COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, August 29, 2014
by Byron Spencer
COEHDnews
Week of Thu, August 28, 2014
COEHD News:
KHN faculty awarded more than $650,000 in grants<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/khn_faculty_awarded_more_than_6500...>
By Jo Ann Jones | August 27, 2014
Two faculty members from the Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition (KHN) were awarded more than $650,000 in grants for their research projects.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/khn_faculty_awarded_more_than_6500...>
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Theodorea Berry receives AESA Critics Choice Book award<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/theodorea_berry_receives_aesa_crit...>
By Jo Ann Jones | August 26, 2014
Dr. Theodorea Berry, associate professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching and director of the African American Studies program, was awarded the 2014 Critics Choice Book Award by the American Educational Studies Association (AESA) for her book, “The evolving significance of race: Living, learning, and teaching.”
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/theodorea_berry_receives_aesa_crit...>
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UTSA alums fill the classrooms as San Antonio goes back to school<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_alums_fill_the_classrooms_as_...>
By Marissa Villa | August 25, 2014
When K-12 students head back to school around the city, chances are good they may be taught by a UTSA alum. The UTSA College of Education and Human Development offers the leading teacher training program in San Antonio. It sends out 500-600 teachers into classrooms every year.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_alums_fill_the_classrooms_as_...>
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COEHD student continues dream of becoming a teacher<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_student_continues_dream_of_b...>
By Jo Ann Jones | August 25, 2014
Linda Santos never thought she would be able to come back to school. The 47-year-old mother of two always knew teaching was something she was meant to do. She had more than a decade of experience working with children in the San Antonio Independent School district. But becoming a teacher required a degree and she didn’t think she would make it through a teacher preparation program; that is, until she came to The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_student_continues_dream_of_b...>
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UTSA to host Aug. 26 conference on unaccompanied-minor border crisis<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_to_host_aug._26_conference_on...>
By Olivia Lopez | August 22, 2014
The UTSA Mexico Center, in collaboration with the UTSA College of Public Policy and the St. Mary’s University Center for Legal and Social Justice, will host a conference, “Central American Young Migrants and the Border Crisis: Causes and Response,” on Tuesday, Aug. 26 to discuss the factors fueling the recent influx of unaccompanied minors from Central America and the legal, policy and social responses to this humanitarian crisis.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_to_host_aug._26_conference_on...>
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[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/newspaper.png] All News stories<http://education.utsa.edu/news/>
Research/Grants/Awards:
VPR Weekly Awards Recap
08/18/14 – 08/22/14
Principal Investigator
Co-PI
College/Department
Project Title
Sponsor
Award Amount
RSC
Meizi He
Zenong Yin, Erica Sosa
COEHD-Kinesiology Health & Nutrition
Building a Healthy Temple Cancer Primary Prevention Program Amongst Hispanics
Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
$573,095
EDU
Erica Sosa
Sara Oswalt
COEHD-Kinesiology Health & Nutrition
Evaluation of Health Education Curriculum and Campaign
City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
$40,000
EDU
Erica Sosa
Sarah Ullevig
COEHD-Kinesiology Health & Nutrition
Evaluation Services of Sodium Reduction Initiative
City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
$50,000
EDU
Contact Us
Byron Spencer<mailto:byron.spencer@utsa.edu>
Sr. Communications Specialist
COEHD Office of the Dean
The University of Texas at San Antonio
T: 210.458.7396
Jo Ann Jones<mailto:Joann.Jones@utsa.edu>
Communications Specialist
COEHD Office of the Dean
The University of Texas at San Antonio
T: 210.458.4486
Marissa Villa<mailto:Marissa.Villa@utsa.edu>
Multimedia Editor III
Office of University Communications and Marketing
The University of Texas at San Antonio
T: 210.458.4937
External Media:
Place Your Bets<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/22/unsettled-ed-tech-market-i...>
By Carl Straumsheim | August 22, 2014
(INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION) -- Can the billion-dollar ed-tech industry, flush with funds from venture capital firms, keep up its record-setting investment pace, or is it setting itself up for a massive crash?
