Subscribe<http://eepurl.com/bckAEX> | Archive <http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1&id... | Online Version<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2016_COEHDnews/> Email not displaying correctly? View in browser<http://education.utsa.edu/coehdnews/2018_coehdnews> [COEHDnews] <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD><http://twitter.com/intent/follow... COEHDnews -- Week of Fri, September 27, 2019 Spotlight ________________________________ COEHDnews ​Cancer Prevention Grant Helps Expand UTSA Program Building a Healthy Temple<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/cancer_prevention_grant_... by JUSTINE CANTU, ORIGINAL STORIES BY KORA SORIA| Pub: 09/27 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/11534/hemeizi_680.png] The UTSA program, Building a Healthy Temple, has dedicated itself to providing health and wellness promotion for underserved communities through over 40 churches. Now that dedication has paid off with the approval of a new grant provided to UTSA in order to reduce the risk of cancer, which is the leading cause of death for Hispanics in the United States. The grant was awarded to Professor Meizi He by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, allowing her to expand her nearly $2 million project to the Westside and Rio Grande Valley. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/cancer_prevention_grant_helps_expa... [Facebook]<https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=http://ed... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=http://educ... UTSA professor awarded $350K NSF grant to study students’ STEM social capital<http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_professor_awarded_... by KARA SORIA, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS| Pub: 09/25 [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/11524/stem-girls340.jpg] Guan Saw a researcher at UTSA, an urban serving university, is contributing to the advancement of knowledge for improving Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education and workforce preparation, especially among historically underserved and underrepresented students. <http://education.utsa.edu/news/article/utsa_professor_awarded_350k_nsf_gr... [Facebook]<https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=http://ed... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=http://educ... 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The Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching announce the thesis defense of Nicole Duff Teacher Perceptions of Black Students' Reading Abilities and Technology-Mediated Cultural Responsiveness Date: November 15, 2019 Time: 10:00am Location: MB 0.328 Campus: Main Campus Chairs: Timothy Yuen, Rosalind Horowitz Submit a Story <mailto:coehdcomm@utsa.edu> View all Announcements <http://education.utsa.edu/awards_announcements/> Events Calendar OCT 09 Master of Education in Educational Leadership - Policy Emphasis Program Information Session<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/master_of_education_in... [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/clock.png] 12:00pm-1:00pm [http://education.utsa.edu/images/uploads/globe_earth.png] Main Campus - Student Union OCT 10 Courageous Conversations Part 1: The Promise of UTSA, A Commitment to Serve The South Texas Region<http://education.utsa.edu/events/detail/courageous_conversation... 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Most Isolated Tribe In Continental U.S. Gets Broadband<https://www.npr.org/2019/09/16/759908026/most-isolated-tribe... by LAUREL MORALES - NPR | Pub: 09/25 Nestled among turquoise blue waterfalls and cottonwood trees, the tiny Havasupai reservation is accessible only by foot, by mule or by helicopter. It's a five-minute flight from the rim of the Grand Canyon to Supai Village on the canyon floor, where 450 tribal members live in small homes made of panel siding and materials that can be easily hauled or lifted in. Commencement keynote speakers chosen for fall 2019<http://www.utsa.edu/today/2019/09/story/commencement-speakers.htm... by VALERIE BUSTAMANTE - UTSA Today | Pub: 09/25 A pair of UTSA alumni are set to take the stage at the fall Commencement ceremonies to deliver the keynote speeches to more than 4,100 eligible graduates at the Alamodome in December. ________________________________ TechTip of the Week How to Keep your Password Secure brought to you by Technology Support Services<http://education.utsa.edu/faculty/technology_support_services... 1. Don't make short passwords. 2. Don't store your password where it can be easily found. 3. Don't keep a password for too long. 4. Don't make a password that's easy to guess. 5. Do make passwords easy to remember. 6. Do use a password manager. 7. Do use a different password for every site. 8. Do play with your security question answers. | View all TechTips<http://education.utsa.edu/techtip/> [Facebook]<https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/facebook/offer... [Twitter] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/twitter/offer?url=http://ed... [Email] <https://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=http://educ... Publications Borderland Language Conflicts: A study of cross-national interactions and cultural resolutions DR. ROSALIND HOROWITZ - Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching | UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Works: 08/29 Rodriguez, Joshua; Gonzalez, Liliana; Myers, Kate, & Horowitz, Rosalind. (2019), Borderland Language Conflicts: A study of cross-national interactions and cultural resolutions. UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Works, Office of the Vice President for Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Vol. 6. Research ¡Averigüémoslo!: Enhancing Literacy in Colombia through an Innovative Inquiry Curricu<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> UTSA (Internal Research Awards Grant Program) Awarded: $5,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Samuel DeJulio Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: Me Pregunto: Using Inquiry to Support Literacy in Colombian Classrooms<http://education.utsa.edu/research/subs_and_awards/> International Literacy Association (2019 ILA Constance McCullough International Research Grant) Awarded: $4,000 Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching PI: Samuel DeJulio Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching CI: ________________________________ [https://d2q0qd5iz04n9u.cloudfront.net/_ssl/proxy.php/http/education.utsa....] <http://www.facebook.com/UTSACOEHD><http://twitter.com/intent/follow... [https://www.google.com/images/cleardot.gif]Select Language​▼