UMass Dartmouth Professor Receives $600k to Help Blind Children Half a World Away
Dr. Sheila Macrine has received a three-year, $600,000 grant from the Qatar National Research Fund to research how to adapt a U.S.-based assessment tool to serve blind and visually impaired pre-school children who speak Arabic. Read More.
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Kaput Center researcher receives CAREER award from National Science Foundation
Research scientist Dr. Chandra Orrill, of the Kaput Center for Research and Innovation in STEM Education, recently received a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation to explore a hypothesis about mathematics teacher knowledge formed through work with teachers both in research settings and in professional development. Read More.
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Changing Lives, Changing Minds is the official blog of Changing Lives Through Literature (CLTL). This program is an alternative to incareration founded in the power of literature to transform lives. Look for weekly updates.
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SEPPCE Announces a New Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
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CUSP recently received an NEH grant to host a series of Underground Railroad workshops for teachers this summer entitled Sailing to Freedom. Teachers from across the country will come to UMass Dartmouth to learn about New Bedford's important role in the Abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad.
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The Kaput Center has announced a new Math Education Doctoral Program. The Ph.D. program is the result of many years of research and developent originally pioneered by Professor James Kaput. The program will be offered by STEM department faculty with support from the Kaput Center. Read more.
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The Department of Public Policy has launched an online Master's in Public Policy (MPP) program, modeled after SEPPCE's highly regarded on-campus MPP program. The same faculty who provide on-campus instruction developed and will teach the new online MPP program. Read the press release.
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