Fwd: [HISPANICRESEARCHSIG-L] A CONFERENCE IN PUERTO RICO, MARCH 11, 12, & 13
by Belinda Flores
Call for papers
Belinda Bustos Flores, Ph.D.
Chair & Professor
University of Texas at San Antonio
Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
MB 3.112D
One UTSA Circle
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From: "Reyes, Augustina" <AReyes(a)CENTRAL.UH.EDU<mailto:AReyes@CENTRAL.UH.EDU>>
Date: August 16, 2014 at 5:04:07 PM CDT
To: <HISPANICRESEARCHSIG-L(a)LIST.UNM.EDU<mailto:HISPANICRESEARCHSIG-L@LIST.UNM.EDU>>
Subject: [HISPANICRESEARCHSIG-L] A CONFERENCE IN PUERTO RICO, MARCH 11, 12, & 13
Reply-To: Hispanic Research SIG <HISPANICRESEARCHSIG-L(a)unm.edu<mailto:HISPANICRESEARCHSIG-L@unm.edu>>
The attachment provides A CALL FOR PAPERS AND A Great Opportunity to present your research in Puerto Rico on March 11, 12, and 13. Proposals are due November 07: If you have any questions DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL, contact:
Annette L?pez de M?ndez, Ed.D. <alopezdemendez(a)hotmail.com<mailto:alopezdemendez@hotmail.com>>
Directora
Centro de Investigaciones Educativas
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de R?o Piedras
Facultad de Educaci?n
P.O. Box 23304
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3304
Tel. (787)764-0000 x4384
Fax (787)764-2929
Augustina H. Reyes, Professor, CUIN
University of Houston
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FW: call for chapters
by Jenny Stokes
FYI - Call for Chapters - Advances in Early Education and Day Care
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The University of Texas at San Antonio
Department of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching
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From: John Sutterby
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 3:40 PM
To: Jenny Stokes
Subject: call for chapters
Hi Jenny,
I am sending out a call for chapters for the series I edit. Could you please help me by posting it on the College of Education List Serve.
Thanks
jas
11 years, 12 months
COEHDnews Week of Aug. 15, 2014
by Byron Spencer
COEHDnews
Week of Fri, August 15, 2014
Recent News:
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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COEHD alumna travels to Africa to do humanitarian photography<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_alumna_travels_to_africa_to_...>
By Jo Ann Jones | August 04, 2014
Sarah Brooke Lyons, a graduate of The University of Texas at San Antonio’s (UTSA) College of Education and Human Development (COEHD), traveled abroad this summer to Burkina Faso, West Africa to continue her work in humanitarian photography.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_alumna_travels_to_africa_to_...>
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COEHD alumnus and Marshall HS principal named 2014 Innovator of the Year<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_alumnus_and_marshall_hs_prin...>
Courtesy of Northside ISD | August 01, 2014
Bright and early Wednesday morning, Anthony Jarrett, Principal of Marshall High School, settled down in his seat in the auditorium at Brennan High School, prepared to listen to the Superintendent talk to all the District’s administrators about the upcoming school year.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_alumnus_and_marshall_hs_prin...>
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VPR Weekly Awards Recap
08/04/14 – 08/08/14
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Raymond Mauldin
COLFA/CAR
San Jose Grist Mill Monitoring
Los Compadres
$5,773
ABH
Jose Weissmann
COE/Civil and Environmental Engineering
Review and Evaluation of Current Gross Vehicle Weights and Axle Load Limits
TxDOT
$90,990
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Breaking Up the Party<http://insidehighered.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ed1d2ff123b6b83dd...>
By Charlie Tyson | Aug. 11, 2014
(INSIDE HIGHER ED) -- Killing a risky student tradition is no easy feat, as Iowa State is sure to learn. But other universities can offer some lessons.
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Military wages war on bad grades<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/military-wages-war-bad-grades>
By Annie Baxter – Aug. 8, 2014
(NPR MARKETPLACE) -- New rules will require under-performing service members to pay back their tuition.
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Van De Putte Announces Education Plan With Full-Day Pre-K<http://tpr.org/post/van-de-putte-announces-education-plan-full-day-pre-k>
By EILEEN PACE | Aug. 6, 2014
(TPR) -- Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Leticia Van De Putte Tuesday unveiled her plan for a statewide education policy for pre-K through high school.
