CAS in the national news, August 2018

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Wed, 09/05/2018 - 11:58

The Canine Cognition and Human Interaction Lab, led by Jeffrey Stevens, psychology, launched Aug. 11 with the inaugural Husker DogFest. Stories appeared in the Grand Island Independent, Hastings Tribune, Kearney Hub, KFXL, KIOS, KOLN/KGIN, KSNB, Lincoln Journal Star, Norfolk Daily News, Omaha World-Herald, Scottsbluff Star-Herald, WOWT, York News-Times, Sioux City Journal and more than 20 other media outlets across the country.

A feature story on Chigozie Obioma, English, and his upcoming second novel, “An Orchestra of Minorities,” appeared in the Aug. 13 issue of Publishers Weekly.

BTN.com published an article Aug. 14 on the Discover the Great Plains series, a collaboration between the University of Nebraska Press and the Center for Great Plains Studies.

Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes, English and ethnic studies, was interviewed for an article in USA Today’s Best Years magazine on women deciding whether to color their gray hair. Race and culture can influence the decision to dye, Montes said. The article appeared in more than 40 media outlets across the country.