2009 News Articles (click title for full article)

STEM Education Innovators Gather for Austin Conference
The Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching Annual Meeting set an attendance record this year, with over 650 of the best Texas math and science teachers and professional development providers convening in Austin to be honored, share instructional strategies, and learn the latest developments in STEM education.

New College of Education Faculty for Fall 2009
The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education would like to extend a hearty welcome to 15 new faculty members who have joined the departments of kinesiology and health education; special education; curriculum and instruction; and educational psychology.

Rehabilitation Counseling Program Gets $1.5 Million
The Rehabilitation Services Administration in the U.S. Department of Education has awarded Dr. Randall Parker two grants totaling $1.5 million to support graduate students in the College of Education's rehabilitation counseling program.

Field Wins National Kappa Delta Pi Award
Dr. Sherry Field, Associate Dean for Teacher Education, Student Affairs and Administration in The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education, has been honored with Kappa Delta Pi's O.L. Davis, Jr., Counselor of Distinction Award.

Beretvas, Gerwels, Shiring Win System-Wide Teaching Award
Three College of Education faculty are among the 73 faculty members from The University of Texas System academic institutions who have been selected as the inaugural recipients of the Board of Regents' Outstanding Teaching Awards and will be sharing $2 million in awards.

Kinesiologist Gets Grant for First Study of Swimming's Cardiovascular Benefits
Dr. Hirofumi Tanaka, has received funding from the American Heart Association for a first-of-its-kind study on swimming and cardiovascular health. He aims to uncover whether or not swimming yields health benefits like weight loss, body fat reduction and lowering of blood pressure in middle-aged and older individuals and, if it does, how and why the changes occur.

Maloch Wins College's Highest Teaching Award
The College of Education has awarded the 2009 Dean's Distinguished Teaching Award to Dr. Beth Maloch, an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction's Language and Literacy Studies area. The award recognizes one faculty member each year who exhibits excellence in teaching and an exceptional commitment to students' academic success.

Teachers Study LBJ and Primary Source Materials at Presidential Timeline Teacher Institute
Johnson worked tirelessly for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and his actions and decisions were crucial in its passage. Analyzing those decisions and actions and the motivations that influenced Johnson was the focus of the Presidential Timeline Teacher Institute, held July 9-12 and hosted by the College of Education's Learning Technology Center.

Sports and Scholarship a Winning Combination for Kinesiology Grad
She's been mistaken for one of the player's little sisters, or one of the coaches' kids. She weighs something less than 100 pounds, can stretch to 5-feet-2, and she does have eyes of gun-metal blue. But those who know the recently graduated Longhorn student Baseball trainer will give you one piece of advice: Don't mess with Jessica Yanta.

H.J. Lutcher Stark Center Chooses Olympic Librarian
Former U.S. Olympic Committee librarian and archivist Cindy Slater has been named the H. J. Lutcher Stark Center's first head librarian. In addition to general archiving skills, Slater brings specific knowledge of sports, sports medicine and sports-related libraries to her new position.