Fifteen University of Minnesota Crookston faculty and staff members joined a Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) cohort during the fall of 2024 as part of a year-long program designed to encourage the investigation of student learning experiences, to collect data on learning outcomes, and publish results. The cohort meets monthly under the leadership of Jeff Lindgren, Ph.D., associate director of the Center for Educational Innovation for the University of Minnesota.
As Native American Heritage Month draws to a close and as many of us prepare to gather with family and friends, there are also opportunities to experience the Indigenous perspectives threaded throughout PST ART: Art & Science Collide, both at UCLA and through alumni representation across the regional art event.
Wesley Meares, PhD, and Lance Hunter, PhD, are avid sports fans and were intrigued by the U.S. Supreme Court's June 2021 ruling in NCAA v Alston that allowed student-athletes to profit from their Name, Image and Likeness. Before the ruling, student-athletes were prohibited by the NCAA from entering into contracts to promote products or brands.
Nearly three dozen Carolina undergraduate and graduate students have received awards from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program for their research in STEM-related fields, including chemistry, geography, neuroscience and more.
The University of Kansas Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships (CURF) is hosting the annual Fall Undergraduate Research Showcase. The online event, featuring 44 presentations, will run from 8 a.m. Dec. 10 through 5 p.m. Dec. 12.
UNLV first reached R1 classification in 2018. Our research has captured international headlines. Mechanical Engineering Professor H. Jeremy Cho and his research team, through a process called atmospheric water harvesting, are studying ways to capture water vapor from the air to transform it into drinkable water; and our geoscientists identified the first-ever mineral from Earth’s lower mantle. We are also graduating more students with doctoral degrees, and bolstering the number of non-faculty researchers in sciences and health.
University of Kentucky College of Social Work Ph.D. student, Levone Lee, published his first lead-author article, titled -Attitudes Toward Aggressive and Violent Behaviors and the Role of Life Skills Among University Club Sport Athletes.- This article examines the relationship between life skills developed in sport context and attitudes toward aggressive and violent behaviors outside of sports.
An exhibit entitled Johnnie Mae Maberry: The Artist and Art Teacher is on display at Arkansas Tech University Norman Hall Art Gallery through Friday, Feb. 21. Norman Hall Art Gallery, located at 203 West Q Street on the ATU campus in Russellville, is open weekdays from 8-5 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. The exhibit is comprised of two collections: Teaching Joshua Johnson” and “Beautiful Black and Brown Butterflies.