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Recent News:
Two faculty members from the College of Education and Human Development’s (COEHD) Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies will travel abroad this summer to take part in two summer institutes.
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Two faculty members from the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition were awarded first place for their research poster in the Professional Research Poster category at the American College Health Association’s
(ACHA) Annual Meeting in May.
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Getting more school students interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering & math) fields is increasingly important, and engaging Hispanic students in those fields can be a challenge. It helps for those students to have Hispanic teachers who can serve
as role models.
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The College of Education and Human Development’s (COEHD) Mexican American Studies program will host the Black and Brown Sounds in SA: Cultural Afromestizaje Minisymposium on Wednesday, June 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. in Buena Vista Building, room 1.338 on the UTSA
Downtown Campus.
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Cirilo Campos, a graduate student in The University of Texas at San Antonio’s (UTSA) College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) and member of the UTSA Urban School Leaders Collaborative, will travel to Brazil this summer to perform during the 2014 FIFA
World Cup.
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Upcoming Events:
Fri, June 13, 2014
Time: 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Location: Downtown Campus
Building:
Tue, June 17, 2014
Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Por Vida Academy
Building: 1135 Mission Road, San Antonio, Texas 78210
Wed, June 18, 2014
Time: 6 - 9 p.m.
Location: Downtown Campus
Building: Buena Vista Building, 1.338
Wed, June 25, 2014
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Location: Downtown Campus
Building: 501 Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, Texas 78207
Mon, July 14, 2014
Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Main Campus
Building:
Mon, July 14, 2014
Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Downtown Campus
Building: Buena Vista Building, 1.338
Mon, July 21, 2014
Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Downtown Campus
Building: Buena Vista Building, 2.304
Mon, July 21, 2014
Time: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Institute of Texan Cultures
Building: 801 E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, Tx. 78205
Tue, July 22, 2014
Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Location: Main Campus
Building: Main Building 2.220
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Research/Grants/Awards:
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VPR Weekly Awards Recap
06/02/14 – 06/06/14
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Co-PI
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RSC
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Zachary J. Tonzetich, Ph. D
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Gordon J. J. Bartley – SwRI Department of Engine and Vehicle Research Development
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COS/Chemistry
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“Development of New Ruthenium Catalysts for the Low-Temperature Reduction of NOx Emissions from Vehicle Exhaust”
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UTSA/SwRI CONNECT Seed Progam
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$50,000
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SCI
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Janakiram Seshu, BVSc, Ph.D.
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Gloria E. Gutierrez, MD – SwRI Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division
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COS/Biology
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“Evaluation of anti-bacterial effects of novel formulations that target an essential metabolic pathway of the agent of Lyme disease”
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UTSA/SwRI CONNECT Seed Progam
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$50,000
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SCI
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External Media:
iPads In Special Education??? What Does The Research Say?
This week, NPR Ed's Eric Westervelt visited a special education classroom in New York City where iPads are being used in a novel way. Students with a range of severe disabilities, including developmental,
mental, physical and autism spectrum disorders, are using apps alongside traditional instruments to help express themselves through music.
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Not only does Friday land on the 13th this month, but there will also be a full moon in the night sky. Creepy?
Deeply rooted in Christian traditions and events (Christ was crucified on a Friday, the Knights Templar were rounded up on Friday the 13th), the "BAD LUCK" day can send some people scurrying while others can dismiss the notion with a hearty
guffaw. However you feel personally about these two events, the Weather Network says the combination of a full moon and Friday the 13th is so rare it won't happen again until 2049, and considering all the factors that had to come together to make this rare
occurrence, perhaps we should see it as lucky rather than unlucky.
By Goldie Blumenstyk, Chronicle
of Higher Education
Student-debt relief plans are all the rage these days in Washington, but a more-radical idea is also gaining some ground: making
college free. In 2013 the idea was aired in a much-discussed book by a faculty-labor activist in California.
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