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/22/unsettled-ed-tech-market-i...>
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The Legacy Of Francisco Cigarroa<http://tpr.org/post/source-legacy-francisco-cigarroa>
By PAUL FLAHIVE | August 25, 2014
(TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO) -- Last week was a busy one for Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, former chancellor of the University of Texas System. On Monday he found out he won the Julio Palmaz Award for innovation in health care and biosciences, and on Thursday the University of Texas replaced him, confirming his successor, Admiral William McRaven.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://tpr.org/post/source-legacy-francisco-cigarroa>
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What Freshmen (Don’t) Know<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/26/beloit-releases-annual-min...>
By Scott Jaschik | August 26, 2014
(INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION) -- Students heading into their first year of college this year were generally born in 1996. During their initial weeks of kindergarten, this years class of freshmen were upset by endlessly repeated images of planes blasting into the World Trade Center.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/26/beloit-releases-annual-min...>
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Don’t Email Me<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/27/sake-student-faculty-inter...>
By Carl Straumsheim | August 27, 2014
(INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION) -- A faculty member at Salem College bans students from emailing her. The goal: increasing student-faculty interaction.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/27/sake-student-faculty-inter...>
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Crowdfunding the path to college<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/crowdfunding-pa...>
By Annie Baxter | August 27, 2014
(NPR MARKETPLACE) -- More students are banking on the generosity of strangers to foot their bills. When Salina Vang begins her studies at the University of Minnesota-Duluth next week, loans and scholarships will cover most of her expenses. To cover the rest, she launched a fundraising campaign on the website GoFundMe, which allows users to pull in donations from friends, family and strangers.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/crowdfunding-pa...>
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Latino Children Make Greatest Gains in NC Pre-K<http://fpg.unc.edu/news/latino-children-make-greatest-gains-nc-pre-k>
By Ellen Peisner-Feinberg, National Pre-K and Early Learning Evaluation Center | August 27, 2014
(FRANK PORTER GRAHAM CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE) -- A new summary of 12 years of research on North Carolina’s pre-kindergarten program for at-risk 4-year-olds shows that “dual-language learners” make the greatest academic progress in the program. According to the report from UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG), while students in NC Pre-K advance across all spheres of learning, the program is especially beneficial for the state’s dual-language learners.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://fpg.unc.edu/news/latino-children-make-greatest-gains-nc-pre-k>
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‘Dirty Money’<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/28/research-funding-morally-p...>
By Charlie Tyson | August 28, 2014
(INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION) -- People get furious with Cynthia Jones. Philosophy is known as the blood sport of the humanities, and Jones, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas-Pan American, doesn’t shrink from conflict. But she’d been sparring not just with fellow philosophers in seminar rooms, but with people from all corners of her campus.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/28/research-funding-morally-p...>
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Senate Education Committee Grills TEA On STAAR Writing Exam Standards<http://tpr.org/post/senate-education-committee-grills-tea-staar-writing-e...>
By RYAN POPPE | August 28, 2014
(TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO) -- State lawmakers took issue with the Texas Education Agency’s plan to keep the standard for writing component of the Texas STAARS exam at a lower level for a third year in a row. Lawmakers voiced concerns with keeping the lower standard and changing the exam while student performance remains flat.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://tpr.org/post/senate-education-committee-grills-tea-staar-writing-e...>
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UT Health Science School Of Medicine Best For Hispanics In U.S.<http://tpr.org/post/ut-health-science-school-medicine-best-hispanics-us>
By EILEEN PACE | August 28, 2014
(TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO) -- The UT Health Science Center has been named by Hispanic Business magazine as the top medical school for Hispanics in the U.S.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://tpr.org/post/ut-health-science-school-medicine-best-hispanics-us>
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Harvard hangs up its landlines<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/harvard-hangs-i...>
By Jonah Newman | August 28, 2014
(NPR MARKETPLACE) -- If you want to disrupt higher education, you’ve gotta look the part. So when the team at HarvardX, the university’s online learning initiative, began setting up its new offices in Cambridge, down came the walls and the cubicles, in came the long tables and shared work spaces. And out went the landlines.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/harvard-hangs-i...>
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Is Google’s Free Software A Good Deal For Educators?<http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/08/26/341943780/is-googles-free-software...>
By ANYA KAMENETZ | August 28, 2014
(NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO) -- Kaitlin Morgan says, this year, her school district is going "full Google." Morgan teaches U.S. and world history and advises the yearbook at Woodlake Union High School in California's Central Valley. At Woodlake, "full Google" means a plan to have one Google Chromebook for every two students by the spring, running Google Apps.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/08/26/341943780/is-googles-free-software...>
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Upcoming Events:
[The Bilingual Advantage: A Book Talk on New Studies in Bilingualism and the U.S. Labor Market]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/the_bilingual_advantage_a_book_ta...>
The Bilingual Advantage: A Book Talk on New Studies in Bilingualism and the U.S. Labor Market<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/the_bilingual_advantage_a_book_ta...>
Thu, September 4, 2014
Time: 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Main Campus
Building: University Center Denman Room, 2.01.28
[P-20 Summit: Parent Engagement]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/p_20_summit_parent_engagement>
P-20 Summit: Parent Engagement<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/p_20_summit_parent_engagement>
Sat, September 6, 2014
Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. OR 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Downtown Campus
Building:
[ITC Open House for Educators]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/itc_open_house_for_educators1>
ITC Open House for Educators<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/itc_open_house_for_educators1>
Tue, September 9, 2014
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Location: Institute of Texan Cultures
Building: Institute of Texan Cultures
[Dr. Freeman Hrabowski Lecture]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/dr._freeman_hrabowski_lecture>
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski Lecture<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/dr._freeman_hrabowski_lecture>
Thu, September 25, 2014
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Main Campus
Building: Main Building Auditorium, 0.104
[Literacy Education Colloquium: Literacy in a Multimodal World]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/literacy_education_colloquium_lit...>
Literacy Education Colloquium: Literacy in a Multimodal World<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/literacy_education_colloquium_lit...>
Sat, October 11, 2014
Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Downtown Campus
Building: TBD
[23rd Annual Texas Autism Conference]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/23rd_annual_texas_autism_conference>
23rd Annual Texas Autism Conference<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/23rd_annual_texas_autism_conference>
Fri, November 7, 2014
Time: All Day
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
Building: American Bank Convention Center
COEHDnews is produced by the Dean's Office every friday morning. News, Announcements, Upcoming Events, and Recent Events should be sent to Byron or Jo Ann as early as possibe to maximize exposure.
12 years
Upcoming Keynote Event
by Alan Shoho
Here is information on the upcoming Faculty Center event slated for Thursday, September 25th at 6pm in the Main Building. There will be a reception for faculty and Dr. Hrabowski in the Faculty Center starting at 5pm.
Alan R. Shoho, Ed.D.
Associate Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Support
Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
12 years
Faculty Center Sponsored Keynote Talk on Thursday, September 25th
by Alan Shoho
To COEHD Faculty and Staff - As part of the start to the new academic year, I want to share with you an upcoming event sponsored by the Faculty Center that you and your students may be interested in. The Faculty Center is sponsoring Keynote speaker, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of the University of Maryland at Baltimore County. It is one of the leading institutions in helping first generation and students of color to get a higher education and in particular, in the STEM fields and Dr. Hrabowski is one of the most prominent higher education leaders.
He will be speaking on Thursday, September 25th in the Ground Floor Auditorium of the Main Building at the Main Campus starting at 6pm. Prior to his talk, we are hosting a reception for faculty only in the Faculty Center from 5pm.
You will see notices in the coming weeks, but I wanted to give you an advance notice in case you want to plan ahead and bring your class. If you want to bring your students, please do, but contact Dr. Mary Dixson at mary.dixson(a)utsa.edu<mailto:mary.dixson@utsa.edu> and let her know that you are bringing your class and how many students will attend. The seating will be limited since the auditorium only holds 400 people and it will be done on a first come, first serve basis. I am attaching a link to one of his talk on TedX. He is very engaging and dynamic and I hope you will attend and if applicable, bring your students.
http://www.ted.com/talks/freeman_hrabowski_4_pillars_of_college_success_i...
http://blog.ted.com/2013/02/26/set-high-expectations-for-all-students-fre...
Alan R. Shoho, Ed.D.
Associate Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Support
Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
12 years
COEHDnews Week of Thu, August 21, 2014
by Byron Spencer
COEHDnews
Week of Thu, August 21, 2014
Recent News:
Belinda Flores to present at White House Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanics webinar<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/belinda_flores_to_present_at_white...>
By Jo Ann Jones | August 18, 2014
The White House Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanics will host its monthly webinar on Wednesday, August 20th at 2pm EDT/11am PDT. This month’s subject is Hispanic Teacher Recruitment and will include presenter Dr. Belinda Flores, Chair of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies for The University of Texas at San Antonio’s (UTSA) College of Education and Human Development (COEHD).
