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Lira receives NSF grant to advance learning technologies

Thursday, August 25, 2022
Matthew Lira, assistant professor in educational psychology and learning sciences, was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to investigate the role of gesture using physical feedback in STEM learning.
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In the News: Food Insecurity on College Campuses

Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Assistant Professor Katharine Broton discusses food insecurity on college campuses with The Measure of Everyday Life.
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Wesely co-PI on $1 million grant helping to create National Resource Center for Translation and Global Literacy

College of Education Professor Pamela Wesely is part of a team of colleagues across campus who produced a successful proposal for the U.S. Department of Education, resulting in a $1 million grant – one of the largest humanities grants at Iowa.

Girdler retires after 23 years at the College of Education

Tuesday, August 16, 2022
After teaching in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Iowa College of Education for 23 years, Carol Girdler retired in spring of 2022.

Shoultz retires, leaving legacy of excellence and collaboration

Tuesday, August 16, 2022
After nearly 20 years as a faculty member Amy Shoultz, clinical professor in English Education, retired in the summer of 2022.
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Scanlan Family Foundation gives $15 million to name school mental health center, expand services to schools, veterans

Monday, July 18, 2022
Thanks to a generous $15 million gift from the Scanlan Family Foundation, the Iowa Center for School Mental Health has a new name – the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health.
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Pascarella ranked among 2022 top scientists

Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Ernie Pascarella, renowned scholar and faculty emeritus in Higher Education and Student Affairs, was ranked #39 in the world ranking of top 1,000 scientists in the area of social sciences and humanities by Research.com. 
H. Dee Hoover (center) is one of Eight Over Eighty Hawkeyes honored in the inaugural celebration. He is seated in the middle of the other seven honorees, along with UI President Barbara Wilson and UI Center for Advancement President and Chief Executive OfficerLynette Marshall.

Hoover honored in Eight over 80 ceremony

Wednesday, June 1, 2022
University of Iowa College of Education alumnus, H. Dee Hoover, was honored as one of the Eight over 80 award winners as a Hawkeye who continues to make an impact well beyond retirement.
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Murley, Hopkins bring valuable expertise to Educational Leadership program

Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Mark Hopkins (clinical assistant professor) and Stephen Murley (clinical instructor) are joining the college's Educational Leadership program.
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Foley Nicpon named new director of Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development

Thursday, May 12, 2022
Megan Foley Nicpon, an internationally recognized expert in counseling psychology and twice-exceptionality, has been named the new director of the University of Iowa College of Education’s Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development and the new Myron and Jacqueline N. Blank Endowed Chair in Gifted Education.