Try A Little Tenderness: Practicing Self-Compassion Can Relieve Stress, Improve Relationships
This can be a touchy subject, especially for parents, but recent research cautions there's such a thing as too much self-esteem. So if generous doses of high self-esteem could be toxic and low self-esteem certainly isn't the goal, what kind of self-regard should one nurture?

Alcohol Advertising Targets Hispanic Students
Alcohol advertising is heavier around schools with 20 percent or more Hispanic students than near schools with a smaller Hispanic population, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education and the University of Florida's College of Medicine.

Grant for Study of Community College Student Success Awarded to CCLP Student
Maryellen Mills, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Administration's Community College Leadership Program, has been awarded the Paul P. Fidler Research Grant to support her dissertation research on the relationship between student success courses and engagement among community college students.

A Healthy Concern-Learn More about the College's Health Educators
In the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, an exceptional team of health educators has built a reputation for cutting-edge research on issues vital to public health.

World's Largest Physical Culture Collection Gets $1 Million and 25 New Artifacts
The world's largest physical culture collection, located in the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a $1 million gift from physical fitness icons Joe and Betty Weider.

NSF Grant to Help Educators Learn What Pre-Kindergarten Students Know About Science
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded almost $2 million, its first grant focusing specifically on what four-year-olds know about science, to The University of Texas at Austin?s Center for Science and Mathematics Education.

$12.5 Million National Science Foundation Grant to Fund UTeachEngineering Program for Educators
The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education, Cockrell School of Engineering and College of Natural Sciences have been awarded $12.5 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to prepare educators to teach engineering to Texas high-school students.

New Program Equips Inner City Teachers with Unique Skills
The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education has introduced an Urban Education Pilot Program, the only one of its kind in Texas, to address the unique challenges and opportunities teachers face in urban schools.

Ten New Faculty Members Join the College of Education
The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education heralds the beginning of the fall semester with the addition of ten new faculty members, who hold expertise in areas as diverse as sports team loyalty, inquiry based science, cerebellar function and dance instruction.

Meadows Foundation Grant of $1.5 Million Creates New Center to Help At-Risk Students
The University of Texas at Austin has received a $1.5 million grant from the Meadows Foundation of Dallas to establish the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk in the College of Education.