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Mary Steinhardt Receives $3.3 Million Grant from the National Institutes of Health
Oct. 04, 2019
The project provides resources to African Americans to manage their daily demands of type 2 diabetes.

Kinesiology and Health Education Faculty Member Receives $1.2 Million Grant from NIAAA
Oct. 01, 2019
Miguel Pinedo's project will address gaps in our understanding of barriers that prevent people from seeking and receiving appropriate care for alcohol use disorders.

Special Education Faculty Members Receive $1.4 Million Grant from IES
Jul. 08, 2019
Special Education Assistant Professor Jessica Toste and Associate Professor Nathan Clemens have received a $1.4 million grant to develop teacher expertise in data-based decision making to improve student reading success.

Flores Awarded Spencer Grant for Writer’s Workshops in Bilingual Classrooms
Jun. 19, 2019
Tracey Flores, assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction, has received a three-year, $50,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation develop and implement a bilingual, elementary writer’s workshop.

Educational Psychology Associate Professor Marie-Anne Suizzo Receives Spencer Grant
May. 13, 2019
Associate Professor Marie-Anne Suizzo has received a $50,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation.

Educational Leadership and Policy Ph.D. Student Awarded Dissertation Grant
May. 07, 2019
Dissertation title: “Stakeholder Influence on MBA Curricular Design”

Audrey Stone awarded $2.4 million NIH Grant
Feb. 19, 2019
Over the next four years, Kinesiology and Health Education Assistant Professor Audrey Stone will research the role of diabetes-related inflammation on cardiovascular responses.

Educational Leadership and Policy Professors Awarded $1 Million Grant
Jan. 10, 2019
Associate Professor Jennifer Holme and Assistant Professor Huriya Jabbar of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy in the College of Education were recently awarded a $1 million grant from The Spencer Foundation. Beginning Spring 2019, the grant will support a five-year research project focused on…

College of Education Faculty Receive $150,000 in Grants from New Associate Professor Experimental
Jan. 04, 2019
Associate Professors Delida Sanchez and Sarah Powell have received a combined $150,000 in fundings for upcoming interdisciplinary research

UTeach Institute Receives $1 Million NSF Grant to Expand and Improve CS Education for Underrepresented Urban Youth
Oct. 02, 2018
The UTeach Institute has received a $1 million National Science Foundation grant to improve underrepresented urban students' engagement in computer science through implementation of the UTeach CS Principles course.