frazier, Anh Le, Jeannette Eileen Jones, Reshell D. Ray and Shannon Teamer. The induction ceremony was held virtually due to COVID-19 concerns.
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UNL French professor earns national recognition for book translation
When it comes to translating, Nebraska French professor Jordan Stump does it mostly on his own, and his wife helps by reading the translation to him while he follows along with the original book. In proof of his renowned translation abilities, Stump was awarded the 2020 National Translation Award in Prose for his translation of “The Cheffe: A Cook’s Novel” by Marie NDiaye.
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Desai works to empower student growth through educational upliftment
Pankaj Desai has always wanted to contribute to communities through educational upliftment. Originally from India, he received his master’s degree in North Carolina and is now a doctoral candidate and a residence director at Nebraska. Thanks to his dedication to empowering student learning and education, Desai has become a steadfast advocate for students in the midst of turbulence from a global pandemic.
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‘Never again:’ Research helps raise impact of Holocaust education
Learning about the Holocaust — the atrocities, as well as the events that preceded it — can instill important lessons on civic engagement, human rights, antisemitism and xenophobia, but how do instructors make the coursework meaningful to their students, beyond just learning the facts? For Gerald Steinacher and Ari Kohen, the question is personal, as Steinacher grew up in a post-World War II Austria near a former concentration camp, and Kohen is the descendant of Holocaust survivors. To help answer it, the two University of Nebraska–Lincoln scholars launched a five-year study, gathering data from Steinacher’s History of the Holocaust course, which he teaches each year to 120-150 students.
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Project gives voice to refugee population
In August 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) attacked Sinjar Province in northwestern Iraq, killing about 5,000 Yazidi civilians were killed. For some Yazidis who have relocated to Lincoln, Nebraska, other images are helping them deal with their painful past. Julie Tippens, assistant professor of child, youth and family studies, is leading a project to understand how Yazidi women overcome trauma, with the goal of informing programming to improve refugees’ psychosocial well-being. The project is funded by an Office of Research and Economic Development Layman Award and is housed at the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools.
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Jarquin receives Early Career Scientist Award
Diego Jarquin, research assistant professor of agronomy and horticulture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has earned the 2020 National Association of Plant Breeders Early Career Scientist Award. This award recognizes a scientist in the early stages of their plant-breeding career who exhibits the ability to establish strong research foundations, interact with multidisciplinary teams and participate in relevant professional societies. Jarquin, originally from Mexico, merges statistical methodology, quantitative genetics, computer algorithm development, data science and collaborative work with plant sciences.
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