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When Applying For Federal Aid, 'Cross Your Fingers And Hope'<http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/08/11/336043033/when-applying-for-federa...>
by ALY SEIDEL | August 11, 2014
(NPR) - The FAFSA is a confusing ritual for college-bound students. Every year, more than 20 million students apply for federal financial aid to help pay for college. Five years ago, Mandy Stango was one of them.
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Putting Power Tools In The Hands Of 5-Year-Olds<http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/08/11/336865912/putting-power-tools-in-t...>
by BETH FERTIG | August 11, 2014
(NPR) - Seven-year-old Penelope Day needs both hands to pick up the power drill.
"Go ahead, turn it on," says Deb Windsor, who's working with Penelope on this project. "You might want to make it go faster."
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Still Exempt From Title IX<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/12/forty-years-after-first-fe...>
By Jake New | August 12, 2014
(INSIDE HIGHER ED) - The United States Air Force Academy has ordered a probe of its athletics department after a report in The Colorado Springs Gazette detailed numerous violations of academy rules, including several instances of sexual assault.
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Decision In School Finance Trial Could Come Down This Week<http://tpr.org/post/decision-school-finance-trial-could-come-down-week>
By RYAN POPPE | August 12, 2014
(TPR) - It's been close to six months since more than 600 school districts in Texas finished making their argument that the current school finance system is unconstitutional.
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School staffing up 500%, but not with teachers<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/school-staffing-500-not-teachers>
By Gigi Douban | Aug 13, 2014
Hiring teacher's aides played a big part in this increase. We look at the 'why'.
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Course Explores Hand & Upper-Extremity Essentials, Kinesiology & Anatomy to Rehab<http://www.rehabpub.com/2014/07/online-course-explores-hand-upper-extremi...>
rehabpub.com | July 30, 2014
An online course available through the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) offers beginner to advanced occupational therapy practitioners information regarding the anatomy and kinesiology of the upper quarter, outlining neuroanatomy concepts linked to hand and upper extremity rehabilitation.
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Preschoolers Can Reflect On What They Don't Know<http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1113199552/preschool-metacognition...>
Association for Psychological Science | July 26, 2014
Contrary to previous assumptions, researchers find that preschoolers are able to gauge the strength of their memories and make decisions based on their self-assessments. The study findings are published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
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Preschoolers Can Reflect On What They Don't Know<http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1113199552/preschool-metacognition...>
Association for Psychological Science | July 26, 2014
Contrary to previous assumptions, researchers find that preschoolers are able to gauge the strength of their memories and make decisions based on their self-assessments. The study findings are published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
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The New Rankings?<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/14/linkedin-other-data-aggreg...>
By Charlie Tyson | August 14, 2014
(INSIDE HIGHER ED) - Who majored in Slovak language and literature? At least 14 IBM employees, according to LinkedIn. Late last month LinkedIn unveiled a "field of study explorer." LinkedIn's new tool -- which allows users to see the careers that different majors lead to -- is one of several data-aggregation services seeking to inform students and parents about job outcomes.
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Failure to Replicate<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/14/almost-no-education-resear...>
By Charlie Tyson | August 14, 2014
(INSIDE HIGHER ED) - New analysis finds that education researchers, unlike scholars in many other disciplines, don't check one another's work. The word "replication" has, of late, set many a psychologist's teeth on edge. Experimental psychology is weathering a credibility crisis, with a flurry of fraud allegations and retracted papers.
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11 years, 12 months
FW: Important Dates and Information for Fall Semester 2014
by Karen Hoskins
COEHD Faculty,
For your information. Thank you.
Best Regards,
Karen
Karen P. Hoskins
Assistant Dean
College of Education and Human Development
Office of the Dean
T: 210.458.4480
From: Linda Mahoney
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 3:04 PM
Subject: Important Dates and Information for Fall Semester 2014
Please make sure ALL faculty receive the following information, please note **NEW** items:
Important Dates and Information for Fall Semester 2014
Office Hours
Faculty members are expected to maintain at least three hours of office time each week during a semester when scheduled to teach a class. Faculty members should be available for face-to-face conferences with students even for those students enrolled in online or hybrid classes.
