Hundreds of undergraduate students from across the university presented their research at the second annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase. The event was held on Thursday, April 23 in the Convocation Center on the UTSA Main Campus.

Three graduate students from the Department of Counseling’s Neurofeedback Training Program participated in a three-day biofeedback seminar at Ft. Sam Houston.

The College of Education and Human Development will host award-winning educator Dr. Sonia Nieto at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 27 in the Buena Vista Building Theater (1.326) on the UTSA Downtown Campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

The Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching (ILT) will host the annual Interdisciplinary Studies Research Colloquium on Saturday, April 25 at 1 p.m. in the Buena Vista Building Aula Canaria (1.328) on the UTSA Downtown Campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Belinda Bustos Flores    |    Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

American Educational Research Association

An Oregon State University researcher has found a relationship between motor skill deficiencies and the severity of the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder in very young children

With five kids age 6 and under - including a set of twins - Karyn Ryan could barely find the time to sleep, let alone exercise. After a nine-month hiatus from her fitness routine, Ryan was so overweight and out of shape that she got winded just going up the stairs.

Parents, students and admissions officials have combed through college and university rankings for years. However, education researchers have largely ignored the controversial lists. That's about to change, according to a Boston College expert in educational measurement.

As immigration increases the number of non-English speaking "culturally and linguistically diverse" students, schools will need to band together in networks focused on the challenges of educating what has been called "the new mainstream," according to a Boston College professor.

Valerie Inniss took out $11,500 in student loans this year to pay for the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. None of it was for tuition.

In the 1920s, Aurora Orozco crossed over from Mexico to Texas — a child of African descent who spoke not a word of English. She was an uneasy transplant. Many years later, in an essay published in 1999, she recalled attitudes towards students who were caught speaking Spanish in school: "My teacher, Mrs. White, would make me stay after class. With a red rubber band, she would hit my poor hands until they nearly bled."