by kaylasharp | Oct 11, 2014 | Giving, Headlines, Press Releases, Research News, Spotlights
Anita Zucker, a passionate advocate of early childhood education, will provide a leadership gift of $5 million to bolster a comprehensive initiative at the University of Florida focused on optimizing early childhood development and learning experiences. Zucker’s gift...
by kaylasharp | Sep 10, 2014 | Faculty Laurels, Newsmakers, Press Releases, Research News
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—A Harvard-trained statistical researcher and expert in online network modeling has filled one of the College of Education’s four faculty positions created in support of the University of Florida’s preeminence initiative to become one of the nation’s...
by kaylasharp | Aug 20, 2014 | Newsmakers, Research News
Swapna Kumar, a clinical assistant professor of educational technology at the College of Education, has added another published article to her CV — but this one comes with a bit of history. Kumar’s “Quality Considerations in the Design and Implementation of an...
by kaylasharp | Jul 29, 2014 | Faculty Laurels, Newsmakers, Research News
UF COE education psychology scholar David Therriault is happier about his research being recognized than he is about any personal accolades that result from his studies. “Learning about learning is very important to me, so I’m just proud that something I love to do is...
by kaylasharp | Jul 9, 2014 | Faculty Laurels, Headlines, Research News
Griff Jones, a clinical associate professor of science education in the UF College of Education, knows only too well that the laws of physics apply to everyone. “I was a high school physics teacher, and I lost a lot of students to car crashes,” said Jones, who spent...
by kaylasharp | Jun 2, 2014 | Faculty Laurels, Newsmakers, Research News
The University of Florida College of Education has appointed an emerging scholar of behavioral interventions for young children with autism and developmental disabilities to its faculty. Brian Reichow, assistant professor of community medicine and health care and...