Overuse injuries – found most often in low-contact sports that involve long training sessions or where the same movement is repeated numerous times – make up nearly 30 percent of all injuries sustained by collegiate athletes. And a majority of overuse injuries (62 percent) occurred in females athletes, according to a new study published in the...
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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) division focused on Teaching and Teacher Education (Div. K) will present two awards to individuals from the MSU College of Education this year. Peter Youngs, associate professor of teacher education, was selected to receive the Early Career Award, and Hosun Kang, a 2011 Ph.D. graduate of teacher education, is receiving the...
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LaShawn Hanes, a senior majoring in special education at Michigan State University, is among a select group of undergraduate students from across the nation receiving a research training fellowship from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) this year. Free of charge, Hanes will travel to Vancouver in mid-April to participate in the Undergraduate Student Education Research Training...
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Alex Bowers, a 2007 graduate of the Ph.D. program in Educational Administration, has been selected to receive the Division A Emerging Scholar Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The award is among the international organization’s highest honors, presented to a pre-tenure scholar who has made outstanding contributions to the field of leadership, administration or...
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American students need a dramatically new approach to improve how they learn science, says a national group of scientists and educators led by Michigan State University professor William Schmidt. After six years of work, the group has proposed a solution. The 8+1 Science concept calls for a radical overhaul in K-12 schools that moves...
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Anna Yanke, a special education student in College of Education, was one of 24 to receive an Outstanding Senior Award for the graduating Class of 2012. The award is given each year on behalf of the Senior Class Council division of ASMSU, the undergraduate student government at Michigan State University. Among other criteria, the awards...
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