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/belinda_flores_to_present_at_white...>
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Five Questions with Laura Rendon<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/five_questions_with_laura_rendon>
Courtesy of the Educational Policy Institute | August 18, 2014
Laura Rendon grew up in the barrios of Laredo, Texas. From there, she began her journey to academia through community colleges and institutions around the United States. Today she remains one of the most respected scholars on educational opportunity in the nation. Dr. Rendon will be our opening keynote at the Retention 2014 Student Success Symposium in San Antonio this September 30, 2014.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/five_questions_with_laura_rendon>
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Dennis Davis receives 2014 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/dennis_davis_receives_2014_regents...>
By Jo Ann Jones | August 13, 2014
If you peek through the classroom window during one of Dennis Davis’ lectures, you just might find him standing on a desktop or frantically moving among his interdisciplinary studies students. It may be slightly unconventional, but it is all part of his efforts to bring his lessons to life.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/dennis_davis_receives_2014_regents...>
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Meet a Roadrunner: UTSA-proud alumnus leads Texas’ fourth largest ISD<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/meet_a_roadrunner_utsa_proud_alumn...>
By K.C. Gonzalez | August 13, 2014
Meet Brian T. Woods Ed.D. ‘12. This UTSA alumnus is superintendent of Northside Independent School district, the largest school district in San Antonio and the fourth largest in the State of Texas.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/meet_a_roadrunner_utsa_proud_alumn...>
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Theodorea Berry named director of AAS program<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/theodorea_berry_named_director_of_...>
By Jo Ann Jones | August 11, 2014
The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Education and Human Development has named Dr. Theodorea Regina Berry, associate professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, as director of the African American Studies (AAS) Program. The AAS program is housed in the college’s Consortium for Social Transformation.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/theodorea_berry_named_director_of_...>
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[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/newspaper.png] All News stories<http://education.utsa.edu/news/>
Research/Grants/Awards:
Recognition You Deserve<http://research.utsa.edu/files/PressRelease/Shared_Credit_Policy.pdf>
UTSA Research is working towards ensuring everyone on a project gets the credit they deserve with its new Shared Credit Policy. This policy improves faculty collaboration across departments, disciplines, and colleges while ensuring everyone involved on a grant is fairly represented.
More>>><http://research.utsa.edu/files/PressRelease/Shared_Credit_Policy.pdf>
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Showcase Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=16233010&msgid=86485&act=8KXN&c...>
The fall semester is the perfect time to get students involved in the Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase. This showcase highlights the fantastic work students are involved in from the arts to the sciences. Contact Donovan Fogt for more details.
Video>>><http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=16233010&msgid=86485&act=8KXN&c...>
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Funding for Undergraduate Research <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=16233010&msgid=86485&act=8KXN&c...>
The Office of Undergraduate Research is offering scholarships for students across ALL disciplines, but these students need your help. In order to be eligible, students must have a faculty mentor. Become a faculty mentor and encourage undergraduate research.
