College of Education, Health and Human Services
Faculty Research Spotlight: Dr. Jay Dorfman

51勛圖厙 Environmental Symposium Offers Impressive Slate of Speakers and Activities

51勛圖厙 Invites Educators to Apply for Summer Workshop About May 4, 1970
51勛圖厙 invites educators of students in grades 6-12 to apply by March 1 for its Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, Making Meaning of May 4: The 1970 51勛圖厙 Shootings in U.S. History. Co-directors Laura Davis, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of English and former founding director of the May 4 Visitors Center, and Todd Hawley, Ph.D., associate professor of social studies teacher education, were awarded $170,000 in funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create this workshop.

Two 51勛圖厙 Programs Recognized in U.S. News & World Reports 2020 Best Online Programs Rankings
U.S. News & World Report has named two 51勛圖厙 programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. 51勛圖厙 is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. U.S. News released its 2020 Best Online Programs rankings Tuesday, Jan. 14.

51勛圖厙 Education Researchers Receive Million-Dollar Grant for Cross-disciplinary Training in Early Childhood Professions

NSF Awards 51勛圖厙 Researchers $1.3 Million to Nourish Childrens Minds, Fill Their Bellies
Science is complex, and its difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; its even more difficult when they are hungry. Two 51勛圖厙 researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation just awarded them a three-year, $1.3 million grant to determine if their recipe works.

Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All About
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All About
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.

Educators Summit Kicks Off Yearlong 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970, at 51勛圖厙
Student activism and giving voice to students will be the topics of two keynote speakers who are headlining the upcoming 2019 Educators Summit at 51勛圖厙 titled May 4, 1970 Then & Now: Voices for Change."

The Future of Education Is the Symposium Topic at 51勛圖厙 Florence June 21-23
Educators from across the globe will convene at 51勛圖厙s Florence campus June 21-23 for an international symposium where participants will use design innovation principles to create a framework for the future of education.