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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Rick Ferdig, Ph.D., served as lead investigator on a National Science Foundation grant to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes.

ParkApps: Using Technology to Learn About a National Park

Educators, scientists, and technologists from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. 

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Faculty Member Dianne Kerr Receives Dorothy B. Nyswander Open Society Award

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Dianne Kerr, Ph.D., professor of health education and promotion in the College of Education, Health and Human Services and Provost’s Faculty Associate for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, is the recipient of the Society for Public Health Education’s Dorothy B. Nyswander Open …

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinson's Patients

Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose a…

Tags: Exercise Science , School of Health Sciences , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Research , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs

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Cuyahoga Valley National Park Partners With ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and Cleveland Metroparks to Launch Science Learning App

The free app is now available in iTunes; Android version to follow Educators, scientists, and technologists from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. The app, c…

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Teacher Preparation Programs Receive Accreditation, 2016-2023

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s College of Education, Health and Human Services recently received accreditation from 2016-2023 under the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards.  NCATE’s performance-based accreditation system for teacher preparation ensures that teache…

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Professor Finds Out What Motivates Impoverished Minority Students in Painesville Schools

What keeps some students in low-income, ethnically diverse school districts from succeeding? A ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ researcher suggests it may have a lot to do with their ability to envision bright future career pathways. Cassandra Storlie, Ph.D., an assistant professor and researcher in Kent Sta…

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Honors 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Recipients

Three ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ faculty members were honored with the 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards at a ceremony that took place on April 5 in the University Library. This year’s recipients were selected from a large number of nominees by the University Research Council chaired by…

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Receives Contribution From AT&T to Improve Mobile Technologies for Special Education

AT&T has made a $200,000 contribution to ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Research Center for Educational Technology to implement new technology in special education environments with a focus on mobile apps, including those intended to help students learn science, technology, engineering, arts and math (…

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Who Is in charge? You or Your SmartPhone?

Admit it. We have all used our smartphones at inappropriate and inopportune times: while driving, during family meals, in the bathroom or even the bedroom. We are a society glued to our phones, but when is it considered out of our control? According to researchers at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, the ans…

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s College of Education, Health and Human Services Announces 2015 Hall of Fame Winners

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s College of Education, Health and Human Services will honor seven distinguished alumni at its sixth annual Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. in the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Hotel and Conference Center. Tickets for the event are $40 per person and includ…

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