[Coehd] COEHDnews Week of Thu, August 07, 2014

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_travel... 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_a... ________________________________ COEHD alumnus and Marshall HS principal named 2014 Innovator of the Year<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/coehd_alumnus_and_marshall... 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_marshal... ________________________________ Meet a Roadrunner: Student to compete in first world martial arts games in Canada<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/meet_a_roadrunner_studen... 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... ________________________________ ELPS professor serves as guest editor for international journal<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/elps_professor_serves_a... 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_... ________________________________ UTSA hosts 70 Mexican students for summer English camp<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_hosts_70_mexican_stud... 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_stu... ________________________________ [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/newspaper.png] All News stories<http://education.utsa.edu/news/> 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 [cid:92E56502-C7A3-4B7B-8A09-6F1A1F0ED641] Click Here<http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/Reseasrch_Brochure_email... to see UTSA's Latest Research Brochure 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: Expert offers tips to help college students avoid serious health conditions down the road<http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130917/Expert-offers-tips-to-h... (Medical News) -- To attract customers, restaurant chains have been rolling out budget deals, offering $5 pizzas, $3 meals — even $1 sandwiches. But while these new offerings are light on its customers' wallets, they hit them where it hurts in terms of calories, fat, and sodium… [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130917/Expert-offers-tips-to-... ________________________________ <file:///Users/iiz244/Desktop/%3Cp%20style=%22color:%20#058bc2;%20margin-bottom:%200;">> Room For Improvement In Elementary School Children's Lunches And Snacks From Home<file:///Users/iiz244/Desktop/%3Cp%20style=%22color:%20#058bc2;%20margin-bottom:%200;">> By Andrea Grossman | July 23, 2014 (Red Orbit) -- Open a child's lunch box and you're likely to find that the lunches and snacks inside fall short of federal guidelines, according to new research. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113196768/lunch-box-junk-fo... ________________________________ <ttp://www.marketplace.org/topics/sustainability/how-grown-green-energy-al... How to grown green energy along with endowments<ttp://www.marketplace.org/topics/sustainability/how-grown-g... By David Brancaccio | Aug 6, 2014 (NPR Marketplace) -- What if colleges could grow their endowment by being environmentally friendly? [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<ttp://www.marketplace.org/topics/sustainability/how-grown-green-... ________________________________ Students and families are borrowing less for college<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/stud... By Dan Abendschein | Jul 31, 2014 (NPR Marketplace) -- Higher education isn't getting cheaper, but how families pay for it is changing. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/studen... ________________________________ Keeping student data safe from the marketing machine<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/keep... By Adriene Hill | Aug 6, 2014 (NPR Marketplace) -- More states are passing laws to protect the privacy of all sorts of student data. [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/news-read.png] Full Story<http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/learningcurve/keepin... ________________________________ Upcoming Events: [Introduction to School Based Play Therapy]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/introduction_to_schoo... Introduction to School Based Play Therapy<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/introduction_to_school... Sat, August 9, 2014 Time: Registration= 8:30 a.m.; Workshop= 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Location: Downtown Campus Building: Frio Street Building 1.406 [Schools and College Readiness: Strategizing the School Curriculum]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/schools_and_colleg... Schools and College Readiness: Strategizing the School Curriculum<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/schools_and_college... Wed, August 13, 2014 Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Location: Downtown and Main Campus Building: Frio Street Building 1.512; John Peace Library Assembly Room 4.04.22 [Transition Days: Strategies for Success]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/transition_days_strat... Transition Days: Strategies for Success<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/transition_days_strate... Tue, August 19, 2014 Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Location: Main Campus Building: Business Building 2.05.04 P-20 Summit: Parent Engagement<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/p_20_summit_parent_... Sat, September 6, 2014 Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. OR 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. Location: Downtown Campus Building: [23rd Annual Texas Autism Conference]<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/23rd_annual_texas_... 23rd Annual Texas Autism Conference<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/23rd_annual_texas_a... 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.