July 9th, 2012, 08:07
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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