More>>><http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=16233010&msgid=86485&act=8KXN&c...>
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VPR Weekly Awards Recap
08/11/14 – 08/15/14
Principal Investigator
Co-PI
College/Department
Project Title
Sponsor
Award Amount
RSC
Sedef Doganer
William Dupont
COA/Center for Cultural Sustainability
State of San Antonio Heritage Resources
San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau
$29,979
DTC
Edwin Barea-Rodriguez
Gail Taylor
COS/Biology
Program of Exemplary Mentoring (PEM) Program Grant
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation/NACME
$60,000
SCI
Fidel Santamaria
Nicole Wicha, Todd Troyer
COS/Biology
BRAIN EAGER: Analyzing and Modeling Power-Law Behaviors in Neuroscience
National Science Foundation
$300,000
SCI
John Quarles
COS/Computer Sciences
CAREER: Measuring and Reducing Cybersickness in Virtual Reality Physical Rehabilitation (Supplement)
National Science Foundation
$4,410
SCI
Dakai Zhu
COS/Computer Sciences
CSR: Small: Collaborative Research: Dependable Real-Time Computing on Heterogeneous Chip Multiprocessor Systems
National Science Foundation
$230,000
SCI
Dhiraj Sardar
COS/Physics and Astronomy
Oxide and Metal Nanoparticles-The Interface Between Life Sciences and Physical Sciences (PREM Bridge Funding)
National Science Foundation
$87,500
SCI
Contact Us
Byron Spencer<mailto:byron.spencer@utsa.edu>
Sr. Communications Specialist
COEHD Office of the Dean
The University of Texas at San Antonio
T: 210.458.7396
Jo Ann Jones<mailto:Joann.Jones@utsa.edu>
Communications Specialist
COEHD Office of the Dean
The University of Texas at San Antonio
T: 210.458.4486
Marissa Villa<mailto:Marissa.Villa@utsa.edu>
Multimedia Editor III
Office of University Communications and Marketing
The University of Texas at San Antonio
T: 210.458.4937
External Media:
Jim Jeffords, influential Senator on education issues, dies<http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/18/politics/jim-jeffords-dies/index.html>
By Staff Report | August 20, 2014
(CNN) -- The former U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords, the moderate Republican best known for his 2001 switch to the Democratic Party that swung control of the Senate, died Monday.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/18/politics/jim-jeffords-dies/index.html>
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Physically fit kids have beefier brain white matter than their less-fit peers<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-08/uoia-pfk081414.php>
By Diana Yates | August 20, 2014
(EUREKALERT) -- A new study of 9- and 10-year-olds finds that those who are more aerobically fit have more fibrous and compact white-matter tracts in the brain than their peers who are less fit. "White matter" describes the bundles of axons that carry nerve signals from one brain region to another. More compact whi
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-08/uoia-pfk081414.php>
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Study finds range of skills students taught in school linked to race and class sizeDaniel Fowler |<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-08/asa-sfr081214.php>
By Staff Reporter | August 20, 2014
(AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION) -- Pressure to meet national education standards may be the reason states with significant populations of African-American students and those with larger class sizes often require children to learn fewer skills, finds a University of Kansas researcher.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-08/asa-sfr081214.php>
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College athletes with abusive coaches more willing to cheat<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-07/apa-caw070714.php>
By American Psychological Association | August 20, 2014
(AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION) -- Male athletes in high-profile sports most likely to cheat to win, study says. College athletes who have abusive coaches are more willing to cheat in order to win than players with more ethical coaches, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association and based on surveys from almost 20,000 student athletes at more than 600 colleges across the country.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-07/apa-caw070714.php>
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Professors struggle to adapt as students forego books<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/professors-stru...>
By Annie Baxter | August 20, 2014
(NPR MARKETPLACE) -- Expensive text books are being purchased less, to the detriment of learning.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/professors-stru...>
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Building a school with a future<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/building-school...>
By Adriene Hill | August 20, 2014
(NPR MARKETPLACE) -- How to design a school that will still be functional in 30 years.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/building-school...>
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Pre-K 4 SA’s Final Two Centers Prepare To Open<http://tpr.org/post/pre-k-4-sas-final-two-centers-prepare-open>
By RYAN LOYD | August 20, 2014
(TPR) -- The East education center, off Eisenhauer Road, is one of two new centers opening this fall. Construction workers hurried up and down the halls this week, carrying drills and popping in and out of classrooms. They are on a deadline of the year to finish up the final two Pre-K 4 SA centers in the program.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://tpr.org/post/pre-k-4-sas-final-two-centers-prepare-open>
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Are International Students Satisfied?<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/20/new-survey-offers-insights...>
By Elizabeth Redden | August 20, 2014
(INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION) -- Those studying in other countries are broadly satisfied but satisfaction levels vary by country of origin. Large numbers of students from any one nation can inhibit integration, survey finds.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/20/new-survey-offers-insights...>
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Surge of Indian Grad Students<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/21/new-report-international-a...>
By Elizabeth Redden | August 21, 2014
(INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION) -- New report on international admissions at U.S. graduate schools shows continued growth, driven by big increases in Indian students and despite modest drop in applications from China.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/21/new-report-international-a...>
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If you give a kid an iPad…<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/if-you-give-kid...>
By Annie Baxter | August 21, 2014
(NPR MARKETPLACE) -- As iPads and other technologies make their way into more classrooms, unforeseen consequences are also on the rise. There's the need for more IT workers. There's the need for bigger security budgets. And now, there's this: The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education over a policy that lets some kids take their school-issued tablets home, while others cannot.
