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UTSA College of Education and Human Development
COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, February 26, 2016 |
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Spotlight:
ATE
recognized for achievements by White House Initiative

The Academy for Teacher Excellence, a center housed within the College of Education and Human Development, was recognized for its recent achievements by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics at a special ceremony on Thursday,
February 18.

Dr. Lorena Claeys accepted the honors on behalf of ATE, which was named a Bright Spot in Hispanic Education and successfully answered the Initiative's 25th Anniversary Call to Action with its Summer Bridging Institute. Alejandra Ceja, executive director,
and Jaqueline Cortez Wang, senior advisor, presented the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics honors.
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Mind
Controlled Prosthetic Arm Moves Individual Fingers
by Johns Hopkins Medicine, NEUROSCIENCE NEWS | 02/25
Physicians and biomedical engineers from Johns Hopkins report what they believe is the first successful effort to wiggle fingers individually and independently of each other using a mind-controlled artificial “arm” to control
the movement.
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Genetic
Counselling Could Help Psychiatric Patients
by Staff Writer, NEUROSCIENCE NEWS | 02/25
A new University of British Columbia study shows that genetic counselling helps patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and similar conditions understand and cope with their illness. The study is among the first to show
the value of genetic counselling for psychiatric illnesses, demonstrating that it can help patients understand the cause of their illness, the genetic component and how they can protect their mental health going forward.
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Ve said,
xe said: A guide to gender-neutral language
by Greta Bjornson, USA TODAY College | 02/25
The college experience has started to change in small but profound ways for non-binary students — those who don’t identify strictly as female or male — as administrations push to make students across the gender spectrum feel more
comfortable on campuses by adopting more inclusive language.
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State
Poet Laureate to hold workshop at Central Middle School
by Michael Rodriguez, Mid-Valley Town Crier | 02/25
Acclaimed author Dr. Carmen Tafolla will lead a poetry reading and writing workshop at Central Middle School this week. Tafolla, an associate professor at the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies with the University of Texas
at San Antonio’s College of Education and Human Development, who in 2015 was named the State Poet Laureate, will also give a motivational speech in addition to donating books to the school’s library.
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Edgewood
Board Members Resign Citing Fear and Discord
by JOEY PALACIOS, STEVE SHORT & SHELLEY D. KOFLER , TPR Texas Public Radio | 02/25
Three members of the Edgewood Independent School District board resigned Friday with some of them saying they feared for their safety. The Texas Education Agency began investigating Edgewood ISD in January following complaints
that the school board is dysfunctional.
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Appearances can
be deceiving: Risks interpreting data in online ethnographic research
Perspectives on Qualitative Research
M. Sidury Christiansen | Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
Christiansen, M. S. (2015). Appearances can be deceiving: Risks interpreting data in online ethnographic research (pp. 437-456). In M. Lengeling & I. Mora Pablo (eds.), Perspectives on Qualitative Research. Guanajuato, Mexico: Universidad de Guanajuato Press.
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Research Awards & Submittals |
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Farm to Church
Pilot Program
San Antonio Area Foundation
Submitted: $51,473 Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
PI: Meizi He Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition
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