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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.

Curriculum and Instruction Associate Professor Wins President's Associates Teaching Excellence Award
Mar. 23, 2018
Awarded annually to recognize excellence in undergrauduate education in the core curriculum, Curriculum and Instruction Associate Professor Anthony Brown has been selected for the award. 

College of Education Alumna Wins Mabel Lee Award
Feb. 22, 2018
Erin Centeio, who earned her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction for The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Education, is one of the recipients of the 2018 Mabel Lee award.

College of Education Graduate Student Awarded NISTS Research Grant
Feb. 12, 2018
Hartman and Mayo hope to better understand the experiences of vertical and horizontal transfer students.

UT College of Education Assistant Professor Receives NSF CAREER Grant
Jan. 29, 2018
Vakil, who is also the Associate Director of Equity and Inclusion in STEM Education at the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin, is researching social values and ideologies of undergraduate students

Lauren Schudde, Huriya Jabbar Receive Grant to Continue Researching Perceptions of Credit Transfer Policies
Sep. 28, 2017
Lauren Schudde Lauren Schudde and Huriya Jabbar, both assistant professors in the Department Educational Leadership and Policy, have received a grant of $130,000 from the Greater Texas Foundation to study how community college students receive and use information about course credit transfer policies. In addition to…

North Cooc Awarded Two New Grants from National and International Foundations, Continues Work with OECD
Sep. 25, 2017
Spencer Foundation North Cooc, assistant professor in the Department of Special Education in the College of Education, has received a $50,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation to examine racial and ethnic disparities in access to general education classroom settings among students with disabilities. Studies have consistently documented…