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Symposium Focuses on How Discrimination, Disparities Impact Children, Teens

Jan 29, 2018, 8:39 AM

The College of Arts and Sciences’ Center for Equality and Social Justice's spring symposium on Feb. 9 will focus on “How Discrimination and Disparities Impact Children and Teens: Research on Ethnicity, Social Class and Sexual Orientation.”

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UK Grant Targets Communication Needs of Students With Disabilities

Jan 24, 2018, 8:52 AM

The program pairs special educators and speech-language pathologist students.

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UK College of Education Grant Targets High-Intensity Learning and Behavior Needs

Jan 22, 2018, 8:48 AM

A new grant from the U.S. Department of Education will allow the UK College of Education to uniquely prepare school personnel prepared to work with students with high-intensity learning and behavior needs.

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UK's BREATHE Helps Teens Advocate for Tobacco-Free Communities

Jan 11, 2018, 8:45 AM

University of Kentucky's BBREATHE team recently partnered with Youth Empowered Solutions (YES) to host tobacco and youth advocacy training for leadership students of Hazard High School, as well as a training session for adult community advocates from around the state on the importance of youth empowerment and mentorship and how to engage youth in advocacy efforts.

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UK Researchers Investigating How Public Libraries' Storytimes Support School Readiness

Dec 19, 2017, 8:27 AM

Maria Cahill, associate professor in the UK School of Information Science, has been awarded nearly $400,000 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to investigate how public library storytime programs support school readiness of young children.

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Helping Children With ADHD Thrive in the Classroom

Nov 16, 2017, 8:12 AM

Nearly 15% of Kentucky children are currently diagnosed with ADHD, the highest rate in the nation. While medicine alone doesn't necessarily lead to improved academic performance in the long run, a new intervention developed by UK professors is aiming to do just that.

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UK Design LED Installation Transforms Bus Station to Play Station

Sep 28, 2017, 9:06 AM

A new LED installation has turned a less obvious downtown venue into a play area for kids passing through the facility.

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UK Hosting Symposium Focused on Promoting STEM Careers, Science Communication This Weekend

Sep 28, 2017, 8:50 AM

To help develop skills to communicate scientific work to a broad audience, and design & implement a STEM career path, UK is hosting a symposium this weekend for students and professionals interested in these fields.

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UK Professor Publishes Research on First-Gen Music Ed Doctoral Students’ Experience

Sep 27, 2017, 8:30 AM

Recent research by Martina Vasil, assistant professor of music education at UK School of Music, explores challenges and types of support for first-generation college students pursuing a doctoral degree in music education.

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The Difference a Grade Makes: Helping Educators Help Students

Mar 20, 2017, 2:09 PM

Thomas Guskey conducts research on the way teachers grade and how they report that information to parents.

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