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March 18th, 2013, 08:03

Science ed faculty among top research publishers in 2000s

University of Georgia College of Education faculty members were ranked among the most productive faculty in science education research published during the first decade of the 21st century, according to a study in the March 2013 edition of the Journal of Education and Learning.

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February 4th, 2013, 05:02

Bishop, Connor receive NSF CAREER awards to study math teaching

What makes mathematics difficult for some students to learn? Two University of Georgia College of Education researchers believe the answer may lie in the way mathematical reasoning is communicated in classrooms.

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December 3rd, 2012, 09:12

Researcher uses light to measure muscle energy production

Kinesiology professor Kevin McCully’s new optical method could save patients 100 times the cost of getting the same measurements through magnetic resonance imaging.

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November 6th, 2012, 08:11

James to study schoolchildren’s 21st century civic capacities

University of Georgia College of Education researcher Jennifer Hauver James is leading a two-year study in a local third grade classroom which she hopes will determine what it means to prepare students for civic participation in a 21st century world.

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October 8th, 2012, 03:10

Tackling the obesity problem: Flagpole features Schmidt work

Research, led by COE faculty member Michael Schmidt, about psychological factors behind eating compensation during exercise programs is featured in an October 3 story in The Flagpole.

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July 17th, 2012, 08:07

COE faculty to present at global science conference linked with Olympics July 19-24

Three University of Georgia College of Education faculty members— Rose Chepyator-Thomson, Bryan McCullick and Michael Ferrara—will make presentations at the 2012 International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport (ICSEMIS), a global scientific conference associated with the Olympic Games, in Glasgow, Scotland July 19-24.

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July 9th, 2012, 08:07

COE study: PE mandates not enough in most states

Children need quality physical education to combat obesity and lead healthy lives. Georgia elementary schools make the grade when it comes to providing that education, but middle and high schools in the state don’t even come close, according to a University of Georgia study.

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June 18th, 2012, 08:06

Researchers seek predictors of exercise effectiveness for weight loss

COE researcher Michael Schmidt is now leading a study to determine whether psychological and eating behavior traits predict compensatory behavior changes – information that could be used to help tailor and target weight management exercise interventions.

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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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