Verification of Class Rosters
In order to help the university reduce the number of requests by students to add classes late into the semester, faculty members should verify that the name of each student attending and participating in a class appears on the class roster. An effective way to verify a class roster is not to accept assignments or examinations from students whose names do not appear on the official class roster, which can be accessed by faculty through Banner ASAP. Students who are attending a class but whose names do not appear on the roster should be notified so that they can rectify the problem. Note that the names of students who are auditing courses do not appear on class rosters.
Too often faculty members attempt to assign a course grade to a student who has attended and participated in a class the entire semester, but whose name is not on the final grade roster. The verification of class rosters by faculty members should eliminate this problem.
Since students are dropped from classes at the end of the 20th class day for nonpayment, faculty members should review their official class rosters in ASAP at least once after this date. For Fall Semester 2014, the 20th class day is September 24, 2014.
Course Syllabus
General guidelines for course syllabus preparation may be found on the Provost’s Course Syllabus Instructions web site at http://provost.utsa.edu/home/syllabi_instructions.asp. Faculty should also place in their course syllabus the common information link (http://utsa.edu/syllabus) to UTSA policies and services regarding disabilities, dishonesty, counseling and tutoring, plus the Roadrunner Creed. To help the university comply with the provisions of HB 2504 passed by the 81st Texas State Legislature, the course syllabus for each undergraduate course needs to be posted to the UTSA Bluebook website. You or your department may be responsible for uploading a version of your course syllabus to Bluebook depending on departmental policy. Also consider adding to your course syllabus some information about the Tomás Rivera Center academic support services. (See the attached message from the Tomás Rivera Center.)
**NEW** Student Course Evaluation Completion Rate
Please see the attached memo from the Provost regarding strategies to increase the student course evaluation completion rate.
**NEW** Handling and Storage of Student Course Grade Records
Please see the attached e-mail message from the Provost regarding new policies for the storage and handling of student grade records. In particular, beginning Spring Semester 2014, all faculty are required to keep course grade records in Blackboard Learn.
**NEW** Student Disability Services
Please see the attached memo from the Provost on Student Disability Services in regard to providing accommodations for students with disabilities.
Short Notice Class Cancellations by Faculty Members
Occasionally, because of unforeseen circumstances, a faculty member may find it necessary to cancel a meeting of one of his or her classes on a short notice. During the university’s normal business hours (M thru F 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.), the faculty member can notify his or her academic department about a short notice class cancellation, and the department will send someone to the classroom to place a notice on the door or otherwise inform the students of the class cancellation. Outside of the university’s normal business hours, the faculty member can notify the UTSA Police Department by telephone at 458-4242 about any short notice class cancellations. The UTSA Police Department will dispatch an officer to the classroom to notify the students. This outside of the normal business hours notification procedure will prevent our evening and weekend students from having to wait unnecessarily when a faculty member finds that he or she will not be able to meet a class as planned.
Student Study Days
At the end of each Fall and Spring Semester, two days prior to the beginning of the final examination period are designated as Student Study Days. Classes do not meet during Student Study Days. Furthermore, Student Study Days are not to be used as dates on which papers are to be turned in, examinations are to be given, quizzes to be scheduled, review sessions to be held, or for any other class related activities, other than office hours. For Fall Semester 2014, the Student Study Days are Thursday, December 11th and Friday, December 12th.
Drop Dates
Recall that a student who drops an individual course after Census Date and on or before the Drop Date (Automatic “W” Date) will automatically receive a grade of “W” in the course. Also the Drop Date is the last date that a student is permitted to drop an individual course. For Fall Semester 2014, according to a new university policy, the Drop Date for undergraduate and graduate students is Thursday, October 30th.
**NEW** Students Who Stop Attending or Never Attended a Class
Federal regulations regarding financial aid require that a student’s financial aid award be partially based on the percent of the semester that the student actually attended classes. In order to assist the Office of Student Financial Aid in remaining compliant with Federal regulations, please pay special attention to those students who stop attending your class or who never attend the class. When reporting Midterm and Final Grades in ASAP for student who stopped attending the class and did not drop the class, please give the approximate date the student last completed any coursework or last attended the class in the “Last Attend Date” column and select Grade Comment #02 – Stopped Attending. For students who never attended the class and did not drop the class, no last attended date is needed; however, please select Grade Comment #01 – Never Attended. For students who earned an F through poor academic performance, select Grade Comment #03.
