COEHD Recent News
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by Dr. Phillip
Schnarrs, Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition | November 24, 2014
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World AIDS day is not only a time to reflect on the disease and those we have lost to it, but is also an opportunity to look forward to the end of the HIV epidemic through new preventive measures and hopefully, one day, a cure. Approximately 35 million people
are currently living with HIV worldwide, with over two million individuals becoming infected each year.
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by Jo Ann Jones,
COEHDnews Editor | November 24, 2014
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The Academy for Teacher Excellence and the National Council of La Raza hosted the 2014 Líderes Congreso: Youth Summit on the UTSA Main Campus on Friday, November 21, 2014. The event welcomed more than 200 high school students from across the city.
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by Jo Ann Jones,
COEHDnews Editor | November 20, 2014
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Dr. Michael Jennings, associate dean for the Consortium for Social Transformation and associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, was elected to the Executive Council of the American Educational Studies Association (AESA).
His term on the council began Nov. 2 and will continue through 2017.
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by UTSA Today |
November 19, 2014
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The UTSA Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies is seeking presentation proposals for its Texas Foreign Language Education Conference (TexFLEC), which is Feb. 20-21 in the University Center on the UTSA Main Campus. The proposal submission deadline is Dec.
5.
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Awards, Announcements, & Recognition
Recognizing Faculty, Staff & Students
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We are proud of the accomplishments of COEHD faculty, students, and staff, but unfortunately we cannot write a full-feature article on every award or achievement that takes place. We would still like for everyone to know about these accomplishments so we have
added a section to the weekly COEHDnews for Awards, Announcements and Recognition. If you know of someone in the college that deserves recognition please forward:the individuals name, department, what the honor was, and organization that gave the award.
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Latest Research Awards & Grants
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External News
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by Stephanie
Desmon | November 24, 2014
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(JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH) - Nearly 6 in 10 put a vegetable on their
tray, but only a quarter actually eat even a single bite You can offer young children healthier food choices in the elementary school cafeteria, but will they actually put it on their trays and eat it?
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by Jared Misner
| November 24, 2014
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(CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION) - Professors of the Year Reveal What Makes Their Classes Stand Out
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by Elissa Nadworny
| November 24, 2014
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(NPR) - For this series, we've been thinking a lot about the iconic tools that some of us remember
using — if only for a short period of time — in our early schooling. Things like the slide rule and protractor, recorder and Bunsen burner. Mere mention of today's tool sends shivers up the spines of entire generations ... the tool long used to measure physical
fitness: The Presidential Physical Fitness Test.
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by Editor
| November 24, 2014
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(TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO) - For the first time since 2002, the Texas State Board of Education voted to
adopt a new generation of social studies products. That includes some 89 textbooks, workbooks and other classroom materials. The vote matters because, with about 5 million students, the state has a big impact on the national textbook market.
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by Joey Palacios
| November 24, 2014
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(TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO) - The dirt is already turning on the 200 acres of land that will hold the Southwest
Legacy High School and the Judith Resnik Middle School. The $110 million complex has been funded by the Southwest ISD’s 2012 bond.
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by Kaitlin Mulhere
| November 24, 2014
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(INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION) - Existing research and discussion of student veterans doesn't recognize
the diversity of the demographic.
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by Rebecca Koenig
| November 24, 2014
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(THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION) - Emory University undergraduates have devised clever ways, some
more ethical than others, to sign up for the classes they want. The university is not amused.
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