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Mon, August 25, 2014
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Location: Main Campus
Building: Main Building, Ground Floor
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Tue, August 26, 2014
Time: 5 - 8:30 p.m.
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Wed, August 27, 2014
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[The Bilingual Advantage: A Book Talk on New Studies in Bilingualism and the U.S. Labor Market]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/the_bilingual_advantage_a_book_ta...>
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Thu, September 4, 2014
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Tue, September 9, 2014
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[23rd Annual Texas Autism Conference]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/23rd_annual_texas_autism_conference>
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Ice Bucket Challenge
by Byron Spencer
Before we get started with Roadrunner Days, everyone is invited to this afternoon to watch President Romo take the Ice Bucket Challenge. Late last week City Councilman Ron Nirenburg took the challenge and upon completion, named Romo as one of his follow-on to the challenge. Join Rowdy, faculty, and staff at 2:30 p.m. in the Sombrilla Plaza to cheer him on.
The big question is "who will President Romo name as his follow-on to the challenge?" Vice-Presidents? Student Leaders? College Deans?
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FW: UTSA Research August Newsletter
by Juliet Ray
Good morning,
Please note the new Shared Credit policy described in the Research newsletter. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Thanks,
Juliet
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More than $750,000 Given to Collaborative Research
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio announced the awarding of more than $750,000 in grants through the San Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI) Innovation Challenge.
The Innovation Challenge funds collaborative studies, with a focus on public health issues and diseases of global impact. Funding will support early and conceptual stages of project development. Awardees in this grant cycle are studying immunity, microorganisms and cancer.
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Dr. Alexis Lewis, Program Director for Materials Engineering and Processing, National Science Foundation
Get Funded by the NSF
NSF Grant Writing for Engineering Disciplines: Presentation and discussion on National Sciences Foundation grant writing, with specific focus on the engineering disciplines.
NSF Early Career Awards Grant Writing: The NSF Career Award is in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholar through the integration of outstanding research and education. This seminar provides an opportunity for UTSA faculty to receive relevant information on this NSF program, with specific focus on how to develop a successful application.
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Recognition You Deserve
UTSA Research is working towards ensuring everyone on a project gets the credit they deserve with its new Shared Credit Policy<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=16233010&msgid=86485&act=8KXN&c...>. This policy improves faculty collaboration across departments, disciplines, and colleges while ensuring everyone involved on a grant is fairly represented.
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7 Amazing Pathways to Funding
The Roadmap to Funded Research is a 7-workshop series designed to enhance grant seeking and writing skills for early to mid-career UTSA researchers, resulting in higher quality and more competitive proposals.
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Showcase Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry
The fall semester is the perfect time to get students involved in the Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase. This showcase highlights the fantastic work students are involved in from the arts to the sciences. Contact Donovan Fogt<mailto:Donovan.Fogt@utsa.edu> for more details.
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It's All About The Blast
Blast explosions have been the primary cause of morbidity and mortality in military personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition to being the primary cause of traumatic burns and amputations, blast exposure is the primary cause of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
This presentation will review the symptomatology, etiology, and epidemiology of PTSD and TBI after blast exposure. It will also review the research opportunities at UTHSCSA and UTSA to examine the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and treatment of PTSD and TBI in military service members and veterans.
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Recent Awards
Drs. Ram Krishnan and Ravi Sandhu, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept.
TWC: Small: Attribute Based Access Control for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service--$500,000
Dr. Xiaodu Wang, Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Intrafibrillar mineralization vs bone fragility--$362,174
Dr. Michael Baumann and Rebecca Weston, Psychology Dept.
Spin, Unit Climate, and Aggression: Near Term, Long Term, and Reciprocal Predictors of Violence Among Workers in Military Settings--$637,443
Dr. Jolyn Mikow, Social Work Dept.
Title IV-E-$284,774
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Dr. Eric Jing Du, Assistant Professor, College of Architecture
Researcher Awarded NSF Grant for African Food Security
Eric Jing Du, assistant professor in the UTSA College of Architecture, has been awarded major funding from the NSF Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Science research program to complete a four-year research project about food security issues in West Africa using real-time simulation computer models.