NOTE: Faculty members are required to select one of the above three grade comments when assigning a grade of “F” in ASAP.
Faculty members’ assistance with this important matter is critical and very much appreciated.
UTSA Definition of a Semester Credit Hour
The above mentioned Federal regulations regarding student financial aid also required the university to adopt an official definition of a semester credit hour. See the following link for this definition: http://utsa.edu/success/The%20UTSA%20Definition%20of%20a%20Semester%20Cre...
ADD FORMS
To reduce the number of requests to add classes late into the semester, the absolute deadline for students to add a class for Fall 2014 will be 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 13th. The college deans and Dean of University College will not sign any add forms after October 13th, unless there was a university error. Please make your students aware of this important date.
***NEW***Midterm Grades
Faculty members are required to report midterm grades for all undergraduates. This policy applies only for undergraduates enrolled in organized classes. It does not apply to undergraduates enrolled in classes such as internships, independent study courses, or honors theses. Certain organized classes such as studio classes may also be provided exemptions from this policy on a case-by-case basis. Faculty members may check with their academic department to see which classes are exempt from providing midterm grades for undergraduates
In order to support faculty in the requirement to enter midterm grades (and final grades) into ASAP, the university has implemented a “Grade Transfer from Blackboard Learn to ASAP” process. Faculty may visit the following website for instructions for using this grade transfer process http://learn.utsa.edu. To access the Workshops and Training: click ‘Faculty’ tab and choose ‘Workshops and Training’. To access Grade Transfer information: click ‘Faculty’ tab and choose ‘Grade Transfer: Blackboard Learn to ASAP’.
Midterm grades will be due Friday, October 17th at 2:00 p.m.
Final Examinations
****Please see the attached memo sent to the faculty by the Provost on April 16, 2010 for information regarding end of semester assignments.****
The time and place of final examinations for organized courses are given in the University's Final Examination Schedule. The schedule is to be followed as announced, with final examinations given on the dates and at the times when they are scheduled and in the places where they are scheduled. For Fall Semester 2014, the Final Examination Period is Saturday, December 13th to Friday, December 19th.
***** ALL classes are expected to meet during the assigned final examination time, whether a final exam is to be given or not. This is necessary to ensure that we provide sufficient contact hours in each class to satisfy accreditation standards and expectations.*****
Final Grade Reports
The final grade report for each course is due 48 hours after the final examination is given, and no later than Monday, December 22nd at 2:00 p.m.
11 years, 12 months
Looking for Musical Talent
by Jo Ann Jones
Dear COEHD Faculty,
The COEHD Communications team and Dr. Merchant are looking to put together a band of musically talented faculty members. This will be an informal and fun group that will perform at the annual Fall Faculty Meeting on Friday, September 12, 2014 in the HEB University Center Ballroom!
If you are able to play any instrument, can sing, or have any experience with music and are interested in being a member of the group, please email myself, Jo Ann Jones (joann.jones(a)utsa.edu) or Byron Spencer, senior communications specialist (byron.spencer(a)utsa.edu).
Thank you!
