University Recreation Celebrates Grand Opening of Fitness Center
Photos by Russell Cothren and John Baltz
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University Recreation Celebrates Grand Opening of Fitness Center
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Donors Join College to Celebrate Opening of High-Tech Facility
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Japanese Students Excel in Athletic Training Program
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Scholarship Honors Memory of Nurse with Heart for Patients
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Sim Labs Expand Learning Opportunities for Nursing Students
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Nursing Student Focuses on Native American Heritage
College of Education and Health Professions to Honor Three Alumni
The College of Education and Health Professions is honoring three alumni – Joshua Barnett, Kieran Fogarty and Marjorie Marugg-Wolfe – for their exceptional professional and personal achievements and extraordinary distinction in their fields. Continue reading
New Director of Nursing School Named
Pegge Bell becomes the new director of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas, effective July 15. Continue reading
Education Policy Student Serves as President of Black Graduate Student Association
Alexandra Boyd, a doctoral student in the College of Education and Health Professions, began serving a one-year term this month as president of the Black Graduate Student Association at the University of Arkansas. Continue reading
Nursing Professor Recognized for Health Disparities Course
Kathleen Barta, University of Arkansas associate professor of nursing, received national recognition for a course she teaches on health disparities. Continue reading
Alumni Association Selects Distinguished Faculty, Baum Award Recipients
This year’s recipients, Gary Ritter, Viswanath Venkatesh and Molly Rapert will be honored during the Alumni Awards Celebration during the 2012 Homecoming weekend. Continue reading
Top Faculty Members Earn Kudos
The College of Education and Health Professions will honor faculty members chosen to receive awards for advising, teaching, research and service at a meeting Friday, May 4, on the University of Arkansas campus. Continue reading
Professor to Serve on Korey Stringer Institute Board
The Korey Stringer Institute at the University of Connecticut announced that Matthew Ganio, assistant professor of exercise science at the University of Arkansas, will join the institute's Medical and Science Advisory Board and serve as its chief statistical officer. Continue reading
Childhood Education Student Named Presidential Scholar
Kathryn Allison of Houston is the Presidential Scholar for the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas this year. Continue reading
Graduate Education Programs Ranked Nationally
The graduate education programs in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas rose significantly in the latest edition of the U.S. News and World Report’s Best Graduate Schools. Continue reading
Literacy Symposium to Focus on Common Core
The seventh-annual University of Arkansas Literacy Symposium presented by the curriculum and instruction department will focus on the Common Core standards adopted by the state of Arkansas. Continue reading
Education Researcher Says Difficulty Level of High School Reading Alarmingly Low
Sandra Stotsky, holder of the Twenty-First Century Chair in Teacher Quality in the department of education reform at the University of Arkansas, says American high school students do not read challenging books, whether they are assigned by their teachers or chosen for leisure reading. Continue reading
Bengtson to Conduct Research as Part of Carnegie Program Examining Educational Doctorate
Ed Bengtson, University of Arkansas assistant professor of educational leadership, has been selected as a researcher for a national study of the redesign of the educational doctorate. Continue reading
2012 Arkansas Health Disparities Conference Scheduled for April 20
The theme of this year's conference is "Social Justice: Building Partnerships for Action." Three conference tracks are disability, advocacy and special populations. Continue reading
Winners Announced in Graduate Student Research Competition
The College of Education and Health Professions had three student winners in the Graduate Student Research Competition conducted last month by the Graduate School and International Education. Continue reading
Autism Support Program to Help University Students
Students on the autism spectrum who are enrolled next fall at the University of Arkansas can receive intensive support services to help ensure their success. Continue reading
Research: 71 Percent of Detroit Parents Have Shopped for Schools
A research team including members from the University of Arkansas has produced a pioneering study of the demand for school choice among families in Detroit. Continue reading
Categories
Books
Educating About Social Issues in the 20th and 21st CenturiesSamuel Totten, Jon Pederson
Information Age
Staff Governance and Institutional Policy FormationMichael T. Miller, John W. Murry Jr. Information Age
Including Adolescents with Disabilities in General Education ClassroomsTom Smith, Barbara Gartin, Nikki Murdick
Pearson
New FacultyChris Lucas, John Murry
Palgrave
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