[Coehd] COEHDnews Week of Thu, October 02, 2014

COEHDnews Week of Thu, October 02, 2014 Recent News: More than 30 UTSA faculty earn tenure and promotion this fall<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/more_than_30_utsa_faculty_... Connor McBrearty, student writer/ office of the provost and vice president for academic affairs | OCTOBER 02, 2014 The Office of the Provost and the Vice President of Academic Affairs announces the promotion of 32 members of the UTSA faculty. The promotions were approved by the UT System Board of Regents in August and were effective Sept. 1. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/more_than_30_utsa_faculty... ________________________________ We want to hear from you!<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/we_want_to_hear_from_you> BY JO ANN JONES | SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 Good or bad, thumbs up or thumbs down, or just wanting to be heard; our readers now have the ability to comment and create discussions on stories posted to COEHDnews, the source for news and information for the College of Education and Human Development. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/we_want_to_hear_from_you> ________________________________ Hispanic Heritage Month<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/hispanic_heritage_month> BY MARIANA ZARAGOZA, Ph.D. Student in Culture, Literacy, and Language/ Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies | SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, honors the histories, cultures, and contributions of U.S. Hispanic citizens whose ancestral roots date back to Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. In the U.S., 16 percent of the population is of Hispanic or Latino origin. In Texas, 38 percent of the population is Latina/o. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/hispanic_heritage_month> ________________________________ In memoriam: Dewey Davis, first UTSA professor, dies at age 86<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/in_memoriam_dewey_davis_firs... BY REBECCA LUTHER, Director of Communications/ Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs | SEPTEMBER 26, 2014 UTSA’s first faculty member, Dewey D. Davis, passed away Sept. 17 at age 86. A first-generation college graduate who specialized in science education, Davis worked at UTSA for 15 years but remained a fixture at the university until his death. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/in_memoriam_dewey_davis_f... ________________________________ [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/newspaper.png] All News stories<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> Research/Grants/Awards: COEHD FIVE MOST RECENT RESEARCH AWARDS Department of Education $2,584,850 Sustainable Support System for Student Success (S5) - (Academy for Teacher Excellence) Principal Investigator: Lorena Claeys Co-Investigator: Margarita Machado-Casas, Guadalupe Carmona City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District $ 50,000 Evaluation Services of Sodium Reduction Initiative - (Kinesiology, Health, & Nutrition) Principal Investigator: Erica Sosa Co-Investigator: Sarah Ullevig City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District $ 40,000 Evaluation of Health Education Curriculum and Campaign - (Kinesiology, Health, & Nutrition) Principal Investigator: Erica Sosa Co-Investigator: Sara Oswalt Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) $ 573,095 Building a Healthy Temple Cancer Primary Prevention Program Amongst Hispanics - (Kinesiology, Health, & Nutrition) Principal Investigator: Meizi He Co-Investigator: Zenong Yin, Erica Sosa 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: How small financial setbacks can derail college plans<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/how-sm... BY AMY SCOTT | OCTOBER 02, 2014 (NPR MARKETPLACE) -- Many low-income students don't have the luxury of making even minor mistakes. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/how-sm... ________________________________ Study First To Use Brain Scans To Forecast Early Reading Difficulties<http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113236273/dyslexia-b... BY JULIANA BUNIM | OCTOBER 02, 2014 (REDORBIT) -- UC San Francisco researchers have used brain scans to predict how young children learn to read, giving clinicians a possible tool to spot children with dyslexia and other reading difficulties before they experience reading challenges. Read more at http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113236273/dyslexia-brain-scans-09171... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113236273/dyslexia-brain-sc... ________________________________ Strong working memory puts brakes on problematic drug use<http://www.eurekalert.org/bysubject/education.php> BY UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | OCTOBER 02, 2014 (EUREKALERT!) -- University of Oregon-led team finds that impulsive adolescents who lack focus are more likely to face substance-abuse issue [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.eurekalert.org/bysubject/education.php> ________________________________ Upcoming Events: [Feria de Educación (Education Fair)]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/feria_de_educacion_educ... de Educación (Education Fair)]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/feria_de_educacion_educ... Feria de Educación (Education Fair)<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/feria_de_educacion_educa... Sat, October 4, 2014 Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Location: Main Campus Building: HEB University Center [Teaching Geometry Through Quilts]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/teaching_geometry_thro... Teaching Geometry Through Quilts<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/teaching_geometry_throu... Tue, October 7, 2014 Time: 6 - 8 p.m. Location: Institute of Texan Cultures Building: 801 E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, Texas 78205 [Latin@ Immigrants and Gender Based Family Violence]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/latin_immigrants_and... Latin@ Immigrants and Gender Based Family Violence<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/latin_immigrants_and_... Wed, October 8, 2014 Time: 12 p.m. Location: Main Campus Building: John Peace Library Assembly Room, 4.04.22 [Literacy Education Colloquium: Literacy in a Multimodal World]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/literacy_education_coll... Literacy Education Colloquium: Literacy in a Multimodal World<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/literacy_education_collo... Sat, October 11, 2014 Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Location: Downtown Campus Building: TBD [COEHD Graduate Studies Open House]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/coehd_graduate_studies_... COEHD Graduate Studies Open House<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/coehd_graduate_studies_o... Sat, October 11, 2014 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Main Campus Building: Main Building, Ground Floor [COEHD Faculty Workshop on Military Culture]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/coehd_faculty_worksho... COEHD Faculty Workshop on Military Culture<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/coehd_faculty_workshop... Fri, October 17, 2014 Time: 1 - 3:15 p.m. Location: Main Campus Building: John Peace Library Faculty Center Conference Room, JPL 404.12C [COEHD Faculty Workshop on Military Culture]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/coehd_faculty_worksho... COEHD Faculty Workshop on Military Culture<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/coehd_faculty_workshop... Mon, October 20, 2014 Time: 1 - 3:15 p.m. Location: Downtown Campus Building: Durango Building, 2.304 [Take Back the Night]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/take_back_the_night3> Take Back the Night<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/take_back_the_night3> Thu, October 23, 2014 Time: 6 - 9 p.m. Location: Main Campus Building: Sombrilla [Decolonial Epistemologies: Identity, Memory, and Belonging in Education]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/decolonial_epistemo... Decolonial Epistemologies: Identity, Memory, and Belonging in Education<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/decolonial_epistemol... Fri, October 24, 2014 Time: TBD Location: Downtown Campus Building: TBD Page 1 of 2 pages 1 2<http://education.utsa.edu/news/coehdnews/P9> ><http://education.utsa.edu/news/coehdnews/P9> 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.