COEHD Communications
12 years
COEHDnews Week of Thu, August 07, 2014
by Byron Spencer
COEHDnews
Week of Thu, August 07, 2014
Recent News:
COEHD alumna travels to Africa to do humanitarian photography<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_alumna_travels_to_africa_to_...>
By Jo Ann Jones | August 04, 2014
Sarah Brooke Lyons, a graduate of The University of Texas at San Antonio’s (UTSA) College of Education and Human Development (COEHD), traveled abroad this summer to Burkina Faso, West Africa to continue her work in humanitarian photography.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_alumna_travels_to_africa_to_...>
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COEHD alumnus and Marshall HS principal named 2014 Innovator of the Year<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_alumnus_and_marshall_hs_prin...>
Courtesy of NISD | August 01, 2014
Bright and early Wednesday morning, Anthony Jarrett, Principal of Marshall High School, settled down in his seat in the auditorium at Brennan High School, prepared to listen to the Superintendent talk to all the District’s administrators about the upcoming school year.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_alumnus_and_marshall_hs_prin...>
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Meet a Roadrunner: Student to compete in first world martial arts games in Canada<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/meet_a_roadrunner_student_to_compe...>
By Jesus Chavez | July 30, 2014
Meet Sierra Luna. This UTSA kinesiology major is on track to travel to Richmond, Canada, to compete in the inaugural TAFISA World Martial Arts Games in September as part of the U.S. Martial Arts (U.S.M.A.) team.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/meet_a_roadrunner_student_to_compe...>
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ELPS professor serves as guest editor for international journal<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/elps_professor_serves_as_guest_edi...>
By Jo Ann Jones | July 29, 2014
Dr. Maricela Oliva, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, was the principal editor of a special issue of the International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. Oliva was joined by Dr. Harriett Romo, professor of Sociology and director of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Mexico Center, and Dr. Victor Zúñiga, director of research and extension at the Universidad de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, as guest co-editors.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/elps_professor_serves_as_guest_edi...>
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UTSA hosts 70 Mexican students for summer English camp<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_hosts_70_mexican_students_for...>
By Jo Ann Jones | July 24, 2014
The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Office of ESL Services welcomed more than 70 undergraduate Mexican students and 14 faculty members from three Mexican universities at a special Welcome Ceremony on Friday, July 18, 2014. The students, which came from the Universidad de Guadalajara, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, and Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, are participating in the Intensive English Summer Camp, which began on Wednesday, July 16, 2014.
[http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_hosts_70_mexican_students_for...>
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Research/Grants/Awards:
VPR Weekly Awards Recap
07/21/14 – 07/25/14
Principal Investigator
Co-PI
College/Department
Project Title
Sponsor
Award Amount
RSC
Cory Hallam
Anita Leffel
COB/ETM-Entrep & Tech Mgmt
Summer YALI program (Young African Leaders Initiative) with UT Austin
UT Austin
$18,000
ABH
Raymond Mauldin
COLFA/CAR
Mission Espada Restoration
Pugh Constructors
$15,251
ABH
Ram Krishnan
Ravi Sandhu
Engineering/ICS
TWC: Small: Attribute Based Access Control for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service
NSF
$500,000
ENG
Nikolas Gatsis
Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
CIF: Small: Collaborative Research: From Communication to Power Networks: Adaptive Energy Management for Power Systems with Renewables
NSF
$171,409
ENG
John Frederick
Heather Shipley; Gabriel Acevedo; Valerie Sponsel
Engineering/COLFA/Science/VP Academic Affairs
ADVANCE IT-Catalyst: Institutional Self-Study on Women
Faculty in STEM and SBS Disciplines at UTSA
NSF
$168,000
ENG
Ruoting Pei
Engineering/Civil & Environmental Engineering
"The Role of Cell-to-Cell Communication in Microcystis Aeruginosa Blooms
NSF
$290,468
ENG
Xiaodu Wang
Engineering/Mechanical
Intrafibrillar mineralization vs bone fragility
NIH
$362,174
ENG
Albert Salgado
Small Business Development Center - Regional Office
South West TX SBDC FY 14-15 Renewal 3rd Year
US Small Business Adm.
$2,572,632
IED
Rigdon Woods
San Antonio Small Business Development Center
UTSA-SBDC Satellite Center for Comal & Guadalupe Counties Renewal FY14-15
Center for Entrepreneurship
$152,042
IED
Deborah Schueneman
Small Business Development Center Network
National Information Clearinghouse (SBDCnet)-Renewal YR2 FY14-15
US Small Business Adm.
$300,000
IED
Douglas Frantz
COS/Chemistry
New Catalytic Asymmetric Methods to Control Axial Chirality in Allenes
NSF
$390,000
SCI
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(NPR Marketplace) -- What if colleges could grow their endowment by being environmentally friendly?
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(NPR Marketplace) -- Higher education isn't getting cheaper, but how families pay for it is changing.
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(NPR Marketplace) -- More states are passing laws to protect the privacy of all sorts of student data.
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Sat, August 9, 2014
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