by kaylasharp | Dec 20, 2012 | Press Releases, Research News
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida special education researchers have found a method to help at-risk students with significant behavioral problems learn to calm aggressive tendencies and actively solve their social conflicts. For the past 15 years, UF...
by kaylasharp | Dec 6, 2012 | Press Releases, Research News
When American college students travel overseas to study, they often seek deep cultural immersion, adventures among historic sites, culinary and artistic exploration and a life-changing learning experience. Now, according to a new study out of the University of...
by kaylasharp | Oct 1, 2012 | Press Releases, Research News, Spotlights
The University of Florida’s College of Education will receive $25 million over the next five years to address a concern that has plagued American schools for more than two decades—inadequate teaching of children with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Education’s...
by kaylasharp | Aug 8, 2012 | Research News, Spotlights
UF bilingual/ESOL education professor Maria Coady will play a leading role in a $400,000 initiative of UF’s Center for Latin American Studies to develop an interdisciplinary outreach program on immigration, religion and social change. The center recently received a...
by kaylasharp | Jul 23, 2012 | Awards, Faculty Laurels, Research News
A diverse and potent research agenda—focusing on (of course) diversity and equity along the teacher-education pipeline—has helped University of Florida special education instructor Erica McCray win a 2012 UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors. The awards,...
by kaylasharp | Jul 19, 2012 | Faculty Laurels, Press Releases, Research News
University of Florida education professor and best-selling author Nancy Fichtman Dana, recognized nationally for her research and books on novel strategies in school reform and professional development for educators, has been named a UF Research Foundation Professor...
