UNK Language and Cognition Lab

10/10/2026

Mark your calendars! We have an open house November 6th for all prospective students, and we can’t wait to meet YOU! See you there!

09/24/2026

09/23/2026

The best part of my job is spending time with smart, dedicated and caring young ladies who will be clinicians in a year or two, providing cognitive care to children, adults and older adults! Talking about the brain is fun, Gen Z makes it more fun!

09/23/2026

Can they work for you?

09/23/2026

Compassion as a way of seeing

Compassion is not pity. It is not feeling sorry for someone. Compassion is the ability to see another person’s suffering and respond with kindness. It is the willingness to imagine what the world feels like from their perspective.

In dementia care, compassion means:
Understanding that confusion is frightening
Recognizing that repeated questions come from anxiety, not intention
Seeing agitation as communication, not misbehavior
Responding to fear with reassurance, not correction
Compassion shifts the focus from “How do I manage this behavior?” to “What is this person feeling, and how can I support them?”

09/17/2026

The College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences is dedicated to excellence in education, research & service.

09/16/2026

Call today to schedule an appointment to review your Medicare!

06/12/2026

What is elder abuse? As defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, elder abuse “is an intentional act or failure to act that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult. An older adult is someone age 60 or older. The abuse often occurs at the hands of a caregiver or a person...