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April 23rd, 2012, 08:04

COE researchers seek more educators for teaching study

Researchers from the University of Georgia College of Education are seeking third- and fifth-grade classroom teachers from several counties across Georgia to participate in the second and third cohorts of their Instructional Conversation teaching strategy study.

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April 3rd, 2012, 09:04

Exercise can help when chronic illness gets you down, COE study finds

Suffering from a chronic illness can drain a person’s quality of life, but add in depression, and the results are debilitating. A new study from University of Georgia researchers shows that exercise training can reduce depression symptoms in patients with a chronic illness.

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March 20th, 2012, 09:03

UGA heat study guides new GHSA rules aiming to prevent exertional heat illness, deaths

High school student-athletes need about 10-14 days to acclimate their bodies to the heat stress in preseason practices in late July and August each year and gradual acclimatization to these conditions can help minimize the risk of exertional heat illnesses, according to a three-year study by University of Georgia researchers.

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February 7th, 2012, 07:02

School psychology program among Top 10 in research productivity

The University of Georgia College of Education’s doctoral program in school psychology is ranked among the best in the nation in research productivity and scholarly impact, according to a study published in the December 2011 issue of the Journal of School Psychology.

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January 17th, 2012, 10:01

Study finds exercise reduces anxiety disorder symptoms in women

First randomized controlled trial focused on the effects of exercise training among individuals diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder adds to a growing body of evidence of positive results.

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November 7th, 2011, 08:11

Gregg collaborates on NAS report on adult literacy

A new National Academy of Sciences report on which UGA College of Education Associate Dean and Distinguished Research Professor Noel Gregg recently collaborated, finds that adult literacy is a factor in the nation’s current economic and health crises.

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October 24th, 2011, 08:10

Study: Pre-k programs help children at-risk score higher

Participation in Georgia’s pre-kindergarten program results in lasting academic achievement through middle school for children who live in poverty, suggests the findings of a longitudinal study by two University of Georgia College of Education researchers.

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October 17th, 2011, 02:10

COE study: Key to avoiding ankle re-injury may be in hips, knees

Nearly all active people suffer ankle sprains at some point in their lives, and a new University of Georgia College of Education study suggests that the different ways people move their hip and knee joints may influence the risk of re-injury.

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October 3rd, 2011, 08:10

COE to host Southeastern science education conference Oct 14-15

Nearly 200 science teachers, science teacher educators and future science teachers will learn about the latest developments in curriculum, cultural studies, digital technology and gaming, eco-justice, experiential learning and outdoor classrooms during the 2011 Southeastern Science Teacher Education Conference at the University of Georgia College of Education Oct. 14-15.

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September 7th, 2011, 08:09

UGA conference focuses on psychometric models to measure math knowledge

What mathematical knowledge is important to measure, which psychometric models work best in different contexts, and are new psychometric models needed for measuring math knowledge and learning? These are just a few of the questions that several dozen math education researchers, psychometricians and mathematicians from across the country will discuss in a conference hosted by the UGA College of Education Sept 25-27 in Atlanta.

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