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Patently Great Inventors
Congratulations to UTSA Inventors whose patents issued! The average time from disclosure to a patent being granted is about 5 years. Inventor participation is required throughout the entire life of the invention. OCI reviews for patentability and commercial potential, directs outside counsel in the preparation and prosecution process, communicates status to and seeks input from inventors and requires an investment of more than $20,000 is usually required for a US Only patent to issue. Three of the five patents have been licensed and are in the process of commercialization.
UTSA Patent Awardees Include:
Drs. Banglin Chen and Zhangjing Zhang
Patent #8,507,406
Drs. David Akopian, Mehdi Shadaram, and Catalin Lacatus
Patent #8,548,106
Drs. Doug Frantz and Hector Aguilar
Patent #8,722,716
Drs. Joo L. Ong and Sunho Oh
Patent EP2192876
Drs. Arturo A. Ayon and Cory Hallam
Patent MX317620
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UTSA Researcher Part of $10.8 Million NSF Grant
Dr. Fidel Santamaria is part of the 36 NSF Early Concept Grants awarded for Exploratory Research (EAGER) to enable new technologies to better understand how complex behaviors emerge from the activity of brain circuits. These awards will contribute to NSF's growing portfolio of investments in support of President Obama's BRAIN Initiative.
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Funding for Undergraduate Research
The Office of Undergraduate Research is offering scholarships for students across ALL disciplines, but these students need your help. In order to be eligible, students must have a faculty mentor. Become a faculty mentor and encourage undergraduate research.
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Recent Invention Disclosures
Dr. Kelly Nash, Physics Dept.
Diagnostic & imaging tool for intracorporeal applications to identify different type of tissue.
Dr. Christopher Navara,
Biology Dept.
Mitochondrial inhibitors to maintain pleuripotency of stem cells.
Drs. Sos Agaian and Richard Metzler, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept.
Novel software for analysis and processing of digitized data.
Dr. Bing Dong, Edward Tyrone Hooks, Gaelen Patrick McFadden, and Johnathan Nathaniel Votion, Mechanical and Electrical and Computer Engineering Depts.
Device and method to count occupancy number in a space.
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Looking for Musical Talent
by Jo Ann Jones
Dear COEHD faculty,
The COEHD Communications team is still looking for a couple more faculty members who are musically talented and would like to showcase these talents at the upcoming Fall Faculty meeting on Friday, September 12, at 8:30 a.m. In the HEB University Center Ballroom.
We have a couple of faculty volunteers, but would love to add more! If you can play an instrument, sing, or have any musical experience and are interested, please email myself (joann.jones(a)utsa.edu<mailto:joann.jones@utsa.edu>) or Byron Spencer (byron.spencer(a)utsa.edu<mailto:byron.spencer@utsa.edu>).
Thank you!
COEHD Communications
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GA Applications for ELPS
by Bruce Barnett
COEHD Colleagues:
We are still accepting applications for graduate students interested in serving as Graduate Assistants in our department for the fall 2014 semester. Please forward this information and attachment to graduate students in your department who might be interested in this employment opportunity.
We seek candidates who have an interest in gaining experience in a higher education setting and assisting in conducting research related to educational leadership. This assistantship requires an individual who has a strong work ethic, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to maintain flexibility on the job.
Working directly with one or two ELPS faculty, graduate assistants will assist faculty 19 hours per week during the duration of the assistantship. Assistance with other appropriate departmental activities is also required. These other activities focus on academic issues related to graduate study and/or administrative assistance for departmental and faculty activities.
Graduate assistants will be paid 10-12 dollars per hour (19 hours/week) and are non-benefits eligible. Assistants must be unconditionally admitted as graduate students at UTSA and maintain "good standing" as defined by the UTSA Graduate Catalog. Assistants must also enroll in no less than 6 semester credit hours of graduate coursework during the semester.
The application is located at the website listed below. Please do not hesitate to contact me at 210-458-5413 or at bruce.barnett(a)utsa.edu<mailto:bruce.barnett@utsa.edu> if you have any questions.
The Application for Gradate Assistantship can be downloaded at:
http://education.utsa.edu/prospective_students/graduate_assistantships/
Completed applications should be submitted by August 29, 2014.
Applications can be submitted through email to:
EdLeadership(a)utsa.edu<mailto:EdLeadership@utsa.edu>
Or in hard copy to:
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (MB 3.310)
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249-0654
If you have questions, please let me know.
Many thanks,
Bruce Barnett, Professor and Chair
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
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