Category: Academic News
Students help preserve campus history at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Museum
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ has over a century’s worth of history, meaning that the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Museum, on the corner of Campus Court and East North 16th Street, has a plethora of artifacts in need of identification, labeling and appropriate display. In the Historical Methods course this fall, students are taking part in that process … Continued
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s Teacher Education department celebrates 100th year
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ has been educating educators for a century, and the College of Education and Human Services will celebrate the anniversary of the department at a Homecoming event. This year also marks the 65th year for the Department of Communications Disorders, and both departments will be honored jointly Thursday, Oct. 13, at 6 … Continued
James Webb Telescope scientist to speak at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Oct. 13
Dr. Scott Acton, a 1984 graduate of Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ who has spent nearly 24 years working on the James Webb Space Telescope, will speak on campus Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Boone Family Theatre. The event is free and open to the public. Acton, a wavefront sensing and controls scientist with Ball Aerospace, … Continued
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s chapter of Sigma Delta Pi receives national award
For the seventh year in its history, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s Omega Gamma Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, has been named an Honor Chapter for its outstanding activities in 2021-22. Ģ¹½´«Ã½ is one of only 10-15 Honor Chapters out of 629 across the country. Every summer, the 629 … Continued
Lessons from janitor father inspired Joseph Manga to earn doctorate, join Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ faculty
Growing up in Cameroon as the oldest child in a family of five, Dr. Joseph Manga never imagined where his life would take him. Four different universities for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral work, as well as tutoring and teaching experience, have all been part of the experience. And this past summer, it led him … Continued
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ named top 50 nationally in Undergraduate Teaching and Undergraduate Research by U.S. News & World Report
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ emerged with a strong showing in its first year as a National University in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2022-23 rankings. Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ was one of only 19 U.S. institutions ranked in the top 50 nationally in both Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects and Undergraduate Teaching, alongside Carnegie Mellon, Dartmouth, … Continued
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s NEXT Lab awarded infrastructure grant from Department of Energy for second year in a row
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) announced a grant of $292,770 to be used for infrastructure at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Lab, the second consecutive year for Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ to receive the grant. The funding will expand the radioactive materials characterization capability in the NEXT Lab. Specifically, it provides the … Continued
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s NEXT Lab submits construction application with NRC to build research reactor sponsored by Natura Resources
In yet another significant step toward the goal of building a molten salt research reactor, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Lab submitted an application for a construction permit with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday. The application is the first for a new research reactor in more than 30 years … Continued
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ faculty selected for inaugural ATE Inquiry Initiative exploring opportunity gaps in education
Two Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ faculty members have been selected to participate in the inaugural Inquiry Initiative sponsored by the Association of Teacher Educators. Dr. Dana Mayhall, assistant professor of teacher education, and Dr. Amy Spiker, associate professor of teacher education, are two of just 80 university- and school-based teacher educators and education scholars from … Continued